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208 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780241295434
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin
Publication date: 06 October 2016
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 MoshfeghAfter the publication of her short story "The Lottery" in the New Yorker in 1948 received an unprec...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,587 reviews
Moods
mysterious 84%
tense 62%
reflective 19%
challenging 13%
emotional 11%
adventurous 9%
funny 9%
sad 9%
lighthearted 1%
Pace
fast 27%
slow 22%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 50% | Plot: 22% | Character: 16% | N/A: 10%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 40% | No: 29% | N/A: 23% | Yes: 6%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 51% | No: 30% | N/A: 13% | Yes: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 63% | Yes: 15% | N/A: 11% | It's complicated: 9%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 46% | It's complicated: 29% | N/A: 15% | No: 8%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, DeathModerate
Violence, Stalking, MurderMinor
Confinement, Toxic relationship, Car accident
208 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780241295434
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin
Publication date: 06 October 2016
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 MoshfeghAfter the publication of her short story "The Lottery" in the New Yorker in 1948 received an unprec...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,587 reviews
Moods
mysterious 84%
tense 62%
reflective 19%
challenging 13%
emotional 11%
adventurous 9%
funny 9%
sad 9%
lighthearted 1%
Pace
fast 27%
slow 22%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 50% | Plot: 22% | Character: 16% | N/A: 10%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 40% | No: 29% | N/A: 23% | Yes: 6%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 51% | No: 30% | N/A: 13% | Yes: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 63% | Yes: 15% | N/A: 11% | It's complicated: 9%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 46% | It's complicated: 29% | N/A: 15% | No: 8%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, DeathModerate
Violence, Stalking, MurderMinor
Confinement, Toxic relationship, Car accident