The Bird's Nest by Shirley Jackson

The Bird's Nest

Shirley Jackson

288 pages • first pub 1954 (editions)

fiction classics horror dark reflective slow-paced
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Elizabeth is a demure twenty-three-year-old wiling her life away at a dull museum job, living with her neurotic aunt, and subsisting off her dead mother’s inheritance. When Elizabeth begins to suffer terrible migraines and backaches, her aunt take...

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Community Reviews

3.73
based on 1,154 reviews

Moods

dark: 78%

mysterious: 67%

tense: 50%

challenging: 37%

emotional: 34%

reflective: 22%

funny: 21%

sad: 13%

adventurous: 7%

hopeful: 3%

informative: 2%

lighthearted: 1%

Pace

4% of readers chose fast
51% of readers chose medium
43% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

1% of readers chose Plot
11% of readers chose A mix
86% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

64% of readers chose Yes
31% of readers chose Complicated
3% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

12% of readers chose Yes
52% of readers chose Complicated
35% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

5% of readers chose Yes
16% of readers chose Complicated
73% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

89% of readers chose Yes
10% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

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