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208 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780143132004
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Group
Publication date: 10 October 2017
Description
For the first time in one volume, a collection of Shirley Jackson's scariest stories, with a foreword by PEN/Hemingway Award winner Ottessa Moshfegh After the publication of her short story "The Lottery" in the New Yorker in 1948 received an unpr...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,598 reviews
Moods
mysterious 83%
tense 62%
reflective 19%
challenging 13%
emotional 11%
adventurous 9%
funny 9%
sad 9%
lighthearted 2%
Pace
fast 27%
slow 22%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 51% | Plot: 22% | Character: 16% | N/A: 10%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 39% | No: 28% | N/A: 25% | Yes: 6%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 51% | No: 30% | N/A: 13% | Yes: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 64% | Yes: 15% | N/A: 10% | It's complicated: 9%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 47% | It's complicated: 29% | N/A: 15% | No: 8%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Domestic abuse, Death, ConfinementModerate
Violence, Stalking, Emotional abuseMinor
Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse208 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780143132004
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Group
Publication date: 10 October 2017
Description
For the first time in one volume, a collection of Shirley Jackson's scariest stories, with a foreword by PEN/Hemingway Award winner Ottessa Moshfegh After the publication of her short story "The Lottery" in the New Yorker in 1948 received an unpr...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,598 reviews
Moods
mysterious 83%
tense 62%
reflective 19%
challenging 13%
emotional 11%
adventurous 9%
funny 9%
sad 9%
lighthearted 2%
Pace
fast 27%
slow 22%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 51% | Plot: 22% | Character: 16% | N/A: 10%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 39% | No: 28% | N/A: 25% | Yes: 6%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 51% | No: 30% | N/A: 13% | Yes: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 64% | Yes: 15% | N/A: 10% | It's complicated: 9%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 47% | It's complicated: 29% | N/A: 15% | No: 8%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Domestic abuse, Death, ConfinementModerate
Violence, Stalking, Emotional abuseMinor
Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse