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Tag: Shirley Jackson

Posted on February 17, 2021February 17, 2021

Book Review: Hangsaman

‘She brought herself away from the disagreeably clinging thought by imagining the sweet sharp sensation of being burned alive…’

Hangsaman' by Shirley Jackson (1951 Club) | Intermittencies of the Mind
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Posted on January 29, 2021January 29, 2021

Book Review: The Lottery

‘They still remembered to use stones…’

The Lottery by Shirley Jackson | Vulpes Libris
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Posted on November 14, 2020November 14, 2020

Film Review: Shirley – 7.5/10

‘Let’s pray for a boy. The world is too cruel to girls…’

Shirley Review: Elisabeth Moss Is Shirley Jackson in Feral Psychodrama |  IndieWire
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Posted on November 1, 2018November 1, 2018

The Big Review: The Haunting of Hill House

‘Most times, a ghost is a wish…’

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Posted on August 25, 2018August 25, 2018

Book Review: The Haunting of Hill House

‘No live organism can continue for long to exist sanely under conditions of absolute reality…’

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Posted on July 19, 2017July 19, 2018

Book Review: We Have Always Lived in the Castle

‘Poor strangers, they have so much to be afraid of…’

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