BlueMpls: Typical high quality edition from the Library of America. The pages are tissue thin like an old bible's, which means they pack a lot of words into a medium sized volume. I like books like this.
United States on Oct 30, 2023
Kaitlin Magee: Shirley Jackson left a remarkable legacy in the world of American literature: several great novels and a couple hundred short stories. In this lovely edition from the Library of America, two novels and two collections of short stories are presented to the reader. There is, of course, The Lottery, perhaps the most enduring of Jackson's works. The Haunting of Hill House is included, a creepy novel about a group of people who try to test whether a certain house is actually haunted or not. And, of course, We Have Always Lived in the Castle, a novel which many would consider to be Jackson's best. Not only does this collection offer a crisp snapshot of a singularly American writer, it's arguable that the selections here comprise the most salient and relevant of the author's works. Recommended for readers of all ages.
United States on Oct 17, 2023
KB: If you like well written horror this is great book. AND the book is a work of art in itself. Bible thin pages and a ribbon page marker built in.
United States on Oct 09, 2023
brenda: Shirley Jackson is an amazing and unusual writer. It's great to see her works together in a good quality volume that should last for many years.
Canada on Oct 21, 2021
Fenrix: This is an omnibus collecting “The Lottery and Other Stories”, “The Haunting of Hill House, “We Have Always Lived in the Castle” and a number of other stories selected by the editor. I will be happily repurposing my reviews of the first three books, followed by discussion of some of the individual stories at the end.
“The Lottery and Other Stories” is a book jam-packed with misanthropes. And yet, I believe the underlying thesis is that most of society is populated with misanthropes and monsters.
This collection is broken into five sections, seemingly thematically. The first section seems to be largely introspective on identity and gender roles. Some feel rather thin on story, but frequently deliver a sense of discomfort. “Like Mother Used to Make” is probably the most representative of this section, as it includes an inversion of traditional gender roles followed by a slow displacement of our protagonist from their relationships and their home. If this is through the lens of unreliable narration, this could lend itself to even more interpretation.
The second section seems to deal with deals with prejudices and bigotry. “The Witch” is a...
United States on Feb 02, 2019
Foloni: Infelizmente a ímpar Shirley Jackson não é suficientemente conhecida do leitor brasileiro, mas creio que esta injustiça, aos poucos, vem se desfazendo. Temos a edição de "Sempre Vivemos no Castelo" e a reedição de "A Assombração da Casa da Colina", ambas em belíssimas edições em capa dura lançadas pela Suma de Letras, o que faz com que o público brasileiro conheça e se interesse pela grande escritora. Entretanto, creio que o forte da Sra. Jackson eram os contos - dentre os quais destaco "The Lottery" e "The Summer People". Seu terror sequer beira o explícito, mas se mantém na área psicológica (embora seja igualmente arrepiante), sua escrita é elegante e sutil e ao lê-la, temos a impressão de ouvi-la, sussurrada em nossos ouvidos. Uma aquisição excelente, e imperdível para os fãs do bom terror.
Brazil on Nov 12, 2018
Robin Alan: I was surprised to find out The Lottery was a collection of short stories or vignettes and the Story we all read in high school was just the last one in that collection. There were certainly some other disturbing nuggets in that anthology, but I have to admit it was not what I expected. Most of the tales, or scenes, reflect the society Jackson lived in and around. Most of them are sad, one or two are funny in a pathetic sort of way, and others give us glimpses into the madness where some people permanently dwell.
Hill House is scary from the first moment we encounter it, and the protagonist's backstory reflects those earlier vignettes we read in The Lottery. Hill House feels on the page the way the broken down haunted house in your old neighborhood looked. To enter, you must be brave.
Canada on May 09, 2017
William Jordan: This Library of America volume is more of a 'best of' collection than the comprehensive survey that the series often goes in for. It offers two novels plus an original breakthrough collection of short stories and a further section chosen from other short published and unpublished work. The common theme - whether in ghost stories or indeed in pieces about family life (the story about giving birth to her third child) is living in a hostile world. The short biographical notes tell us that this was Jackson's own experience. At one time she lived in a 20 bedroom house which was 'an intellectual salon, a poker den and the site of noisy, crowded, hard drinking weekend parties' this was not popular and it is not the only problem she has with her neighbours.
I enjoyed most the piece about the reception of her story, The Lottery - lots of hostile correspondence and some humorous touches. The major works were not particularly to my taste but I am pleased to have sampled this very different rent take on the world.
United Kingdom on May 26, 2014
Bücherkeule: Shirley Jackson wrote her eerie short stories an novels at a time when America had victoriously emerged from the Second World War, when science was still full of promise for a better future, urbanisation dreamed of rational worlds, Rock and Roll started to pulsate through pop culture, and the American dream was bright side of the developing Cold War. Jackson took a novelist's stance against this rational order of the world with its superficial gratifications. She maintained that there are dark undercurrents, born from fear and guilt and loneliness and forgetfulness, even in the most trivial of daily situations. The content of her prose ranges from abysmal humour to the the macabre and eerie.
The present book contains all of her novels and stories, including unpublished material. Famous among these stories is 'The Lottery' which gives a dark twist to an all too American attitude. 'Seven types of Ambiguity' plays humorously on the ambiguous relation people have towards literature (thus turning on its head the idea of the book with this little). 'The Daemon lover' is a saddening story of a woman betrayed by a man, or her imagination of a man. The centre piece of the collection...
Germany on Feb 20, 2011
| Shirley Jackson Collection: Classic Novels and Short Stories (The Lottery, The Haunting of Hill House, We Have Always Lived in the Castle) | Farewell for the Moment, Catherine Ryan Hyde | Karen McQuestion's Journey of Self-Discovery in "The Long Way Home" | |
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| Total Reviews | 12 reviews | 484 reviews | 167 reviews |
| Customer Reviews | 4.8/5 stars of 596 ratings | 4.5/5 stars of 24,204 ratings | 4.3/5 stars of 12,649 ratings |
| Short Stories Anthologies | Short Stories Anthologies | ||
| Item Weight | 1.22 pounds | 12.8 ounces | 13.3 ounces |
| Hardcover | 832 pages | ||
| Best Sellers Rank | #414 in Short Stories Anthologies#634 in Short Stories #3,147 in Literary Fiction | #4,243 in Coming of Age Fiction #6,180 in Family Life Fiction #19,353 in Literary Fiction | #4,365 in Women's Domestic Life Fiction#6,484 in Contemporary Women Fiction#11,345 in Literary Fiction |
| Short Stories (Books) | Short Stories | ||
| ISBN-10 | 1598530720 | 1503939448 | 1612183565 |
| Literary Fiction (Books) | Literary Fiction | Literary Fiction | Literary Fiction |
| Dimensions | 5.13 x 1.09 x 8.08 inches | 5.5 x 1 x 8.25 inches | 5.5 x 1 x 8.25 inches |
| Language | English | English | English |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1598530728 | 978-1503939448 | 978-1612183565 |
| Publisher | Library of America; First THUS Edition | Lake Union Publishing; Illustrated edition | Lake Union Publishing |
United States on Nov 08, 2023