The Bird's Nest by Shirley Jackson

The Bird's Nest

Shirley Jackson

10 hours, 48 minutes first pub 1954 (editions) user-added

fiction classics horror dark reflective slow-paced

Description

Elizabeth is a demure twenty-three-year-old wiling her life away at a dull museum job, living with her neurotic aunt, and subsisting off her dead mother’s inheritance. When Elizabeth begins to suffer terrible migraines and backaches, her aunt take...

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Community Reviews Summary of 648 reviews

Moods

dark 81%
mysterious 74%
tense 46%
emotional 38%
funny 27%
challenging 25%
reflective 21%
sad 11%
adventurous 9%
hopeful 4%
informative 2%
lighthearted 1%

Pace

slow 49%
medium 47%
fast 4%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 86% | A mix: 12% | Plot: 1%

Strong character development?

Yes: 69% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 5%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 55% | No: 32% | Yes: 12%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 71% | It's complicated: 19% | Yes: 6% | N/A: 2%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 94% | It's complicated: 5%

Average rating

3.71

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