Dark Tales by Shirley Jackson

Dark Tales

Shirley Jackson

fiction classics horror short stories dark slow-paced

208 pages | first published 2013

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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...
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Moods

dark 95%
mysterious 80%
tense 62%
reflective 19%
challenging 14%
adventurous 11%
sad 11%
emotional 9%
funny 9%
lighthearted 2%

Pace

medium 51%
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%

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3.97

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