Natalie Waite, daughter of a mediocre writer and a neurotic housewife, is increasingly unsure of her place in the world. In the midst of adolescence she senses a creeping darkness in her life, which will spread among nightmarish parties, poisonous college cliques and the manipulations of the intellectual men who surround her, as her identity gradually crumbles.Inspired by the unsolved disappearance of a female college student near Shirley Jackson's home, Hangsaman is a story of lurking disquiet and haunting disorientation.
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Hangsaman (Penguin Modern Classics)
Natalie Waite, daughter of a mediocre writer and a neurotic housewife, is increasingly unsure of her place in the world. In the midst of adolescence she senses a creeping darkness in her life, which will spread among nightmarish parties, poisonous college cliques and the manipulations of the intellectual men who surround her, as her identity gradually crumbles.Inspired by the unsolved disappearance of a female college student near Shirley Jackson's home, Hangsaman is a story of lurking disquiet and haunting disorientation.
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Reviewed by charlotteMhhh nicht sicher, wie ich’s fand. Ich schwanke zwischen phänomenal und langweilig. Am Anfang ist es mir sehr schwer gefallen reinzukommen und zwischendurch zog es sich enorm, ich musste mich durchkämpfen. Trotzdem waren die Charaktere toll, ich mochte die Bilder, dich in meinem Kopf aufgetaucht sind. Für mich ist es ein Vielleicht-Buch