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3.63 AVERAGE
3.63 AVERAGE
Shirley Jackson knows how to tether her readers. I can’t even be sure if I loved the story or if I loved her ability to do that. Probably the latter. Definitely the latter.
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Have you ever had that reoccurring dream that you're late for work. You're filled with panic and dread and nothing you do can make up for it. Every encounter drives you to despair until you finally wake.
Jackson's "The Daemon Lover" is that dream. However instead of being late for work "She" is late to her own wedding after losing her fiancé.
Jackson's "The Daemon Lover" is that dream. However instead of being late for work "She" is late to her own wedding after losing her fiancé.
A very interesting story . An unnamed woman waits for her groom to show up. Hours pass, he's a no-show so she goes looking for him.
The horror here is rooted in a sense of increasing anxiety. Small details are magnified. the tension is high and keeps growing with very encounter. The woman is unnamed in her own narrative and it feels like she's constrained by conventions -her frantic dressing and anxiety. In contrast, the groom even though absent has both identity (borrowed from a Scottish ballad) and agency.
The horror here is rooted in a sense of increasing anxiety. Small details are magnified. the tension is high and keeps growing with very encounter. The woman is unnamed in her own narrative and it feels like she's constrained by conventions -her frantic dressing and anxiety. In contrast, the groom even though absent has both identity (borrowed from a Scottish ballad) and agency.
dark
tense
fast-paced
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated