The Possessions of Doctor Forrest is a 2011 contemporary thriller novel with a gothic style by British novelist Richard T. Kelly.
Kelly deliberately uses gothic motifs and styles, with seven narrators each communicating in different styles appropriate to the genre. [1] Multiple critics note that this tribute works with mixed degrees of success. [1] [2]
Reception of the novel is consistently mixed. When writing for The Independent , Kevin Jackson describes the novel as "a book which has the robust narrative drive of genre fiction but also the thoughtfulness and stylistic flair of good literary fiction." [2] While reviewing the novel for The Guardian , critic Toby Litt describe the novel as not fully fulfilling its potential as a modern novel, calling it a familiar "yarn about making a dodgy deal with the devil, a fast-paced pitch-black romp through some familiar spooky locations and situations". [1] Writing for the Financial Times, describes the book not living up when compared to the intertextually referenced gothic works it reflects like Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. [3]
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