448 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780241198209
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Publication date: 21 July 2015
Description
Let Me Tell You brings together the brilliantly eerie short stories Jackson is best known for with frank and inspiring lectures on writing; comic essays she wrote about her large, rowdy family; and revelatory personal letters and drawings. Jackson...
Community Reviews Summary of 395 reviews
Moods
funny 80%
mysterious 53%
reflective 42%
lighthearted 38%
informative 11%
inspiring 11%
tense 11%
challenging 7%
adventurous 3%
hopeful 3%
Pace
fast 16%
slow 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 50% | Character: 18% | Plot: 18% | N/A: 12%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 53% | No: 26% | Yes: 13% | N/A: 6%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 69% | No: 15% | Yes: 15%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 76% | Yes: 15% | It's complicated: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 53% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 13% | N/A: 6%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Minor
Infidelity, Alcohol
448 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780241198209
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Publication date: 21 July 2015
Description
Let Me Tell You brings together the brilliantly eerie short stories Jackson is best known for with frank and inspiring lectures on writing; comic essays she wrote about her large, rowdy family; and revelatory personal letters and drawings. Jackson...
Community Reviews Summary of 395 reviews
Moods
funny 80%
mysterious 53%
reflective 42%
lighthearted 38%
informative 11%
inspiring 11%
tense 11%
challenging 7%
adventurous 3%
hopeful 3%
Pace
fast 16%
slow 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 50% | Character: 18% | Plot: 18% | N/A: 12%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 53% | No: 26% | Yes: 13% | N/A: 6%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 69% | No: 15% | Yes: 15%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 76% | Yes: 15% | It's complicated: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 53% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 13% | N/A: 6%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Minor
Infidelity, Alcohol