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The Dumb House

John Burnside (1997)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingR
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age18+
Goodreads3.78
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Content levels

ViolenceStrong
Sexual contentModerate
LanguageModerate

Trigger warnings

Child HarmChild AbuseCaptivityPsychological AbuseMental IllnessIsolationObsessionDisturbing Content

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Protagonist archetypes

Villain ProtagonistMorally Gray Protagonist

Tropes

Unreliable NarratorAntiheroPsychological HorrorIsolationDark Experiment

Themes

Isolation and LanguageEthics of ExperimentationObsessionNature vs NurtureChildhood TraumaMorality and AmoralityHuman Connection

Synopsis

"The Dumb House is a wonderfully disturbing book--chillingly focused and lyrically amoral with moments of remarkable stillness and beauty. A poetic novel in the best and most troubling sense."--A.L. Kennedy.

Tags

Psychological HorrorLiterary FictionDark FictionExperimental