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Feb 07, 2024gil__ rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This classic haunted house novel by Shirley Jackson crafts a bleak, hopeless image, and serves up a good dose of witty and dark humor. The dialogue is refreshing, sometime funny, and offers moments of comfort and peace. Meanwhile, the…
Dec 03, 2023betsymarzoni rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Highly atmospheric, psychologically twisted, a near perfect horror story detailed in exceptional prose.
Oct 24, 2023
This was the October 2023 selection of the Irvington Book Club.
Jun 14, 2023diaparalectdoxical rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
A twisted tale of a young woman, Eleanor, open to the thrills of fear and madness, a perfect vessel for the dark forces afoot at the haunted Hill House. A doctor, investigating the supernatural, arranges for a small group of participants…
May 27, 2023FloraWest rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
For those who like their horror atmospheric, this is a book for you. Shirley Jackson is always a master of tone and character and she's near the height of her powers in this novel.
Nov 21, 2022taryngthomas rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson is a fantastic starting point for those interested in horror fiction. It hits the unsettling plot points and atmospheric descriptions the reader would expect of the genre, while still doing it…
Oct 26, 2022Kimberleygray rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
4 people are planning to spend the summer at Hill House (a haunted house) so that one of them (a doctor) can study the haunting. The caretakers only show up in the day and make sure they are gone at night. Those characters are not…
Aug 19, 2022nooraskender rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
the book started off oddly comforting and slowly became something entirely eerie. love the friendless people representation. i literally AM Eleanor
Jul 30, 2022bogwolf rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
I was reminded of lying on the living room rug, feet by the heating vent, reading Poe as the fog swirled in damply from the Pacific... nearly 50 years ago. Something about pacing, and setting and choice of character/archetype I imagine.…
May 02, 2022alburke47 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Before I start, I'd just like to waffle a little about the cover. It is stunning, one of Guillermo Del Toro's Penguin Classics series. I liked it so much that, despite having multiple copies of this book at my Library, I chose to wait for…
Mar 29, 2022ficoffey1111 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Absolutely incredible. This is one of those classics that I knew nothing about going in, and I was pleasantly surprised. I love the unreliable narrator trope, and this book executes it perfectly. It's almost disorienting to read, which…
Mar 24, 2022lionsaresocool101 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
I really liked this book. Kept you on the edge of your seat, and kept your eyes glued to the page. Really more of a mental scary aspect than a physical jump out and scare you kind of a thing. Would not recommend for kids or teens. Would…
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Mar 21, 2022SgtFancypants rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Splendid. I will avoid spoilers, and with that I advise you to skip the introduction as it spoils the story. Go back and read it after the book for additional insights. This book is not horror in the classic sense in which fear is…
Jan 05, 2022oysterbonds rated this title 0.5 out of 5 stars
Book was painfully boring to me. The tv show is very loosely based off this book. I’m not sure how someone could have read this book and made such a good show from it so for that, I applaud. The book is very slow and a lot of build up for…
Nov 30, 2021conniemaas rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
The best haunting .. read on a rainning day.
Sep 01, 2021burgundy_snake_30 rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
The Haunting of Hill House is a novel that follows the events that take place in Hill House. Hill House is a very old mansion that is said to be haunted. The book follows supernatural events Luke, Theodora, Eleanor, and Dr. Montague…
Jul 06, 2021MonicaYRLiu rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Does a haunted house really exist in the world, or it exists because of people’s imagination? Hill House, which stands on the hill alone for eighty years, is a place for supernatural investigations. In the book The Haunting of Hill House…
Jun 05, 2021
I just couldn't get into it. Everyone was talking about the TV series, and since I don't watch TV i grabbed the book. And honestly it felt like getting through each chapter was a slog. So much detail leading to something, but never…
May 11, 2021mxcleod rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This book, like Hill House, creeps up on you. There is a lot of exposition and tension-building, allowing you to just barely feel like you've settled into the story before the ending comes so abruptly that you'll hardly know what hit you.…
Apr 16, 2021Casiepaws rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
The audiobook with Bernadette Dunne is fantastic.
Mar 03, 2021LitHub rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
This book felt very uneven to me. There should have been better flow, balance, plot structure, etc. Was it creepy? Yes, a bit in a few parts. It started out with a long, slow section that was a set-up for the upcoming story. That part…
Dec 29, 2020mikey69 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Adapted for the stage and film, THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE by Shirley Jackson just keeps on giving. This is the book that defined an entire genre.
Oct 20, 2020TEENREVIEWCREW rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson is the perfect spooky October book for those looking for a quick and captivating read. Following a group of adults who spend a little over a week at the infamous Hill House, Shirley Jackson’s…
Oct 13, 2020RyanR_KCMO rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Shirley Jackson excellently executes a character-driven narrative hidden behind a supernatural frame. Jackson does such a good job of misplacing your focus and getting your guard down while at the same time painting such a beautiful scene.…
Jul 10, 2020avocadotree rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I've found this novel charming, hilarious, scary and addictive. The conversations are so clever. It's a book I feel immersed in like I'm watching more than reading. Also very short and satisfying I feel like I'm going to need some more…