ItsMeNotTheBook

The Lottery and Other Stories | Shirley Jackson

So, My husband has been trying to get me to read “The Lottery“ since we met (he used to teach it in his college course). I ended up downloading this #Audio (to listen while I was organizing my reading room #2024Goal). I don't get it! I mean, I haven't gotten to the “The Lottery“ yet, but a lot of these stories (although beautifully written) don't go anywhere. I just, I don't know. Is this over my head? Is this anyone else's experience?

TheBookHippie I DNF and I love her

Dark Tales

13mo

TheBookHippie So 😝🤦🏻‍♀️😂😅🤷🏻‍♀️ 13mo

IndoorDame I HATE The Lottery, but it was part of my 6th grade curriculum, not college, and I‘m a firm believer that you ruin classics by trying to teach them too young, so it might be a case of #itsmenotthebook 🤷🏻‍♀️ 13mo

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dabbe I had to read it for AP Lit in high school and it absolutely stunned me and is my fave story of hers (along with the novel THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE). I agree with @IndoorDame; it's a story for an older audience. The story “A Rose for Emily“ by Faulkner also affected me in the same way. Yet some of her other writings, I'm like #wtf as well. Is it too much to say her writings are mercurial? 13mo

IndoorDame @dabbe LOVE The Haunting of Hill House! So I think we‘re all agreed on mercurial, even if we‘re not in sync about which pieces speak to us. 13mo

ElizaMarie @IndoorDame I agree. I love to read, but most of the time, when I had required reading, I loathed the books! Maybe it was part of my stubbornness? 13mo

ElizaMarie @dabbe I haven't gotten to the Lottery yet, so far, it's all the other stories that are so confusing to me. I did love the Haunting of Hill House, and We Have Always Lived in a Castle, so... I have high hopes, just some of these other ones... it's odd. 13mo

ElizaMarie @TheBookHippie Yay! I am glad I am not the only one! I will check out the book you tagged. 13mo

Suet624 I‘m laughing because I came to see what others thought of this book. I have the exact same feelings as you. What the heck is it with these stories?? 10mo

ElizaMarie @Suet624 Ooo!!! I love that it wasn't just me!!!! 10mo

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Aims42

Jeeves and the Yule-Tide Spirit and Other Stories | P.G. Wodehouse

Using up PTO time today to finish up Christmas shopping and getting stuff checked off the “To Do” list (guess who actually looked to see if they had wrapping paper BEFORE starting?? #AdultingWin 🙌) Another win, well that‘s the positive spin I‘m putting on it. I‘m leaning into my reading slump and re-reading a favorite Christmas read (tagged book). Started “Whalebone Theatre” & “Dressmakers of Prospect Heights” and wasn‘t hooked #itsmenotthebook

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Cinfhen

Book Report: Publishing Strategies, Writing Tips, and 101 Literary Ideas for Aspiring Authors and Poets | Mark Shaw

With so much #FearfulFall festivities I almost forgot to post my #BookReport 🙊
I had 3 bails at the beginning of the week but quickly found my reading groove - other than PREP none were 4 or 5 star reads
I‘d say the rest were #GoodNotGreat

I‘m really enjoying the two I‘m in middle of - both NF with Savor really holding my attention. Africa is a bit more academic than entertaining but the author is very good at imparting information.

Leftcoastzen Curious what made you bail on

Killers of a Certain Age

TrishB A good cross section keeping you going! 2y

Cinfhen It was just a little too silly for me @Leftcoastzen I just wasn‘t feeling all the lighthearted attempts of humor #BahHumbug #ItsMeNotTheBook 2y

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Cinfhen True @TrishB - although I definitely favor NF this time of year…I don‘t know why 🤷🏼‍♀️ 2y

Leftcoastzen I get that . Sometimes attempts like that make me do the eye rolls , and a desire to throw the book over my shoulder.😁 2y

Cinfhen Yup!!!! Exactly @Leftcoastzen 2y

Megabooks Why did you bail on Shutter? I‘m on the fence about it. 2y

Cinfhen I wasn‘t feeling the narration for starters and the book felt recycled - it was one of those days when nothing was landing right @Megabooks I bailed on this one too that day but forgot to add it - also because I hated the narration

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