the lottery and other stories by shirley jackson

|g The |t intoxicated - |g The |t daemon lover - |t Like mother used to make - |t Trial by combat - |g The |t villager - |t My life with R.H. |a Originally published: The lottery or, The adventures of James Harris. |a New York : |b Farrar, Straus and Giroux, |c 1982. |a The lottery and other stories / |c Shirley Jackson.

She was an incredibly clever and interesting writer and it shows in all her work, even if they didn’t entertain me too much.|a CMI |b eng |c CMI |d OCLCQ |d OIP |d HFU I will definitely continue reading Jackson’s work even after feeling a little disappointed by this collection. It felt poignant to read these stories written over 70 years ago and know there is still so much unchanged. I liked how in this collection of stories there were a couple that tackled racism. I gave just over half the stories 3 stars or lower, and just under half 4 stars.⁠Ī couple of the better shorts in this includes Like Mother Used to Make, Charles, Flower Garden, Pillar of Salt and, of course, The Lottery.⁠ There were a number of solid stories in this but I didn’t find myself really loving any enough to give it a 5 stars. Unfortunately, I didn’t enjoy this one as much as the other. This is my second collection from Shirley Jackson, the other being Dark Tales. I like the rising sense of dread that these stories bring.⁠ It’s a much subtler horror to that of ghosts and murderers, but that’s how I prefer it. I love Shirley Jackson and her way of looking into normal everyday lives and turning them sinister. Together they demonstrate Jackson’s remarkable range–from the hilarious to the truly horrible–and power as a storyteller. This collection, the only one to appear during Shirley Jackson’s lifetime, unites “The Lottery:” with twenty-four equally unusual stories. “Power and haunting,” and “nights of unrest” were typical reader responses. The Lottery, one of the most terrifying stories written in this century, created a sensation when it was first published in The New Yorker.

The lottery and other stories by shirley jackson