Comments on: The Bird’s Nest, Shirley Jackson

By: Dana Huff

Dana Huff — Sat, 21 May 2011 00:50:17 +0000

Has it really been four years? Wow. I can hardly believe it. Those books mean so much to me. I was thinking it was about time for a re-read. Maybe a summer project. Say, I read The Haunting of Hill House and didn't care for it. I starting We Have Always Lived in the Castle, but never finished it. Would I like it even if I didn't like Hill House?

By: Anastasia

Anastasia — Wed, 18 May 2011 20:09:14 +0000

I want JK to write a thing that’s similar to but not exactly Harry Potter, only this time it’s got a female protagonist and doesn’t suffer from too much capslock and my favorite characters won’t die and, best of all! it inspires a whole other generation of kids to be awesome.

Actually I guess what I want is for JK to be more like Diana Wynne Jones.

By: Amused

Amused — Wed, 18 May 2011 17:45:59 +0000

I loved The Lottery as well but I’ll stear clear of this one.

By: litlove

litlove — Wed, 18 May 2011 12:21:42 +0000

I really must read Shirley Jackson. I am so intrigued by the fact that she was a very ill person troubled by a series of psychotic episodes, and yet wrote those hilarious memoirs about raising her family. The dark stuff, yup, follows, but to be that funny.. how did she do it?

By: Mumsy

Mumsy — Wed, 18 May 2011 12:08:39 +0000

In reply to Jenny. Hahaha, Gail Collins wrote a hilarious column this week about Newt Gingrich's oeuvre, especially the book he wrote with his daughter, subtitled "From My Family To Yours." *can't stop laughing at this concept*

By: Jenny

Jenny — Wed, 18 May 2011 02:16:33 +0000

In reply to She.

It wasn’t terrible, but….yeah, it wasn’t good. I wish now I’d found The Sundial instead — I’ve read it already and I know I’ll want to read it again. But I may never want to read The Bird’s Nest again.

By: Jenny

Jenny — Wed, 18 May 2011 02:13:45 +0000

In reply to zibilee. I didn't hate it, but yeah, I think if you decided to pass on it, that wouldn't be a bad decision.

By: Jenny

Jenny — Wed, 18 May 2011 02:09:50 +0000

In reply to Charlotte. Ha, a second vote for those ones! I obviously need to return to them!

By: Jenny

Jenny — Wed, 18 May 2011 02:08:26 +0000

In reply to Jenny. Yes! I have them in one volume, and I read most of the first one last year before drifting away from it. I will go back though, because I thought the stories were charming.

By: Jenny

Jenny — Wed, 18 May 2011 02:06:52 +0000

In reply to Aarti.

I would totally love to have stories about James and Lily at school, or even just one story — one story, dammit! — to see James and Lily liking each other. We never got to see them love each other and I want to! But anything would be great.

I haven’t read Gail Collins but I want to now, and I am so very in favor of your joint book-reading plan in the city. 😀