Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Domestic abuse, Confinement, DeathModerate
Violence, Stalking, Child deathMinor
Toxic relationship, Car accidentCommunity Reviews
Summary of 888 reviews
Moods
mysterious 80%
tense 62%
reflective 19%
challenging 14%
adventurous 11%
sad 11%
emotional 9%
funny 9%
lighthearted 2%
Pace
fast 30%
slow 17%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 54% | Plot: 23% | Character: 16% | N/A: 5%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 42% | No: 26% | N/A: 21% | Yes: 8%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 60% | No: 26% | N/A: 10% | Yes: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 60% | Yes: 15% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 11%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 55% | It's complicated: 32% | N/A: 10% | No: 2%Average rating
208 pages | first published 2013
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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...Book Information
208 pages | first published 2013
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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...Book information
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Domestic abuse, Confinement, DeathModerate
Violence, Stalking, Child deathMinor
Toxic relationship, Car accidentCommunity Reviews
Summary of 888 reviews
Moods
mysterious 80%
tense 62%
reflective 19%
challenging 14%
adventurous 11%
sad 11%
emotional 9%
funny 9%
lighthearted 2%
Pace
fast 30%
slow 17%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 54% | Plot: 23% | Character: 16% | N/A: 5%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 42% | No: 26% | N/A: 21% | Yes: 8%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 60% | No: 26% | N/A: 10% | Yes: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 60% | Yes: 15% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 11%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 55% | It's complicated: 32% | N/A: 10% | No: 2%Average rating