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    <body><![CDATA[Having just finished Jackson's mostly-autobiographical collections <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/search/search?q= Raising Demons" title=" Raising Demons"> Raising Demons</a> and <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/search/search?q=Life Among The Savages" title="Life Among The Savages">Life Among The Savages</a>, I was looking forward to more of her writing, specifically the spooky suspense fiction she is best known for.   <br/>This collection of stories provides the occasional chill, as well as th...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/27932562">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I picked this up after I read 'We Have Always Lived in this Castle' by her (although, '<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/89717.The_Haunting_of_Hill_House_Penguin_Classics_" title="The Haunting of Hill House (Penguin Classics) by Shirley Jackson">The Haunting of Hill House</a>' is considered her best book).  This was published posthumously after the family went through various boxes of her work that she left behind.  They picked out the stories they felt were ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/28168960">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This is one of my favorite books. Almost all of the stories are great, but a few of my best picks would be 'The Story We Used To Tell', 'Nightmare', 'About Two Nice People', and 'Come to the Fair'.  This collection is bizarre, sweet,romantic, and sometimes little bit of macabre. Anyone who is afraid...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/14584101">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I didn't like these stories nearly as much as in Come Along With Me, however there were several gems among them.  I recommend this book to every Shirley Jackson fan as her skill in weaving a chilling tale is remarkable and worth the read.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[The range of stories in this book is amazing - from cheerful to creepy and everything in between. My favorites are: Dinner for a Gentleman, The Story We Used to Tell, and Mrs. Melville Makes a Purchase. Awesome!]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I was just paying a courtesy call to this author, on the strength of her<br/>deserved reputation for the stoning story.  I thought she might have<br/>good surprises for me.  She didn't.  ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[My favorite book of all-time and one I return to again and again. Effortless and solid, chilling and funny from beginning to end. A book every aspiring author should study.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[&quot;An Ordinary Day, With Peanuts&quot; is probably my favorite short story ever.  This fine lady's writing was of immeasurable assistance in getting me through high school.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[She can write a mean short story. Shirley Jackson has a way with words that few authors out there have. It's unfortunate she died so young.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[every single story is amazing. shirley jackson is another third of my holy trinity...so, so, so, so good. ]]></body>
    
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