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Tayreads608 t1_ixszdjb wrote

Two Shirley Jackson posts on this sub in one day. I just love the recognition she’s been getting lately.

I will admit that Hangsaman isn’t my favorite of work. I think that’s mostly do to the structure and the fact that I just don’t totally get it. With that said, it’s still magnificent. It’s really very disorienting in a way that her other work isn’t or doesn’t push the boundaries on. It’s just another example of her skill with language and how important she was to literature.

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rollerskateginny t1_ixt1fcf wrote

I think I’m with you there. There were moments in this book that were really great and made me feel the creepiness and sadness in a way that only Shirley can, but at other moments I felt a bit lost

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