Valerie M. (OnlyVal) - reviewed Life Among the Savages; Raising Demons on 6/4/2009 + 34 more book reviews

This book is actually two in one. Shirley Jackson is usually known for her "darker" novels (The Haunting of Hill House, the Lottery, etc.)and this book as definitely a pleasant surprise. Jackson's wit (and that of her children) are so funny. Her descriptions of the everyday life of a housewife taking care of a huge old house and her three children are a delight. Her account of life in a small Vermont town, where getting the kids to school on time becomes a huge undertaking, and the recounting of The Department Store Trip from Hell are just part of the mayhem and hilarity that occur in the seemingly most trivial aspects of raising small children in a small town.

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