Well, that's certainly the case in Hill House. The Shining, also.
And, although not Gothic, Tara in GWTW.
Hmm. Now I'm trying to think of others.
Now you can luxuriate in a nice jail cell, but if your hand touches metal, I swear by my pretty flowered bonnet, I will end you.
Mal ,'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
Strix - Jul 08, 2010 11:44:22 am PDT #11730 of 28343
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Dana - Jul 08, 2010 11:45:33 am PDT #11731 of 28343
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
There's always Miss Havisham in her house.
Volans - Jul 08, 2010 1:58:54 pm PDT #11732 of 28343
move out and draw fire
And Merricat.
Volans - Jul 08, 2010 2:05:39 pm PDT #11733 of 28343
move out and draw fire
quiche:
If we can use movies also, Psycho/hotel and the Others/manor.
House of Spirits?
Toddson - Jul 09, 2010 4:28:28 am PDT #11734 of 28343
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
The first version of The Haunting - seriously scary.
Dana - Jul 10, 2010 6:17:21 pm PDT #11735 of 28343
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
I just finished The Somnambulist. Anyone else read it? The ending started to sag a little under the weight of all the influences and improbabilities, but the world-building was great. Also (decently big spoiler) any book that involves Zombie Samuel Taylor Coleridge is all right with me.
Hayden - Jul 12, 2010 6:30:47 am PDT #11736 of 28343
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
People are reporting on Facebook that Harvey Pekar has passed.
Tom Scola - Jul 12, 2010 6:31:18 am PDT #11737 of 28343
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Scrappy - Jul 12, 2010 7:08:13 am PDT #11738 of 28343
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Damn.
Steph L. - Jul 12, 2010 9:48:35 am PDT #11739 of 28343
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
I hesitate to bring it up, but I wish our book club here had been something like megan's.
We had a book club? Was it traumatic and I blocked it out of my memory?
IObookN, remember how I asked for Neal Stephenson recommendations to read at the beach?
All I read was comics. (Granted, it was 3 months' worth of comics, but still.)
So now I have Zodiac and Snow Crash staring accusingly at me.