Book Where House is the Main Character

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HOUSE OF LEAVES. Mark Danielewski.

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A Court of Silver Flames.

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Anonymous wrote:The Dutch House by Anne Patchett
House of the SEven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne
We have always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
North Woods by Daniel Mason

Have you actually read this book or did you just google "Books with 'house' in the title"?

Because I have read it and that title is incidental at best.

I beg to differ, poster. The building of the house and the house as a foundation for the family which owns it is fairly central to the novel, as much as many of the other novels recommended here with which I am familiar.

The house of the seven gables is a real New England mansion in Salem, Massachusetts not very far from where I grew up. It is open to the public for visitations and is also an active settlement house today.

Any Hawthorne scholar would take issue with your perspective, I think.

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Anonymous wrote:Thinking of more…

A Good House for Children. I read this as an ARC and thought it had some strong points.

The Villa. Also read this as an ARC. It was fine. Wouldn’t be surprised if it’s turned into a movie/series.

Mexican Gothic. Actually disliked this one but it meets your criteria!

I very much disliked Mexican Gothic too but it does meet it. Dutch House is better. Home Before Dark by Riley Sager could fit too.

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The House of the Spirits - Isabel Allende

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Anonymous wrote:North Woods! It’s kind of a twist— main character is the plot of land, which does include a house that is built and then changed through centuries.

Highly, highly recommend it, one of my favorite books from last few years.

Me too! It was absolutely compelling and so twisty, but just all came together.

The best book I’ve read. I’m going to reread it, and I usually do not reread.

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Anonymous wrote:HOUSE OF LEAVES. Mark Danielewski.

Yes, with companion musical album, Haunted by Poe.

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The Big House.

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House of sand and fog

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Ruth Ware's The Turn of the Key

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The Miniaturist

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House MD

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Sleeping Murder by Agatha Christie - the house is the focal point

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The Dutch House by Anne Patchett
House of the SEven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne
We have always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
North Woods by Daniel Mason

Have you actually read this book or did you just google "Books with 'house' in the title"?

Because I have read it and that title is incidental at best.

I beg to differ, poster. The building of the house and the house as a foundation for the family which owns it is fairly central to the novel, as much as many of the other novels recommended here with which I am familiar.

The house of the seven gables is a real New England mansion in Salem, Massachusetts not very far from where I grew up. It is open to the public for visitations and is also an active settlement house today.

Any Hawthorne scholar would take issue with your perspective, I think.

Thanks, I'm the one who posted House of the Seven Gables and I just came back to catch up on this thread and saw that response. Yes, I've read the book, and though it was years ago, what is most memorable to me is the role the house plays and how it represents the family itself. So I stand by my suggestion!

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Dutch House- I loved it!