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Die Geheimnisse von Hill House: Roman by Elizabeth Hand

2 reviews

vixenreader's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

The best move the author did in writing a sequel to “The Haunting of Hill House” was not attempting to aspire to the same level as the iconic novel. Furthermore, it captures the spirit of the original text without losing an original story about the horror of no boundaries and no self-awareness. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Sexual content, Blood, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Violence, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Fire/Fire injury

Be aware that this book addresses ageism (especially for women), problems in theatre, an incident involving falling from a great height, stigma against people struggling with addiction, fear of abandonment and failure, witchcraft, and tensions between theatre people.

ash_bees's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

This book was more frustrating than scary.  And I say this as a person who doesn't like scary stories.

The climatic scene was essentially a scene from "A Bug's Life":

"Don't go into the light."
"But it's so pretty."
*zap*

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Car accident, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail