Reviews
Advance praise for Slade House "David Mitchell doesn't break rules so much as he proves them to be inhibitors to lively intelligent fiction. Slade House is a fractal offshoot crystallizing from his remarkable The Bone Clocks, an eerie haunted-house tale that takes as much from quantum mechanics as from traditional supernatural lore, a spellbinding chiller about an unnatural greed for life and the arrogance of power." --#1 New York Times bestselling author Dean Koontz "What can't David Mitchell do? Slade House is a page-burning, read-in-one-sitting, at times terrifying novel that does for the haunted house story what Henry James did for the ghost story in The Turn of the Screw . It has all the intelligence and linguistic dazzle of a David Mitchell novel, but this one will also creep the pants off you. Just as Slade House won't let go of its unsuspecting guests, you won't be able to put this book down. Welcome to Slade House --step inside." --Adam Johnson, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Fortune Smiles and The Orphan Master's Son "Fans of [David] Mitchell's The Bone Clocks and Cloud Atlas will recognize the interlocking narrative structure and literary-fantastical bent of this new work. . . . Pitched as his most accessible book yet, but, really, who doesn't want to just drink up all of Mitchell's writing?" -- Library Journal Praise for David Mitchell "Mitchell is, clearly, a genius. He writes as though at the helm of some perpetual dream machine." -- The New York Times Book Review "A genre-bending, time-leaping, world-traveling, puzzle-making, literary magician." -- Esquire "One of the most electric writers alive." -- The Boston Globe, Advance praise for Slade House "I gulped down this novel in a single evening. Intricately connected to David Mitchell's previous books, this compact fantasy burns with classic Mitchellian energy. Painstakingly imagined and crackling with narrative velocity, it's a Dracula for the new millennium, a Hansel and Gretel for grownups, a reminder of how much fun fiction can be." --Anthony Doerr, author of All the Light We Cannot See, winner of the Pulitzer Prize "David Mitchell doesn't break rules so much as prove them inhibitors to lively, intelligent fiction. Slade House is a fractal offshoot of his remarkable The Bone Clocks, an eerie haunted-house tale that takes as much from quantum mechanics as from traditional supernatural lore, a spellbinding chiller about an unnatural greed for life and the arrogance of power." --Dean Koontz, #1 New York Times bestselling author "What can't David Mitchell do? Slade House is a page-burning, read-in-one-sitting, at times terrifying novel that does for the haunted-house story what Henry James did for the ghost story in The Turn of the Screw . It has all the intelligence and linguistic dazzle one expects from a David Mitchell novel, but it will also creep the pants off you. Just as Slade House won't let go of its unsuspecting guests, you won't be able to put this book down. Welcome to Slade House : Step inside." --Adam Johnson, author of Fortune Smiles and The Orphan Master's Son, winner of the Pulitzer Prize " Slade House is a deranged garden of forking paths, where all the flowers are poisonous and every escape is choked with thorns. David Mitchell has long been acknowledged as one of the finest--if not the finest--literary minds of his generation, but he's also one of the most suspenseful, and he proves it in every gripping, vertiginous setpiece. In some ways, this book reads as if Wes Craven hired Umberto Eco to reinvent A Nightmare on Elm Street . Yet that doesn't quite do justice to its white-hot intensity: I think that five minutes inside Slade House would leave Freddy Krueger trembling and crying for Mama. I read in a constant state of terror and joy and could not turn the pages fast enough." --Joe Hill, New York Times bestselling author of NOS4A2 and Horns "Sharp, fast, flat-out spooky, Slade House is such a hypnotic read that you are likely to miss your subway stop in order to keep reading. And by you, I mean me." --Daniel Handler, New York Times bestselling author of the Lemony Snicket series "Fans of Mitchell's The Bone Clocks and Cloud Atlas will recognize the interlocking narrative structure and literary-fantastical bent of this new work. . . . Pitched as his most accessible book yet, but, really, who doesn't want to just drink up all of Mitchell's writing?" --Library Journal "Mitchell serves up a story that wouldn't be out of place alongside The Turn of the Screw . Ingenious, scary, and downright weird . . . [a] delicious ghost story." --Kirkus Reviews (starred review), Advance praise for Slade House "I gulped down this novel in a single evening. Intricately connected to David Mitchell's previous books, this compact fantasy burns with classic Mitchellian energy. Painstakingly imagined and crackling with narrative velocity, it's a Dracula for the new millennium, a 'Hansel and Gretel' for grownups, a reminder of how much fun fiction can be." --Anthony Doerr, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of All the Light We Cannot See "David Mitchell's Slade House is a deranged garden of forking paths, where all the flowers are poisonous, and every escape is choked with thorns. Mitchell has long been acknowledged as one of the finest literary minds--if not the finest--of his generation; but he's also one of the most suspenseful, and he proves it in every gripping, vertiginous set piece. In some ways, the book is a little like Wes Craven hired Umberto Eco to reinvent Nightmare on Elm Street . But that doesn't quite do justice to its white-hot intensity: I think five minutes inside of Slade House would leave Freddy Kreuger trembling and crying for mama. I read in a constant state of terror and joy and could not turn the pages fast enough." --Joe Hill, New York Times bestselling author of NOS4A2 and Horns "Sharp, fast, flat-out spooky, Slade House is such a hypnotic read that you are likely to miss your subway stop in order to keep reading. And by you, I mean me ." --Daniel Handler, New York Times bestselling author of We Are Pirates and the Lemony Snicket series "David Mitchell doesn't break rules so much as he proves them to be inhibitors to lively intelligent fiction. Slade House is a fractal offshoot crystallizing from his remarkable The Bone Clocks, an eerie haunted-house tale that takes as much from quantum mechanics as from traditional supernatural lore, a spellbinding chiller about an unnatural greed for life and the arrogance of power." --#1 New York Times bestselling author Dean Koontz "What can't David Mitchell do? Slade House is a page-burning, read-in-one-sitting, at times terrifying novel that does for the haunted house story what Henry James did for the ghost story in The Turn of the Screw . It has all the intelligence and linguistic dazzle of a David Mitchell novel, but this one will also creep the pants off you. Just as Slade House won't let go of its unsuspecting guests, you won't be able to put this book down. Welcome to Slade House --step inside." --Adam Johnson, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Fortune Smiles and The Orphan Master's Son "Fans of Mitchell's The Bone Clocks and Cloud Atlas will recognize the interlocking narrative structure and literary-fantastical bent of this new work. . . . Pitched as his most accessible book yet, but, really, who doesn't want to just drink up all of Mitchell's writing?" -- Library Journal, Advance praise for Slade House "I gulped down this novel in a single evening. Intricately connected to David Mitchell's previous books, this compact fantasy burns with classic Mitchellian energy. Painstakingly imagined and crackling with narrative velocity, it's a Dracula for the new millennium, a Hansel and Gretel for grownups, a reminder of how much fun fiction can be." --Anthony Doerr, author of All the Light We Cannot See, winner of the Pulitzer Prize "David Mitchell doesn't break rules so much as prove them inhibitors to lively, intelligent fiction. Slade House is a fractal offshoot of his remarkable The Bone Clocks, an eerie haunted-house tale that takes as much from quantum mechanics as from traditional supernatural lore, a spellbinding chiller about an unnatural greed for life and the arrogance of power." --Dean Koontz, #1 New York Times bestselling author " Slade House is a deranged garden of forking paths, where all the flowers are poisonous and every escape is choked with thorns. David Mitchell has long been acknowledged as one of the finest--if not the finest--literary minds of his generation, but he's also one of the most suspenseful, and he proves it in every gripping, vertiginous setpiece. In some ways, this book reads as if Wes Craven hired Umberto Eco to reinvent A Nightmare on Elm Street . Yet that doesn't quite do justice to its white-hot intensity: I think that five minutes inside Slade House would leave Freddy Krueger trembling and crying for Mama. I read in a constant state of terror and joy and could not turn the pages fast enough." --Joe Hill, New York Times bestselling author of NOS4A2 and Horns "What can't David Mitchell do? Slade House is a page-burning, read-in-one-sitting, at times terrifying novel that does for the haunted-house story what Henry James did for the ghost story in The Turn of the Screw . It has all the intelligence and linguistic dazzle one expects from a David Mitchell novel, but it will also creep the pants off you. Just as Slade House won't let go of its unsuspecting guests, you won't be able to put this book down. Welcome to Slade House : Step inside." --Adam Johnson, author of Fortune Smiles and The Orphan Master's Son, winner of the Pulitzer Prize "Sharp, fast, flat-out spooky, Slade House is such a hypnotic read that you are likely to miss your subway stop in order to keep reading. And by you, I mean me." --Daniel Handler, New York Times bestselling author of the Lemony Snicket series "Fans of Mitchell's The Bone Clocks and Cloud Atlas will recognize the interlocking narrative structure and literary-fantastical bent of this new work. . . . Pitched as his most accessible book yet, but, really, who doesn't want to just drink up all of Mitchell's writing?" --Library Journal, Advance praise for Slade House "I gulped down this novel in a single evening. Intricately connected to David Mitchell''s previous books, this compact fantasy burns with classic Mitchellian energy. Painstakingly imagined and crackling with narrative velocity, it''s a Dracula for the new millennium, a Hansel and Gretel for grownups, a reminder of how much fun fiction can be." --Anthony Doerr, author of All the Light We Cannot See, winner of the Pulitzer Prize "Plants died, milk curdled, and my children went slightly feral as I succumbed to the creepy magic of David Mitchell''s Slade House . It''s a wildly inventive, chilling, and--for all its otherworldliness--wonderfully human haunted house story. I plan to return to its clutches quite often." --Gillian Flynn, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Gone Girl and The Grownup "David Mitchell doesn''t break rules so much as prove them inhibitors to lively, intelligent fiction. Slade House is a fractal offshoot of his remarkable The Bone Clocks, an eerie haunted-house tale that takes as much from quantum mechanics as from traditional supernatural lore, a spellbinding chiller about an unnatural greed for life and the arrogance of power." --Dean Koontz, #1 New York Times bestselling author "What can''t David Mitchell do? Slade House is a page-burning, read-in-one-sitting, at times terrifying novel that does for the haunted-house story what Henry James did for the ghost story in The Turn of the Screw . It has all the intelligence and linguistic dazzle one expects from a David Mitchell novel, but it will also creep the pants off you. Just as Slade House won''t let go of its unsuspecting guests, you won''t be able to put this book down. Welcome to Slade House : Step inside." --Adam Johnson, author of Fortune Smiles and The Orphan Master''s Son, winner of the Pulitzer Prize " Slade House is a deranged garden of forking paths, where all the flowers are poisonous and every escape is choked with thorns. David Mitchell has long been acknowledged as one of the finest--if not the finest--literary minds of his generation, but he''s also one of the most suspenseful, and he proves it in every gripping, vertiginous setpiece. In some ways, this book reads as if Wes Craven hired Umberto Eco to reinvent A Nightmare on Elm Street . Yet that doesn''t quite do justice to its white-hot intensity: I think that five minutes inside Slade House would leave Freddy Krueger trembling and crying for Mama. I read in a constant state of terror and joy and could not turn the pages fast enough." --Joe Hill, New York Times bestselling author of NOS4A2 and Horns "Sharp, fast, flat-out spooky, Slade House is such a hypnotic read that you are likely to miss your subway stop in order to keep reading. And by you, I mean me." --Daniel Handler, New York Times bestselling author of the Lemony Snicket series "A complex, twisty little gem that fans of the author will absolutely devour . . . Slade House reinforces the notion that there really is no one out there like David Mitchell." -- Shelf Awareness "Deliciously inventive and hard to put down." -- Library Journal "Superb . . . Mitchell offers his most accessible book yet--a haunted-house story in the vein of such classics as The Turn of the Screw and The Haunting of Hill House . . . . Suggest to fans of Audrey Niffenegger, Karen Russell, and Steven Millhauser, and expect it to be read as a Halloween staple for years to come." -- Booklist "Mitchell serves up a story that wouldn''t be out of place alongside The Turn of the Screw . Ingenious, scary, and downright weird . . . [a] delicious ghost story." --Kirkus Reviews (starred review), Advance praise for Slade House "I gulped down this novel in a single evening. Intricately connected to David Mitchell's previous books, this compact fantasy burns with classic Mitchellian energy. Painstakingly imagined and crackling with narrative velocity, it's a Dracula for the new millennium, a Hansel and Gretel for grownups, a reminder of how much fun fiction can be." --Anthony Doerr, author of All the Light We Cannot See, winner of the Pulitzer Prize "David Mitchell doesn't break rules so much as prove them inhibitors to lively, intelligent fiction. Slade House is a fractal offshoot of his remarkable The Bone Clocks, an eerie haunted-house tale that takes as much from quantum mechanics as from traditional supernatural lore, a spellbinding chiller about an unnatural greed for life and the arrogance of power." --Dean Koontz, #1 New York Times bestselling author "What can't David Mitchell do? Slade House is a page-burning, read-in-one-sitting, at times terrifying novel that does for the haunted-house story what Henry James did for the ghost story in The Turn of the Screw . It has all the intelligence and linguistic dazzle one expects from a David Mitchell novel, but it will also creep the pants off you. Just as Slade House won't let go of its unsuspecting guests, you won't be able to put this book down. Welcome to Slade House : Step inside." --Adam Johnson, author of Fortune Smiles and The Orphan Master's Son, winner of the Pulitzer Prize " Slade House is a deranged garden of forking paths, where all the flowers are poisonous and every escape is choked with thorns. David Mitchell has long been acknowledged as one of the finest--if not the finest--literary minds of his generation, but he's also one of the most suspenseful, and he proves it in every gripping, vertiginous setpiece. In some ways, this book reads as if Wes Craven hired Umberto Eco to reinvent A Nightmare on Elm Street . Yet that doesn't quite do justice to its white-hot intensity: I think that five minutes inside Slade House would leave Freddy Krueger trembling and crying for Mama. I read in a constant state of terror and joy and could not turn the pages fast enough." --Joe Hill, New York Times bestselling author of NOS4A2 and Horns "Sharp, fast, flat-out spooky, Slade House is such a hypnotic read that you are likely to miss your subway stop in order to keep reading. And by you, I mean me." --Daniel Handler, New York Times bestselling author of the Lemony Snicket series "Deliciously inventive and hard to put down." -- Library Journal "Superb . . . Mitchell offers his most accessible book yet--a haunted-house story in the vein of such classics as The Turn of the Screw and The Haunting of Hill House . . . . Suggest to fans of Audrey Niffenegger, Karen Russell, and Steven Millhauser, and expect it to be read as a Halloween staple for years to come." -- Booklist "Mitchell serves up a story that wouldn't be out of place alongside The Turn of the Screw . Ingenious, scary, and downright weird . . . [a] delicious ghost story." --Kirkus Reviews (starred review), Advance praise for Slade House "Fans of [David] Mitchell's The Bone Clocks and Cloud Atlas will recognize the interlocking narrative structure and literary-fantastical bent of this new work. . . . Pitched as his most accessible book yet, but, really, who doesn't want to just drink up all of Mitchell's writing?" -- Library Journal Praise for David Mitchell "Mitchell is, clearly, a genius. He writes as though at the helm of some perpetual dream machine." -- The New York Times Book Review "A genre-bending, time-leaping, world-traveling, puzzle-making, literary magician." -- Esquire "One of the most electric writers alive." -- The Boston Globe, Advance praise for Slade House "Plants died, milk curdled, and my children went slightly feral as I succumbed to the creepy magic of David Mitchell''s Slade House . It''s a wildly inventive, chilling, and--for all its otherworldliness--wonderfully human haunted house story. I plan to return to its clutches quite often." --Gillian Flynn, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Gone Girl and The Grownup "I gulped down this novel in a single evening. Intricately connected to David Mitchell''s previous books, this compact fantasy burns with classic Mitchellian energy. Painstakingly imagined and crackling with narrative velocity, it''s a Dracula for the new millennium, a Hansel and Gretel for grownups, a reminder of how much fun fiction can be." --Anthony Doerr, author of All the Light We Cannot See, winner of the Pulitzer Prize "David Mitchell doesn''t break rules so much as prove them inhibitors to lively, intelligent fiction. Slade House is a fractal offshoot of his remarkable The Bone Clocks, an eerie haunted-house tale that takes as much from quantum mechanics as from traditional supernatural lore, a spellbinding chiller about an unnatural greed for life and the arrogance of power." --Dean Koontz, #1 New York Times bestselling author "What can''t David Mitchell do? Slade House is a page-burning, read-in-one-sitting, at times terrifying novel that does for the haunted-house story what Henry James did for the ghost story in The Turn of the Screw . It has all the intelligence and linguistic dazzle one expects from a David Mitchell novel, but it will also creep the pants off you. Just as Slade House won''t let go of its unsuspecting guests, you won''t be able to put this book down. Welcome to Slade House : Step inside." --Adam Johnson, author of Fortune Smiles and The Orphan Master''s Son, winner of the Pulitzer Prize " Slade House is a deranged garden of forking paths, where all the flowers are poisonous and every escape is choked with thorns. David Mitchell has long been acknowledged as one of the finest--if not the finest--literary minds of his generation, but he''s also one of the most suspenseful, and he proves it in every gripping, vertiginous setpiece. In some ways, this book reads as if Wes Craven hired Umberto Eco to reinvent A Nightmare on Elm Street . Yet that doesn''t quite do justice to its white-hot intensity: I think that five minutes inside Slade House would leave Freddy Krueger trembling and crying for Mama. I read in a constant state of terror and joy and could not turn the pages fast enough." --Joe Hill, New York Times bestselling author of NOS4A2 and Horns "Sharp, fast, flat-out spooky, Slade House is such a hypnotic read that you are likely to miss your subway stop in order to keep reading. And by you, I mean me." --Daniel Handler, New York Times bestselling author of the Lemony Snicket series "A complex, twisty little gem that fans of the author will absolutely devour . . . Slade House reinforces the notion that there really is no one out there like David Mitchell." -- Shelf Awareness "Deliciously inventive and hard to put down." -- Library Journal "Superb . . . Mitchell offers his most accessible book yet--a haunted-house story in the vein of such classics as The Turn of the Screw and The Haunting of Hill House . . . . Suggest to fans of Audrey Niffenegger, Karen Russell, and Steven Millhauser, and expect it to be read as a Halloween staple for years to come." -- Booklist "Mitchell serves up a story that wouldn''t be out of place alongside The Turn of the Screw . Ingenious, scary, and downright weird . . . [a] delicious ghost story." --Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
