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Road Through the Wall
Road Through the Wall | Shirley Jackson
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The compelling novel that began Shirley Jackson's legendary career Pepper Street is a really nice, safe California neighborhood. The houses are tidy and the lawns are neatly mowed. Of course, the country club is close by, and lots of pleasant folks live there. The only problem is they knocked down the wall at the end of the street to make way for a road to a new housing development. Now, that s not good it s just not good at all. Satirically exploring what happens when a smug suburban neighborhood is breached by awful, unavoidable truths, " The Road Through the Wall" is the tale that launched Shirley Jackson s heralded career. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust theseries to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-datetranslations by award-winning translators."
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LeahBergen
LeahBergen
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Just LOOK at this fantastic #CreepyChristmas package from @BookishTrish !!

Two much-anticipated books from my TBR, spooky socks, chocolate and tea, a mummy bookmark, bookish stickers, and this amazing witchy book sleeve! I love it all. Thanks so much for this thoughtful Christmas parcel, Trish. Happy Holidays to you! 😘🎄😘🎄

And a big THANKS to @teebe for hosting this swap again! 😘
#CreepyChristmasSwap

Chrissyreadit That booksleeve! 😍 2y
vivastory How wonderful! I hadn't heard of Magpie Lane but it sound intriguing. I read the Jackson a few yrs ago & really enjoyed it. 2y
BiblioLitten Added Magpie Lane to my TBR.🙂 2y
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AmyG Great socks! 2y
BookishTrish So glad you love it! ❤️❤️❤️ 2y
LeahBergen @Chrissyreadit Right? 😍 2y
LeahBergen @vivastory This was the last Jackson novel that I needed. Now I‘d best get to reading more of them! 😆 2y
LeahBergen @BiblioLitten It sounds so good! 2y
LeahBergen @AmyG Aren‘t they? 😍 2y
LeahBergen @BookishTrish Everything is just perfect! 🥰🥰 2y
batsy Wonderful gifts 😍 The Jackson cover is so cool. Also, I love that bookmark 😆 2y
erzascarletbookgasm Everything is so creepy! Well done to your swap match 👏 2y
Cathythoughts Fabulous 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 2y
Reggie Love the 👽 socks! 2y
teebe It all looks amazing, those socks are adorable. And merry Christmas! 2y
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Caryl
Caryl
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@JenniferShepard and I are committed to reading all of Shirley Jackson. This first novel impressed me. Lots of characters to track right off the bat, but once I made this map, the story was easy to follow. And so compelling! This was my May #BookSpin pick.

#BookSpinBINGO

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TheAromaofBooks I'm very visual so maps and diagrams are totally my jam!! 3y
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mollyrotondo
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This was Shirley Jackson‘s first novel. It really shows what a brilliant writer she has always been since the beginning. This book is not a horror novel, but it still portrays those evils that lurk amongst neighbors living on a small block. So far I haven‘t found a Shirley Jackson that I don‘t like 😂 Highly recommend! This is my #doublespin No 5 book

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TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 3y
Ruthiella I definitely want to read all her back catalogue! So far I‘ve only managed Hangsaman. 3y
mollyrotondo @Ruthiella Hangsaman is one of my favorites! The Haunting of Hill House is of course amazing. We Have Always lived in the Castle is also excellent. I still have to read Sundial and Bird‘s Nest. The tagged book is a great collection of her writing that her children put together. Really good if you want something different by her as well.
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Dorianna
Dorianna
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Shirley Jackson's first novel takes a quiet well-to-do suburban street and exposes the ugliness underneath the happy families and their seemingly perfect lives. It starts off slow but builds up tension as you go on and observe the shallowness and prejudices of the residents of Pepper Street. #readathon

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Dorianna
Dorianna
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Kids say the darndest (creepiest) things. #readathon

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Dorianna
Dorianna
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Started my first book of the #readathon. Happy reading, everyone!

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ReadingEnvy Wow haven't heard of this onr 7y
Dorianna @ReadingEnvy This was her first novel. Penguin started releasing Jackson's earlier stuff a few years ago. I also read Hangsaman which is really good. 7y
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Dorianna
Dorianna
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Tentative #TBR for tomorrow's #readathon.

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vivastory
vivastory
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Shirley Jackson's debut novel is set on a middle class, suburban street (Pepper Street) in California. It is an examination of the conservative prejudices & fears as well as class envy & social insularity. The domestic menace that Jackson so powerfully displayed in "The Lottery" is also at work here. Both children and adults are equally menacing and reprehensible in their hypocrisy & selfishness in this novel.

BookishFeminist I've been meaning to read this one! 7y
vivastory @BookishFeminist I'm doing a read through of her work. 7y
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vivastory
vivastory
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Finished 20 minutes before the New Year.

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vivastory
vivastory
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#booksandbrews
Boulevard's Smokestack Series is my favorite line of beers. I highly recommend, especially Tank 7 & Dark Truth.

respekt1111 Nice book! 7y
vivastory @respekt1111 It's an interesting debut 7y
respekt1111 My edition has a dead little girl on the cover 😕 7y
vivastory @respekt1111 That is creepy, but also fitting for a Shirley Jackson 7y
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respekt1111
respekt1111
The Road Through the Wall | Shirley Jackson
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When I set up my Shirley Jackson shelf with my new Katana bookends, this was not in any way intentional.

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Amyegia
Amyegia
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I just can't get enough Shirley Jackson in my life.

BookishFeminist Me neither 👍🏼 8y
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Amyegia
Amyegia
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Shirley Jackson and a sandwich. I can't wait to read this!

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