Book description
Before there was Hill House, there was the Halloran mansion of Jacksonās stunningly creepy fourth novel, The Sundial
When the Halloran clan gathers at the family home for a funeral, no one is surprised when the somewhat peculiar Aunt Fanny wanders off into the secret garden. But then she returnsā¦
Why read it?
2 authors picked The Sundial as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I love books that refuse to fit neatly into genre categories. This underappreciated novel by the author of "The Lottery" and The Haunting of Hill House reads like a Seinfeld episode set on the eve of the apocalypse.
The Sundialās combination of social satire and horror got lackluster reviews when it was published in 1958, but thatās just because it was way ahead of its time.
From Matt's list on horror books that offer more than just a good scare.
Sometimes you come to an older book as an experienced reader and can still be amazed. Everyone knows The Haunting of Hill House and We Have Always Lived in the Castle, but everyone should also know this remarkable novel about a world that may or may not be ending, a family that may or may not have special knowledge, a society that may or may not deserve to continue. No one understood the concept of ājust beneath the surfaceā better than Shirley Jackson, and few if any explored it with more wit and grace. Ā
From F.'s list on the old (and new) weird America.
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