Shirley Jackson
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Shirley Jackson
On Stephen King's recommendation in his fascinating 'Danse Macabre', a look at Horror in film and book in the latter part of last century, I have just finished reading 'The Haunting of Hill House' by Shirley Jackson. I was expecting something good and I was not disappointed. Jackson's 'Life among the Savages' and 'Raising Demons' are two of the funniest and most insightful books about domestic life and parenting which I have read, and probably the best written (though Alice Thomas Ellis is certainly on a par). I've read the impressive novel 'We have always lived in the Castle'. 'The Haunting of Hill House' is equally splendid - sly humour suitable foreboding and immaculate plotting, sustained from go to woe (and I mean it, literally).
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Re: Shirley Jackson
I think that Shirley Jackson’s short story, The Lottery, is brilliant.
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Re: Shirley Jackson
Oh - came here by mistake thinking it was a thread about little Shirley Jackson from 'The Family at Redroofs'.
Oops sorry - carry on!
Oops sorry - carry on!
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Re: Shirley Jackson
I agree! I’ve been reading Raising Demons on loan at archive .orgJudith Crabb wrote: ↑19 Sep 2020, 01:14 Jackson's 'Life among the Savages' and 'Raising Demons' are two of the funniest and most insightful books about domestic life and parenting which I have read, and probably the best written…
https://archive.org/embed/raisingdemons00jack
It is hilarious!! Beautifully observed and drily delivered, had me snort-chortling on every page
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