Life Among the Savages
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Life Among the Savages

by Shirley Jackson

1953•Biography•241 pages

Taste attributes: biographydocumentarycomedyfamilyslowfresh & originalwholesomerealisticlinearenclosedunlikely connectionscomplex relationship

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Boxlist takeExpect a realistic, original biography, wholesome rather than dark. Best if you like surprises over comfort.

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4.3 / 5

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About This Book

A hilariously charming memoir of Shirley Jackson and her family's life in rural Vermont: children who won't behave, cars that won't start, furnaces that break down, a pugnacious corner bully, household help that never stays, and a patient, capable husband who remains lovingly oblivious to the many thousands of things mothers and wives accomplish every single day.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

BiographyDocumentaryComedyFamilyUnlikely connectionsComplex relationship

Subjects

American AuthorsAuthors, AmericanBiographyBIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / LiteraryBIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / WomenAuthors, biographyWomen, united states, biographyCountry life

Details

Author
Shirley Jackson
Published
1953
Pages
241
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