Okay, I really liked this. Like totally enjoyed it because the setting and the characters were quite unique and eerie but after all (unfortunately) quite forgettable. I have read this a week ago and nearly read it in one sitting because the plot was also very intriguing and I really wanted to know how Merricat, her sister and her uncle (their names I have already forgotten) ended up. 
 The story starts on a captivating note because the reader learns immediately that the entire Blackwood family is dead (except for Constance and Julian, yep I looked up their names) and they are also hated by the townspeople. 
 The second chapter (at least I think it was the second chapter) in which Merricat has to go into town to buy groceries was actually really infuriating to read. I started to hate those bullies (aka the townspeople) so much and that they made Merricat feel so unwelcome and like an outcast and just ugh they were so mean in a nasty way. Throughout the story I really enjoyed Merricat's narrative voice because she was just damn funny (her constant death wishes to everyone she encountered except Constance an Julian were just freaking hilarious) and her relationship with her cat was also fascinating. 
 Another thing that also evoked a lot of feelings inside of me was the intrusion of their cousin Charles into their home. How he manipulated Constance and made Merricat feel unimportant and inferior made me soooo maaad. How I wanted him to die. Oh my Lord. Merricats (not so subtle) threats to him were also freaking hilarious and I was rooting so hard for her to poison that bitch already! Damn. 
 It was also really realistic how vulnerable these girls were because they've been basically cut off from normal human relationships and everyday life interactions for six years. Their uncle Julian was one of the nicest and funniest characters which I had the pleasure to encounter in fiction this year so far. The way he pranked the two Ladies who came over for tea and the way he forgot things constantly but was basically always on Merricat's side and clearly against Charles. 
 Another chapter that was so infuriating to read was the burning of the house and how the townspeople reacted to it. I totally got why Merricat burned the house because for her it was literally the only way to get fucking Charles out of their home (the snitch who just wanted the money... bah). But the townspeople who started to demolish and vandalize the house and the Blackwood's posessions made me feel so sick. I hate mob behaviour. And how they chased after the girls and wanted to frightened them. So nasty. I liked the little redemption arc that we got at the end with some of the townspeople dropping off food at the Blackwood's door and that the girls have basically become legends/ the stuff of stories you tell children to scare them BUT yeah the whole ending was rather unrealistic and didn't wrap the story up as nicely as I was hoping. 
 Overall I really enjoyed the story and the writing style and I am super intrigued to check out Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery" (I just can't find a single edition of this book... gaaah!)