The Bird's Nest by Shirley Jackson

The Bird's Nest

Shirley Jackson

276 pages • first pub 1954 (editions)

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 526 reviews

Moods

dark 74%
mysterious 72%
tense 45%
emotional 36%
funny 31%
reflective 22%
challenging 21%
sad 9%
adventurous 6%
hopeful 1%
informative 1%
lighthearted 1%

Pace

slow 52%
medium 43%
fast 4%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 90% | A mix: 8% | Plot: 1%

Strong character development?

Yes: 64% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 5%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 61% | No: 30% | Yes: 8%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 71% | It's complicated: 24% | Yes: 3%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 92% | It's complicated: 7%

Average rating

3.7

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