Reviews

Come Along with Me by Shirley Jackson

vulveeta's review

5.0

i dont think i am adequately equipped to describe the perfection that is shirley jackson but man, i feel like she knows me

how can someone be so adept at writing about the subtle insidiousness of every day life

i just

i'm

going to reanimate her, bye

biblio_beth's review

5.0

A stellar compilation of short stories by Shirley Jackson. What a tremendous talent!

kathijo63's review against another edition

2.0

#6 in THE Book Club challenge: A book published in the decade you were born
Week 48 of the Popsugar Challenge: A book published in the 20th century

I am torn on this. Some of the stories were good and properly creepy like The Lottery but most of them were confusing and sort of rambling and I wasn't sure what was going on or what had happened. I am a fan of her other works so I was disappointed in this collection.

perpetuallyreading's review

5.0

I’ve always been a fan of Shirley Jackson’s book “We Have Always Lived in the Castle” and have read “The Lottery” about 20 times already, so it comes to no surprise that after a long hiatus, this short story collection made me excited to be reading again. As always, I loved the creepy, gothic vibes and I loved the characters in each story. My favorite short story was definitely ‘A Visit’, which at the last sentence had me flip right back to the beginning to read over a second time in the same sitting. A solid 5⭐️ read for me!

librarydino's review against another edition

5.0

I love love loved the essay on the aftermath of writing "The Lottery." I do believe I am obsessed with Mrs. Jackson.

lonelytourist's review

dark informative mysterious slow-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

traceythompson's review

4.0

Oh Shirls, I bloody love you.