Shirley Jackson: A Rather Haunted Life by Ruth Franklin

Shirley Jackson: A Rather Haunted Life

Ruth Franklin

624 pages first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction biography informative reflective medium-paced
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Shirley Jackson reveals the tumultuous life and inner darkness of the literary genius behind such classics as The Lottery and The Haunting of Hill House. In this “remarkable act of reclamation” (Neil Gaiman), Ruth Franklin envisions Jackson as “be...

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informative 100%
reflective 59%
emotional 42%
sad 32%
inspiring 28%
dark 22%
funny 13%
challenging 12%
mysterious 4%
adventurous 1%
relaxing 1%
tense 1%

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slow 32%
fast 2%

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