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Nobody does subtle, pervading dread like Shirley Jackson. This takes the themes of the short story "The Lottery" and humanizes some of the characters. I'd like to read about the author herself, following this.
Interesting Note: My county's public library system--which is normally excellent--has very few copies of this book (2 electronic copies and two physical copies, always checked out.) so I finally bought a copy when I went to Powell's in Portland, OR. ...more
Interesting Note: My county's public library system--which is normally excellent--has very few copies of this book (2 electronic copies and two physical copies, always checked out.) so I finally bought a copy when I went to Powell's in Portland, OR. ...more
Oct 05, 2021
Anne Brown
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it was ok
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This was ok. Very creepy to be in Merricat's head, but the "twist" was very obvious from the beginning. I think I would have loved it if the story were told with alternating narrators of Merricat and Constance because that would have created more tension between what was reality and what Merricat's reality was, and provided a different perspective. The setting very much reminded me of Manderley, and even a few of the plot points felt like they were trying to be a retelling of Rebecca, maybe if i
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I am not sure if this is the creepiest book I have ever read but it must be in the top five.
Jul 31, 2010
Stephanie
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Becky
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May 24, 2017
Jim Byrne
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Aug 23, 2018
Annalise
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Feb 22, 2021
Hannah
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Jul 14, 2021
Amy Discenza
marked it as to-read
