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Far too relatable. 😂 Shirley Jackson‘s humor is just as well-delivered and on point as her horror!

This is about 20 years before Clifford the Big, Red Dog, but they‘re thinking of names for a big red puppy, and look at that, Clifford is a suggestion.

I had a cat (Snowy) who loved cantaloupe, too! If you cut up a cantaloupe, you would have to give him some and take the rinds out to the garbage right away—if there was any in the kitchen trash he would knock it over. I guess it‘s just something the occasional cat really enjoys.

This book is so relatable 😂 We‘re not going to move, though, so I guess we better get rid of some stuff!

Also, thank goodness for routine spays and neuters. My cats are NOT going to have kittens.

Apparently this is the book I‘ve borrowed from my MIL, not Life Among the Savages 😆 Oh well, the important things are that I found it, and that it is still my #bookspin! My library has Life Among the Savages so I put that on hold.

My husband‘s band has a show tonight. I finally embraced who I really am and brought two books with me, set myself up in the corner, grabbed a bunch of wine, & am currently praying that no one talks to me. 🙈

This is a faithful adaptation of the famous Shirley Jackson short story. The art is wonderful and I really liked the introduction where Miles shares some of his few memories related to Grandma Shirley. So why isn‘t it a pick? Well, there‘s a scene near the beginning that shows Tessie going about her day. Nice addition, except… there are several pages of her taking off her clothes, looking in the mirror, and taking a bath. Why do we need to see…

Excited to read this one on Halloween! The artist/adaptor is one of Shirley‘s grandchildren 😍

Witty and insightful, Shirley Jackson is a master and understanding people‘s hidden thoughts, loves, and fears. For a woman who is known for her amazing imagination, her life is relatively quiet and very representative of many women of her generation. I laughed my way through this book.