Asylum
Published in 2013, Asylum is a ghost story and horror novel by Madeleine Roux. Key subjects include social Issues, psychiatric hospitals, mental illness and universities and colleges.
Open Library readers give it an average of 3.8 out of 5 from 5 ratings, and 71 more have it on their want-to-read list. It appeared on the New York Times Young Adult bestseller list in 2013.
It runs to roughly 313 pages — 5–6 hours of reading at an average pace.
About Asylum
"Three teens at a summer program for gifted students uncover shocking secets in the sanatorium-turned-dorm where they're staying--secrets that link them all to the asylum's dark past"--
Awards & lists
- 📰New York Times bestseller list — Young Adult, 2013
Quick answers
Who wrote Asylum?
Asylum was written by Madeleine Roux and first published in 2013.
What genre is Asylum?
It is usually shelved as Ghost Stories and Horror.
How long is Asylum?
The median edition has 313 pages, about 5–6 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.
What books are similar to Asylum?
Readers who like it often enjoy The Hollow Boy, The Whispering Skull and Stalking Jack the Ripper.
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