Friday Mood Recs: Top 10 houses in literature
From the creepy to the dreamy to the ones that come to life
This month on the Novel Pairings podcast, we’re covering Evelyn Waugh’s Brideshead Revisited. I had read this book previously but got so much more out of returning to it now. There’s a ton to talk about with this modernist English classic (and we’ll be getting to as much as we can on the pod, so be sure to subscribe!), but it also made me think about all the incredible houses and homes I’ve read about in books over the years.
I love a good setting in my fiction. I don’t have the world’s most vibrant imagination, so I appreciate when an author gives me vibrant, almost tactile details to latch onto. I especially love a house that is doing something larger within the novel, whether that’s intensifying the mood, adding characterization, or developing a theme.
With all of that in mind, today I’m sharing my top 10 houses in literature. I’ve got some classics alongside some newer works and have included both everything from the houses that creeped me out the most to the ones I’d gladly move into next week. Check out my list and then pop into the comments to tell me about your favorite houses in literature.