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A review by taya_bel
The Lottery and Other Stories by Shirley Jackson
5.0
While not every short story within this book was a five star read, the book overall is a five star read as the stories balance each other out very well. Not to mention the fact that I’m incredibly biased when it comes to reading Shirley Jackson’s books because she is one of my favourite authors, so I’m already predisposed to believe that everything she writes is magnificent (because it is!).
I was expecting this short story collection to be scarier and strong in the horror genre as are her other two popular books. Nevertheless, I was pleasantly surprised to find they are overall fiction but not horror. (The only story I would classify as ‘horror’ would be “The Lottery”.)
The book marks the 3rd book I’ve read by Shirley Jackson. (I’m still currently reading my way through everything she has written.)
While the majority of the stories were 4, 4.5, and 5 star reads, these were my favourite:
- “After you, my dear Alphonse”
- “Charles”
- “Afternoon in Linen”
- “Flower garden”
- “Of course”
- “Pillar of salt”
- “The lottery”
Note to self: I read this book solely via my physical copy
I was expecting this short story collection to be scarier and strong in the horror genre as are her other two popular books. Nevertheless, I was pleasantly surprised to find they are overall fiction but not horror. (The only story I would classify as ‘horror’ would be “The Lottery”.)
The book marks the 3rd book I’ve read by Shirley Jackson. (I’m still currently reading my way through everything she has written.)
While the majority of the stories were 4, 4.5, and 5 star reads, these were my favourite:
- “After you, my dear Alphonse”
- “Charles”
- “Afternoon in Linen”
- “Flower garden”
- “Of course”
- “Pillar of salt”
- “The lottery”
Note to self: I read this book solely via my physical copy