Slade House
- 254
- Pages
- about 4.5 h
- Reading time
- NYT bestseller · 0 weeks on the list
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Our view
“Slade House” is a short, tense novel told as linked episodes, each drawing new visitors to the same mysterious house across the decades. The pleasure is in spotting what recurs from chapter to chapter and seeing it all join up. It works alone, though some readers say it means more to those who know “The Bone Clocks”, and some wish the final chapter were longer. At around 250 pages it is quickly read.
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About the book
Slade House is the seventh novel by British novelist David Mitchell. Slade House originated as a Twitter story which was then developed into a full novel, and is a companion to The Bone Clocks. Set between the late seventies and the present, the novel explores the mysterious Slade House and a number of characters who are drawn to it.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.7 across 258 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 64% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Fantasy average of 8.0. That is how 7.8 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 7.5 | 16 | 6% |
| Hardcover | 7.7 | 242 | 94% |
Frequently asked
How long is Slade House?
It has 254 pages — shorter than 97% of the ranked books in Fantasy.
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