Just an Ordinary Day: The Uncollected Stories by Laurence Jackson Hyman, Sarah Hyman Stewart, Shirley Jackson

Just an Ordinary Day: The Uncollected Stories

Laurence Jackson Hyman, Sarah Hyman Stewart, Shirley Jackson

416 pages first pub 1996 (editions)

fiction classics horror short stories reflective slow-paced
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Acclaimed in her own time for her short story “The Lottery” and her novel The Haunting of Hill House—classics ranking with the work of Edgar Allan Poe—Shirley Jackson blazed a path for contemporary writers with her explorations of evil, madness, a...

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Community Reviews Summary of 52 reviews

Moods

mysterious 75%
dark 50%
reflective 50%
tense 50%
funny 25%
lighthearted 25%
sad 25%

Pace

medium 66%
slow 33%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 50% | N/A: 50%

Strong character development?

N/A: 50% | Yes: 50%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 50% | N/A: 50%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 50%

Average rating

4.08

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