Tag: Shirley Jackson
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An inside-out fairy tale…
I have been on a Shirley Jackson kick lately. Read my essay about her best novel, We Have Always Lived in the Castle.
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The Haunting of Hill House: a love story?
Is Shirley Jackson’s masterpiece, The Haunting of Hill House, really a love story? Check out my essay.
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Links for readers…
A roundup of interesting stuff to read about reading, featuring some of my favoritest writrs: All the critical backlash over Go Set a Watchman is missing the point on XOJane: I’ve got a copy and am ready to read it, but the Internet feeding frenzy really turned me off; I like to form my own opinions on…
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Favorite Reads of 2014
I was going to do a whole “year in reading” post, but I got sucked into other things and now I find the year has already turned over. Happy new year! Here are my favorite reads of last year. Many are relatively new, some are classics, all are worth your time. The Sundial by Shirley…
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Halloween picks: The Scariest books
I usually like to get in the Halloween spirit by reading a scary book or two. This year, my top pick is NOS4A2 by Joe Hill. If you like Stephen King, you’ll love this book by his son. Not only does it read like King, but it reads like King at his absolute best–one of those great big…
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Books by women: A reading list
In a recent post, I discussed trying to read books written by women. This led me to consider which women authors I would recommend, and I came up with a list of books by women that I think are entertaining and enlightening reads. Of course, I am not the only person to have come up…