Life Among the Savages by Shirley Jackson

Life Among the Savages

Jacksons #1

Shirley Jackson

215 pages first pub 1953 (editions)

nonfiction memoir funny reflective medium-paced
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Shirley Jackson, author of the classic short story The Lottery, was known for her terse, haunting prose. But the writer possessed another side, one which is delightfully exposed in this hilariously charming memoir of her family's life in rural Ver...

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Moods

funny 92%
lighthearted 76%
reflective 35%
relaxing 18%
emotional 9%
inspiring 9%
hopeful 7%
adventurous 4%
informative 2%
challenging 1%
mysterious 1%
sad 1%
tense 1%

Pace

medium 55%
fast 28%
slow 15%

Average rating

3.97

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