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Lotre dan Cerita-Cerita Lainnya by Shirley Jackson

2 reviews

46jjsg's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I have ranked and bolded must reads of each section. Shirley Jackson your mind!!!

Section 1 Ranking 

1. "The Daemon Lover"

2. "Like Mother Used to Make"
3. "The Intoxicated"
4. "Trail by Combat"
5. "The Villager"
6. "My Life with R.H.Macy"

Section 2 Ranking
1. "The Renegade"
2. "The Witch"
3. "Charles"
4. "After you, my dear alphonse"
5. "Flower Garden"
6. "Afternoon in Linen"
7. "Dorthy and My Grandmother and the Sailors"

Section 3 Ranking
1. "The Dummy"
2. "Come Dance with Me in Ireland"
3. "Colloquy"
4. "Seven Types of Ambiguity"
5. "Elizabeth"
6. "A Fine Old Firm"

Section 4 Ranking
1. "The Lottery"
2. "Got a Letter from Jimmy"
3. "The Tooth"
4. "Pillar of Salt"
5. "Men with Their Big Shoes"
6. "Of Course"

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Sexism, Emotional abuse, Bullying, Racism, Misogyny, Animal death, Alcohol, Stalking, Medical content, Grief, Classism, Abandonment, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, Infidelity, and Gaslighting

lynxpardinus's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Stalking, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Sexism, Mental illness, Child death, Medical content, Violence, Xenophobia, Animal cruelty, and Animal death

Minor: Blood and Child abuse