The Lottery

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For dystopian id recommend The Lottery - Shirley Jackson, it is a short story and is generally bundled with others of similar genres
Just finished the Lottery and I’m honestly blown away by the quality of the writing.
Books/movies I’ve really liked in this vein include Shirley Jackson’s The Lottery
The Yellow Wallpaper & The Lottery- Both a hit for discussion but a TON of students read this already by the time they got to me.
Like the famous “the lottery” she also has shorter novellas like haunting of hill house.

The google is no help either, it just kept recommending “The Lottery”, which I’ve read, but it’s definitely not the book I thought I saw.
What do you recommend? I’ve only read this and The Lottery

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The google is no help either, it just kept recommending “The Lottery”, which I’ve read, but it’s definitely not the book I thought I saw.

mixed · u/M****9 · r/horrorlit · Dec 15, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗

For dystopian id recommend The Lottery - Shirley Jackson, it is a short story and is generally bundled with others of similar genres

positive · u/H****s · r/BookRecommendations · comment · Dec 4, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗

Just finished the Lottery and I’m honestly blown away by the quality of the writing.

positive · u/W****1 · r/BookRecommendations · Nov 16, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗

What do you recommend? I’ve only read this and The Lottery

mixed · u/P****1 · r/horrorlit · comment · Nov 2, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗

Books/movies I’ve really liked in this vein include Shirley Jackson’s The Lottery

positive · u/Q****0 · r/horrorlit · Aug 19, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗

The Yellow Wallpaper & The Lottery- Both a hit for discussion but a TON of students read this already by the time they got to me.

positive · u/G****5 · r/horrorlit · Jul 19, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗

Like the famous “the lottery” she also has shorter novellas like haunting of hill house.

positive · u/D****3 · r/horrorlit · comment · Jul 12, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗

Shirley Jackson - "The Lottery"

positive · u/M****o · r/horrorlit · comment · Jan 21, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗

You probably know this author, as the creepy short story, The Lottery, is required reading at many high schools.

positive · u/O****8 · r/horrorlit · comment · Jan 21, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗

It includes the Summer People, which is wonderful and The Lottery.

positive · u/R****e · r/horrorlit · comment · Jan 3, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗