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The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson — book review
“They can’t turn me out or shut me out or laugh at me or hide from me; I won’t go, and Hill House belongs to me.” The first time I read The Haunting of Hill House I felt confused and vaguely underwhelmed. Having loved We Have Always Lived in the Castle, I was expecting a […]
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LET ME TELL YOU: BOOK REVIEW
Let Me Tell You: New Stories, Essays, and Other Writings by Shirley Jackson ★★★★✰ 4 of 5 stars I thought I was insane, and would write about how the only sane people are the ones who are condemned as mad, and how the whole world is cruel and foolish and afraid of people who are […]
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