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Victoria Reads Books
Global citizen, adventurer, ponderer. Lover of coffee, books, and the Oxford comma. Infected by wanderlust, enchanted by stories. Might occasionally be a photo blog.
Currently reading
Emma
Progress:
230/412 pages
Le Petit Prince
Eight Great Comedies
The Longman Anthology of Short Fiction, Compact Edition: Stories and Authors in Context
Anna Karenina
My face after reading this:D:
This short story is terrifically written, but is completely horrifying. It begins on a light note, but it doesn't take long for the reader to notice the ominous undertone in Jackson's writing. This story brings emphasis to irrationality, mob mentality, and cruelty in human nature. It effectively demonstrates that tradition can't be excused for the sake of being tradition. This is a well written story with a powerful message- I definitely recommend it.
The Lottery was published in The New Yorker in 1948
 - Shirley Jackson)