A lyrical, hypnotic nightmare, Catherine House 100% delivered on my expectation, a hallucinatory journey as we follow the protagonist through her 3 years of 'education' at the prestigious(?) 'institution'. A story that's more of a sensory experience rather than plot (but glad to see there's still one!) Elisabeth Thomas has to be a fan of David Lynch, because this is as close as one can get to a Lynchian cinematic experience in words: dream logic, time warp, and deep melancholy. I can understand the polarizing reception this novel has gotten (the 3.1 average GR rating is no joke!), but it completely works for me!