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The Lottery and Other Stories

Shirley Jackson

Paperback | Pages: 302 pages

Rating: 4.06 | 61051 Users | 2069 Reviews

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Title	:	The Lottery and Other Stories
Author	:	Shirley Jackson
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Special Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 302 pages
Published	:	March 16th 2005 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (first published 1948)
Categories	:	Short Stories. Fiction. Horror. Classics. Literature. Gothic. American

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The Lottery, one of the most terrifying stories written in this century, created a sensation when it was first published in The New Yorker. "Power and haunting," and "nights of unrest" were typical reader responses. This collection, the only one to appear during Shirley Jackson's lifetime, unites "The Lottery:" with twenty-four equally unusual stories. Together they demonstrate Jackson's remarkable range--from the hilarious to the truly horrible--and power as a storyteller.

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Original Title:	The Lottery and Other Stories
ISBN:	0374529531 (ISBN13: 9780374529536)
Edition Language:	English

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Ratings: 4.06 From 61051 Users | 2069 Reviews

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I loved most of these stories but I love Jackson's style most of all. A few tales in here left me wanting more and had me turning back the pages for a reread but overall a stellar collection of strange tales. My favourites were:The Daemon LoverTrial by CombatMy Life With R.H. MacyThe WitchThe RenegadeCharlesThe Flower GardenSeven Types of AmbiguityOf CoursePillar of SaltThe ToothGot a Letter from JimmyAnd, of course The LotteryI would highly recommend Jackson's short stories to anyone.

In Shirley Jacksons The Lottery, though the stoning reminds us of the Old Testament punishment, its original intent has long been forgotten. We view with horror at the barbarity and insanity of the custom, just as we consider the Romans barbaric for entertaining themselves with gladiators. But perhaps a visitor to the U.S. without previous exposure may find American football, shoulders banging into heads and players piling on top of each other, also barbaric and insane. Shirley JacksonWe do not

I--The Intoxicated--The Daemon Lover--Like Mother Used To Make--Trial By Combat--The Villager--My Life With R. H. MacyII--The Witch--The Renegade--After You, My Dear Alphonse--Charles--Afternoon In Linen--Flower Garden--Dorothy And My Grandmother And The SailorsIII--Colloquy--Elizabeth--A Fine Old Firm--The Dummy--Seven Types Of Ambiguity--Come Dance With Me In IrelandIV--Of Course--Pillar Of Salt--Men With Their Big Shoes--The Tooth--Got A Letter From Jimmy--The LotteryV--Epilogue

3.5 stars!It's no secret that I love Shirley Jackson. I have been known to engage reviewers about what I consider to be less than awesome ratings for The Haunting of Hill House and/or We Have Always Lived in the Castle. One of the things I'm always honest about is books, and despite the fact that this book was written by Shirley, I wasn't crazy about it.I was aware going in that this was not a collection of horror tales, though certainly, some of them are horrific. Even so, I didn't find a point

My membership to the Gothic Appreciation Society has been revoked. I have been disowned by all my Jackson-loving book friends. I'm sorry, but I just could not find it in me to love this one.The Lottery and Other Stories is, surprisingly, I know, a collection of Jackson's short tales. I have previously read a portion of her Dark Tales anthology before casting it aside but I was so eager to give more of her renowned work a go, given that The Haunting of Hill House is my favourite ever horrors.I so

Read this book for one reaction: gasping "whaaaaaat!" or perhaps "whaaaaat?" (punctuation varies) after reading the final sentence of every story.Shirley Jackson is the indisputable master of the "whaaaaaat!/?" Some stories end ambiguously, leaving you scrambling back through the pages searching for a clue or alternately racing to open Google to read others' wise analyses. Other stories end completely and absolutely unambiguously, leaving you to question not what actually happened but to wonder

"25 Demonic Stories", my arse!I am so utterly disappointed!I picked up this book because I expected it to contain a bunch of creepy short stories, as the subtitle suggests. I was in the right mood for something slightly scary, but what I got was just a collection of short stories of almost normal everyday life:- Two little girls who get talked into believing that sailors on shore leave are bad guys - not creepy!- A man who invites his neighbor over for dinner, and when another visitor appears,