208 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780525503798
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Classics
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 MoshfeghAfter the publication of her short story “The Lottery” in the New Yorker in 1948 received an unprec...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,272 reviews
Moods
mysterious 82%
tense 62%
reflective 19%
challenging 13%
emotional 11%
funny 10%
adventurous 9%
sad 9%
lighthearted 1%
Pace
fast 26%
slow 23%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 49% | Plot: 24% | Character: 16% | N/A: 9%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 38% | No: 29% | N/A: 23% | Yes: 7%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 49% | No: 31% | N/A: 15% | Yes: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 64% | Yes: 15% | N/A: 11% | It's complicated: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 48% | It's complicated: 29% | N/A: 15% | No: 7%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Domestic abuse, Confinement, DeathModerate
Violence, Stalking, Child deathMinor
Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse
208 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780525503798
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Classics
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 MoshfeghAfter the publication of her short story “The Lottery” in the New Yorker in 1948 received an unprec...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,272 reviews
Moods
mysterious 82%
tense 62%
reflective 19%
challenging 13%
emotional 11%
funny 10%
adventurous 9%
sad 9%
lighthearted 1%
Pace
fast 26%
slow 23%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 49% | Plot: 24% | Character: 16% | N/A: 9%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 38% | No: 29% | N/A: 23% | Yes: 7%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 49% | No: 31% | N/A: 15% | Yes: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 64% | Yes: 15% | N/A: 11% | It's complicated: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 48% | It's complicated: 29% | N/A: 15% | No: 7%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Domestic abuse, Confinement, DeathModerate
Violence, Stalking, Child deathMinor
Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse