A review by starscollision
The Lottery by Shirley Jackson

5.0

This is absolutely fantastic. Everything about it was absolutely perfect - the timing, the writing, the rhythm, everything is fantastic. Even though I knew already how it was going to unfold, the building of the tension was so well done that knowing the ending did not make it any less enjoyable - especially since the writing style is so perfect that it's not getting to know how it ends that gives you the chills, but rather the small details. It also leaves you wanting to know more about it and its setting, what came before and what happens next.