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So. Not really for me. I “kinda” get why people might be drawn to jt, but not me. Oh well, I tried. (Now my hubby can‘t keep asking me if I‘ve read it).

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So, My husband has been trying to get me to read “The Lottery“ since we met (he used to teach it in his college course). I ended up downloading this #Audio (to listen while I was organizing my reading room #2024Goal). I don't get it! I mean, I haven't gotten to the “The Lottery“ yet, but a lot of these stories (although beautifully written) don't go anywhere. I just, I don't know. Is this over my head? Is this anyone else's experience?

Okay, round 3 for my #JoyousJanuary Goals
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🐷 Delicious in Dungeon
🎧 The Lottery and Other Stories

Starting Saturday off right with #birthdaybashreadathon #scarathlon #mischiefandmayhem and getting this short story collection finished. I really like Jackson‘s dark little tales, often focused on domestic situations, The Tooth really got me, and Come Dance with me in Ireland.

If all you know about Shirley Jackson is The Lottery, or her novella We Have Always Lived In The Castle, the other 24 stories in this collection will come as a bit of a surprise 😳 Most of them are just weird, maybe a little unsettling, more so than spooky or scary. They‘re much quieter than I was expecting, and on occasion a little… well, blah 🤷‍♀️ Full review: https://keepingupwiththepenguins.com/the-lottery-and-other-stories-shirley-jacks...

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Read them all, and “The Lottery“ is still the best and most terrifying short story ever written (IMHO). That story alone gets 5*. The rest range from okay to good. Most terrifying novel ever written? Again, IMHO: THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE.

Favorite Quote: “ 'It isn't fair, it isn't right,' Mrs. Hutchinson screamed, and then they were upon her.“

There are so many underrated stories in this collection!! I love Got a Letter From Jimmy 👍🏻 After You, My Dear Alphonse 👹 Charles 💜 The Witch

À Poutine pastrami in bed wild scared kind of night. Laundry is for tomorrow. ??‍♀️

Been listening to this off and on for quite a while. Hoping to get it finished today. What are you reading over the weekend?

Day 14 of #21DaysofHorror
It's no stretch to say Shirley Jackson is the Queen of Horror. There is an annual award named after her. And for good reason! It is impossible for me to pick a fave Jackson book, but in my top tier is the only short story collection to have appeared during her lifetime, The Lottery & Other Stories. Or her original, & frankly more accurate, title “The Lottery, Or The Adventures of James Harris.“ This collection is👇

I purchased this book sight unseen from a secondhand seller on Amazon, so I was a little nervous. But I couldn‘t be more thrilled! It‘s in great shape and it‘s just such a beautiful book. The typography is lovely and they put that perfect first paragraph of Hill House on its own page. 😍 I‘m so glad to finally have my own copy of these books!

Just eight #BookSpinBINGO squares for me in March, but all great reading. 👏🏻📚🎉

I‘m ready for March and some more great reading. Here‘s my #BookSpinBINGO list!

I usually love short stories but I just couldn‘t with this collection.

I read a Book Riot article last week that mentioned "The Lottery" and it intrigued me enough to see if I could find it on Libby. Some of these short stories were good and I wanted to read more, others were forgettable.

Managed to squeeze another one into 2020!
Happy New Year to all Litsy friends! 🎇🎉🎊 May '21 be a good deal less shitty than this screw up of a year 🤞🏼

Here is my very late review. I read this between Oct 17 & 24. I rated it 4 ⭐️ on Good Reads. My first intro to Jackson was The Lottery many years ago in high school. Whilst I think it‘s a stellar story, I think that it‘s a bit of a disservice to Jackson as she is a powerful short story writer. This collection is rather diverse in genre as some are just little slices of life.

Shirley Jackson is just the master. I‘ll admit I prefer her novels to her short stories, but that doesn‘t stop her stories being pretty damn good. Particularly the title story, but all of them, do so well at making this air of menace in situations that seem completely ordinary. I need to read/reread more of hers

#scarathlon2020 #teamharkness @StayCurious

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8895627/Her-stories-terrified-America-w...

#scarathlon #teamslaughter

I‘m skipping around like crazy for this #readathon. I may not even finish a book, but it‘s kind of fun. Shirley Jackson is great for October! #Deweys24hourreadathon #DeweysOct2020

I've always enjoyed The Lottery but never read any of Jackson's other short stories. I enjoyed this collection. They didn't all appeal to me but most were pretty good.

26 stories x 5= 130pts

#Scarathlon2020 #teamslaughter #24B4Monday
I'll see if there's other readathons later

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This collection isn‘t horror in the sense of otherworldly creatures. Instead, it centers on people who aren‘t who they say they are. The main characters who are out of place and unfamiliar with their surroundings. All in all, everything—situations, characters, story arcs—are all just slightly askew and unsettling. Good, not great but better than so-so.

Full review http://www.TheBibliophage.com #thebibliophage2020 #booked2020 #gothichorror

⭐️⭐️⭐️ This collection is bookended by its two strongest stories: The Intoxicated and The Lottery (obvs). The rest really ran together. I liked how some characters appeared - at varying timelines - in several stories, but reading them all in a row was a bad decision on my part. Boredom quickly took hold. One day I‘ll learn that some short story collections are best dipped in and out of over time.

Sundog Books #bookhaul! Bonus: the Offutt is signed. What a fun surprise!

Honestly, I wasn‘t sure what to expect. The Lottery was creepy and I don‘t know if it was supposed to end as abruptly as it did or if it was the audiobook. The other stories not as creepy, but definitely weird. I loved them!

#TeamSlaughter +41pts (8 stories) #Scarathlon2020
#Screamathon2020
#BookSpinBingo - Free spot 23

Getting my #gothichorror choice started for #booked2020!

Although none of these stories moved or scared me as much as The Lottery, I enjoyed this collection that focuses on the sinister, horrifying and/or insane underbelly of white middle class suburban society. An elderly woman thief in a boarding house, racism turned against a white woman who hires a Black man to work in her garden, a woman who has a nervous breakdown visiting NYC. Very subtle. Probably deserving of more attention than I gave them.

Listening to this #audiobook this morning while painting my toes my favourite autumn colour I like to call burnt pumpkin (actual name: playing koi by essie)

The only bad thing about this collection of short stories is just that....they are only short stories. With almost every one I just wanted more. Jackson's writing pulls you in, her flawed characters and ability to plop you into the middle of their stories and then leave you wanting to know more is unreal. Loved it.

Book 141 of 2020
After watching "Shirley" last night I had to read The Lottery. Whoa, that was dark.

📚 (The) Lottery
✍️ Ursula K Let Guin
🍿Lucky Number Sleven
📺 La Femme Nikita (it has been so long but was obsessed when it was on)
🎤 Living on a prayer Bon Jovi
🎶 Lizzo

#manicmonday #letterL @JoScho
Almost missed Monday here on the Best Coast. Busy week and it is only Monday.

What I found most interesting in these stories is the way Jackson is able to evoke everyday feelings of awkwardness, disquiet and unease through what is for the most part, everyday occurrences. As for The Lottery, I think I'm going to have to go back to that one again because it was over before I knew it (which I expect was deliberate and a comment on life).
Altogether just very enjoyable in a thought-provoking rather than joyful kind of way.

I didn't start reading Shirley Jackson until a couple years ago, and to be honest, if I had read her before then I probably would not have appreciated the subtle way she creeps into your mind and toys with it a little.

I didn't love every single one in this collection, but majority of them I found phenomenally written. Charlie was my favorite. Something about a young kid being dark and twisty just really freaks me out.

These stories aren't scary in a traditional sense, nothing much happens to be honest, and certainly nothing overtly supernatural---although who is this James Harris character exactly? And yet. The stories start benignly enough, but there is menace lurking under the surface. People...turn, to varying degrees. Jackson gives you an inkling of what human beings are capable of, and isn't that the real terror?

The Lottery is the scariest story ever. Human monsters are the worst monsters. But I love it. And I read it every October. Lol
#ScaryScavengerHunt -that scares you
#scarathlon #TeamStoker 11pts
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In short story are the last lines, final execution, crucial for the success of it, and perfect example for this is story Lottery, but I have to say that majority of the stories in this collection aren‘t so effective and most of them have left me hungry, unsatisfied. Collection of very dark and atmospheric stories with interesting themes. I liked them, but I‘m not in love with them.⭐️⭐️⭐️
Few days late, but here is my contribution for #AuthorAmonth

#WondrousWednesday ☆ @Eggs

🕐 The Luminaries and Illuminae
🕑 Handmaid's Tale & American Gods
🕒 Scary-sized amounts of books
🕓 All Learning is Social and Emotional (Excellent!)
🕔 Tag! You're it. NoTagBacks!

Thanks, @Crazeedi for the tag. 😊

My pick for #AuthoraMonth - The Lottery has always been disturbing but the others: The Flower Garden, Come Dance With Me In Ireland, Men With Their Big Shoes, Trial By Combat, Pillar of Salt, Like Mother Used To Make and Colloquy were just weird and most of them ended rather abruptly.
I read The Haunting of Hill House years ago and liked it. Hopefully my hold on We Have Always Lived in the Castle will come in soon.
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I went to a different library branch to pick up a print copy of the tagged book and of course, left with four more. #librarylove #bookhaul

I‘ve read HILL HOUSE, but this is my first collection of Jackson short stories. Weird and almost always unsettling. Some are more creepy than others. Some are witty. Some, like the title story, are chilling. All are well written, atmospheric, and enjoyable. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Book 15/30 for #BFCR2

I wish I could hide in my house and read all day!

I had to take my time with this collection... Shirley Jackson just left me feeling shook and uneasy so frequently! She really is a master of the short story.

What a beautiful spring day! I think I‘ll go to Half Price Books. 😂🌼📚 #bookhaul

I have said it before, let me say it again, Shirley Jackson is a national treasure. June 27th (the day of The Lottery) should be a federal holiday celebrating her legacy. This collection is deeply strange & might be one of her greatest achievements. There is a reoccurring character in quite a few of these stories: James Harris. Frequently sinister, occasionally a neutral bystander of the poor behavior in others. It is an easy mistake to classify👇

'Colloquy' was published in the 40s, yet Mrs. Arnold's bewilderment feels all too familiar. What a great 3-page short story by Shirley Jackson.

I‘m a lot of fun to be married to. 😂😂😂

I love The Lottery so much that I feared every other story in this collection would be a disappointment, but I was very wrong. All were good; most were excellent. My favorites aside from The Lottery were Charlie and Flower Garden. Subtle, clever commentary on cruelty, obsession, loneliness, and more. I listened to it, but halfway through I had to buy a print copy as well. Provoking and wonderful! #gilmoregirlsreadingchallenge #shortstories

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