--- product_id: 19491102 title: "Slade House: A Novel" price: "155.20 DT" currency: TND in_stock: true reviews_count: 9 url: https://www.desertcart.tn/products/19491102-slade-house-a-novel store_origin: TN region: Tunisia --- # Slade House: A Novel **Price:** 155.20 DT **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Slade House: A Novel - **How much does it cost?** 155.20 DT with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.tn](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/19491102-slade-house-a-novel) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description desertcart.com: Slade House: A Novel: 9780812998689: Mitchell, David: Books Review: Mitchell in a new genre - Anything David Mitchell is amazing, at least so far in my opinion. However, this is slightly different as it is his first foray into the "literary, scary fairytale" genre. Because this genre is prone to spoilers, I won't say much. I recommend it if you are into an interesting story, a little spooky, with a number of interesting characters. Mitchell is a master of the language, so it will be better written than most things like it. Also, this story ranges over several decades and about a dozen characters, but because Mitchell's work can span centuries and contain 100s of characters (seriously), everything is easy to understand, and comes together nicely at the end. If you are a Mitchell fan, this is an interesting, relatively easy entry into a new genre. If you like spooky tales, this is a good one, that unfolds slowly, so it'll keep you interested. If you just like good books, it's worth it. Highly recommended. Review: Fun story, rich concept, but not what it's marketed to be - Slade House doesn't read so much as a novel in a traditional sense as it does a novella, or an experimental collection of stories that re-works one concept in five different variations. In that regard, Slade House is not exactly what it's marketed to be. It's also marketed as frightening, but it's not that either. The reason it's not scary is that if you already know the trajectory of the story, then you are always reading between the lines, and the element of surprise is gone – especially if you read the first chapter/story, because the four that follow operate on the same logic. In the text, each story is explicitly referred to as a cycle. Each cycle is different, of course, but in regards to storytelling and the mechanics of fiction writing, each cycle is more like the other four than different. (OR, it could just be that I'm an older reader (early thirties), and I've read enough novels and seen enough films in the horror/supernatural genre to where I'm part of the difficult-to-scare crowd). Oh well, it was a fun read nonetheless and I would high recommend it, plus it's appropriate just as much for young readers as people my age. The points mentioned above never bothered me, though, because the storytelling is both canny and uncanny. Mitchell's writing style sucks you in, and the characters feel like real people in the real world, who are sort of wandering on the fringes of society and who get lured into this trap of a house. That concept isn't exactly a new one, because so many horror/supernatural/ghost stories use the big-bad-old-house motif. In Slade House, the motif is used effectively because the supernatural force in this story is at work in our natural world without total disruption., almost like a parasitical entity. The way the house sucks in and devours its prey is seamless. Each of the five stories contains characters from five different decades, and the cultural dynamics feels historical in that the characters talk and think like people of their times. Each story masters the vernacular of its period. I would give this book a 4.5 stars, but not five, because more could have been done with it and in the end it does feel incomplete. The characters are developed, but not complex, because we don't experience them long enough to care about them when they are finally devoured. It's like, yep, that's what happens here – next soul! We don't feel like their demise is meaningful. For that reason, I think this book would have been better as a series, and each story could have been it's own novella-length story that uses more of the devices in fiction, particularly backstory. I guess the way I would put it is that the problem with Slade House is that the skeleton is all there but the meat is only buttered on, and not fully developed. Another aspect that would have made the story more enjoyable would have been illustrations or graphics, because this novel feels very much like a graphic novel sans the graphics (especially something in the vein of Neil Geiman). ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #831,772 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #43 in Ghost Fiction #49 in Ghost Thrillers #1,570 in Literary Fiction (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.0 4.0 out of 5 stars (9,089) | | Dimensions | 6 x 0.8 x 7.5 inches | | Edition | First Edition | | ISBN-10 | 0812998685 | | ISBN-13 | 978-0812998689 | | Item Weight | 11.9 ounces | | Language | English | | Print length | 256 pages | | Publication date | October 27, 2015 | | Publisher | Random House | ## Images ![Slade House: A Novel - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61lEp7fYTAL.jpg) ![Slade House: A Novel - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61nObOwPejL.jpg) ![Slade House: A Novel - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61aWkhL2WgL.jpg) ![Slade House: A Novel - Image 4](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61PB5oXz7TL.jpg) ![Slade House: A Novel - Image 5](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71JyuSR0P0L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Mitchell in a new genre *by J***A on November 6, 2016* Anything David Mitchell is amazing, at least so far in my opinion. However, this is slightly different as it is his first foray into the "literary, scary fairytale" genre. Because this genre is prone to spoilers, I won't say much. I recommend it if you are into an interesting story, a little spooky, with a number of interesting characters. Mitchell is a master of the language, so it will be better written than most things like it. Also, this story ranges over several decades and about a dozen characters, but because Mitchell's work can span centuries and contain 100s of characters (seriously), everything is easy to understand, and comes together nicely at the end. If you are a Mitchell fan, this is an interesting, relatively easy entry into a new genre. If you like spooky tales, this is a good one, that unfolds slowly, so it'll keep you interested. If you just like good books, it's worth it. Highly recommended. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Fun story, rich concept, but not what it's marketed to be *by S***E on October 31, 2015* Slade House doesn't read so much as a novel in a traditional sense as it does a novella, or an experimental collection of stories that re-works one concept in five different variations. In that regard, Slade House is not exactly what it's marketed to be. It's also marketed as frightening, but it's not that either. The reason it's not scary is that if you already know the trajectory of the story, then you are always reading between the lines, and the element of surprise is gone – especially if you read the first chapter/story, because the four that follow operate on the same logic. In the text, each story is explicitly referred to as a cycle. Each cycle is different, of course, but in regards to storytelling and the mechanics of fiction writing, each cycle is more like the other four than different. (OR, it could just be that I'm an older reader (early thirties), and I've read enough novels and seen enough films in the horror/supernatural genre to where I'm part of the difficult-to-scare crowd). Oh well, it was a fun read nonetheless and I would high recommend it, plus it's appropriate just as much for young readers as people my age. The points mentioned above never bothered me, though, because the storytelling is both canny and uncanny. Mitchell's writing style sucks you in, and the characters feel like real people in the real world, who are sort of wandering on the fringes of society and who get lured into this trap of a house. That concept isn't exactly a new one, because so many horror/supernatural/ghost stories use the big-bad-old-house motif. In Slade House, the motif is used effectively because the supernatural force in this story is at work in our natural world without total disruption., almost like a parasitical entity. The way the house sucks in and devours its prey is seamless. Each of the five stories contains characters from five different decades, and the cultural dynamics feels historical in that the characters talk and think like people of their times. Each story masters the vernacular of its period. I would give this book a 4.5 stars, but not five, because more could have been done with it and in the end it does feel incomplete. The characters are developed, but not complex, because we don't experience them long enough to care about them when they are finally devoured. It's like, yep, that's what happens here – next soul! We don't feel like their demise is meaningful. For that reason, I think this book would have been better as a series, and each story could have been it's own novella-length story that uses more of the devices in fiction, particularly backstory. I guess the way I would put it is that the problem with Slade House is that the skeleton is all there but the meat is only buttered on, and not fully developed. Another aspect that would have made the story more enjoyable would have been illustrations or graphics, because this novel feels very much like a graphic novel sans the graphics (especially something in the vein of Neil Geiman). ### ⭐⭐⭐ A book that isn’t easily tagged with a genre *by F***R on May 29, 2021* By the time I got around to reading this book, I’d forgotten the Amazon description for it. But I figured why check before I start reading. It’ll be fun to just start reading and see where the story takes me. Hummm. A boy and his mom enter Slade House through an oddly small door located in an alley. And odd things seem to be going in the Slade House’s garden. And going on inside the house as well. What the heck is this story about? But by the end of the first part (there are 5 parts to the story), I realize it’s a horror story. It’s not pervasive, creepy horror. It’s more like I’m reading pseudo-intellectual horror. Imaginative. Good writing. Bits of philosophy thrown in every now and then. Well-formed characters that you get to know and sympathize with a bit before they die (as you soon learn to realize they will). The author had an unusual premise for how and why Slade House existed. But it felt like he had to spend a lot of pages (perhaps 20% of the book) explaining that premise to the reader. Bottom line: A different kind of story. Mildly interesting, but not too exciting. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.tn/products/19491102-slade-house-a-novel](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/19491102-slade-house-a-novel) --- *Product available on Desertcart Tunisia* *Store origin: TN* *Last updated: 2026-04-30*