Yes to all of that!! :D

Shirley Jackson was the absolute shit.

Amen.

So happy you loved it as much as I do. And yes, I wish I could have the experience of reading it again for the first time. But I will say, the first re-read was also a lot of fun, getting to experience the story with the full knowledge of each character and how it ends really changed my perception of the story events and the characters' reactions.