LadyButterfly she/her@piefed.blahaj.zone to Books@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoWhat would you pick?piefed.cdn.blahaj.zoneimagemessage-square151fedilinkarrow-up1710arrow-down18
arrow-up1702arrow-down1imageWhat would you pick?piefed.cdn.blahaj.zoneLadyButterfly she/her@piefed.blahaj.zone to Books@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square151fedilink
minus-squareSanguinePar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up30·2 months agoI only recently discovered Shirley Jackson’s The Lottery, but I think that would need to be in the conversation.
minus-squarevividspecter@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up9·2 months agoI discovered the book after the residents of Springfield went mad trying to win the local lottery, only to discover a chilling tale of conformity gone mad.
minus-squarewhite_nrdy@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 months agoStill think about this from HS. Years later. Such a good one.
minus-squarebrognak@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·2 months agoThis is the best answer. Iirc it was actually printed in one of my HS English books, and is actually a short story.
minus-squareAceFuzzLord@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·2 months agoI read that in 9th grade and it didn’t phase or really scare me. In my case, I think it’s because I was used to more violent video games. Either way, I would agree. Was a pretty good story, all things considered.
I only recently discovered Shirley Jackson’s The Lottery, but I think that would need to be in the conversation.
I discovered the book after the residents of Springfield went mad trying to win the local lottery, only to discover a chilling tale of conformity gone mad.
Still think about this from HS. Years later. Such a good one.
This is the best answer. Iirc it was actually printed in one of my HS English books, and is actually a short story.
I read that in 9th grade and it didn’t phase or really scare me. In my case, I think it’s because I was used to more violent video games.
Either way, I would agree. Was a pretty good story, all things considered.