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Hangsaman (Penguin Classics) by Jackson, Shirley(June 25, 2013) Paperback by Shirley Jackson

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aude's review against another edition

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dark mysterious slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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ereadsgothic22's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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achen19's review against another edition

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dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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entre_fanon_y_weil's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious tense

Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No

4.75

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josephinecambridge's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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sakuramom's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.75

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lizbradford's review against another edition

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dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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aubrey_rose's review against another edition

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dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? N/A
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

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econsidine's review against another edition

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4.25

Weird, unsettling, psychological, and full of way too relatable awkward social interactions. A book that is much more about vibes than plot, even more so than her other works.

Disclaimer: I have yet to see a cover or description for this book that actually fits the feeling of the book. It sets the reader up for disappointment & confusion even though the book itself is great. Which is weird, because many of her other books have very cool, very accurate covers.

Major content warning for getting lost in the woods/solipsism/hallucinations

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lpluedd's review against another edition

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challenging dark tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

For whatever reason, I found this book difficult to sink my teeth into. I didn't have this problem with the other two Shirley Jackson books I've read (THOHH and WHALITC) but something about this one threw me for a loop and I closed the book feeling like I just didn't really "get" it. I found Natalie's infatuation with the professor to be a little played-out, but Tony was an interesting addition and part of why I was so puzzled by the book is that it was not clear to me whether Tony was real or a manifestation of Natalie's psyche. (To be clear - I love ambiguity and I don't care whether Tony is real or not, I think it works either way, but I guess I wasnt sure whether it was supposed to be that ambiguous or if I was just crazy, so I had ambiguity about ambiguity, and it was a little overwhelming).

That said I am always a fan of watching someone slowly descend into insanity so I am sure I'll circle back to this book someday and maybe then it will resonate more with me.

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