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A review by rwhite_reads
The Bird's Nest by Shirley Jackson
5.0
With this being the third book Jackson wrote, I don’t know how it’s not talked about more.
A multi POV story about a woman with multiple personalities? Genius. And written in Jackson’s signature quietly terrifying way. Anything about losing control of one’s mind is a small horror to me and this book was frightening with its simplicity.
I laughed at times and felt great empathy for some characters. I questioned the sanity of all the characters in the novel throughout. This one makes you think and forces you to connect dots that aren’t blatantly laid out for the reader and Jackson does it in such an eloquent way. This one tied with We’ve Always Lived in the Castle for me. Maybe next week when I’ve had time to digest it more- it’ll actually become my favorite.
A multi POV story about a woman with multiple personalities? Genius. And written in Jackson’s signature quietly terrifying way. Anything about losing control of one’s mind is a small horror to me and this book was frightening with its simplicity.
I laughed at times and felt great empathy for some characters. I questioned the sanity of all the characters in the novel throughout. This one makes you think and forces you to connect dots that aren’t blatantly laid out for the reader and Jackson does it in such an eloquent way. This one tied with We’ve Always Lived in the Castle for me. Maybe next week when I’ve had time to digest it more- it’ll actually become my favorite.