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The Best Books of 2020: Fiction
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The Best Books of 2020: Fiction

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 / 14 December 2020

We didn't turn to fiction for those much needed periods of escapism in 2020. Nor did we turn to fiction for answers, because of course, the best fiction doesn't provide "answers". We turned to these works of fiction for the questions they raise.

Shirley Jackson’s Story on Film Is But a Flickering Shadow
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Shirley Jackson’s Story on Film Is But a Flickering Shadow

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 / 19 November 2020

In Josephine Decker's biographical film, Shirley, Shirley Jackson is only partially seen as the darkness conveyed obscures the light.

Overlooking the Overstatement: On Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” and Bojack Horseman’s “Thoughts and Prayers” Episode
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Overlooking the Overstatement: On Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” and Bojack Horseman’s “Thoughts and Prayers” Episode

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 / 29 January 2019
If Shirley Jackson's simple parable, "The Lottery", couldn't inspire self-reflection in an arguably simpler time, one has to wonder what messages today -- such as that of Bojack Horseman's "The Lottery" episode -- are falling on deaf ears in these times of increasing gun violence in America.
Shirley Jackson’s ‘The Lottery’ Is No Less Shocking in This Graphic Adaptation
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Shirley Jackson’s ‘The Lottery’ Is No Less Shocking in This Graphic Adaptation

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 / 9 November 2016
Miles Hyman implicitly connects Jackson's stoning ritual and the reaping of grain; illuminating, perhaps, the interconnection of life and death in both.