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Hangsaman by Shirley Jackson

readingwmiles's review against another edition

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5.0

Shirley Jackson truly never misses!!!

frogcostume's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

thebellsjar's review against another edition

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3.0

I too lost my mind in the first year of college

lodenfarrier's review against another edition

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challenging dark reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

martin's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated

5.0

galpalkirk's review against another edition

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slow-paced
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3.5

I hate it here so I will go to secret gardens in my mind

romethegreenwood's review against another edition

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3.0

I DNFed this by accident back in the fall of 2021 (set it down and got distracted with school) and maybe I made the right call then. Which is an insane thing to say about a Shirley Jackson novel - I love her other works! But this one felt a bit meandering, and I think it just wasn’t for me. I can see echoes of what made Hill House so great, because this is also interested in watching someone go insane, but I just rarely felt enraptured the way I did with Hill House and WHALitC. It felt more like a chore to get through, and not a rewarding one in the way some litfic is. However, who am I to say THEE shirley jackson is wrong? This was fine, but it just didn’t do anything for me.

josephinecambridge's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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lilysharp's review against another edition

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dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

mollymisek's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I don’t think I totally got what was going on, and I love it for that. Stream of consciousness of a strange girl with strange friends.