Reviews

The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson

blackbirdreads24's review

Very much enjoyed this. So atmospheric. Not sure what to rate it. It did surprise me, not what I was expecting, but not in a bad way.

pamelaw07's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

ashes_trashes's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Suicide

hirsute's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

indigolenom's review

3.0

Chale la neta esta mejor la serie de Netflix jaja :(

loganeastman's review

3.0

Very well written, haven't read a novel with such a good perspective and thought description of a character through a third-person perspective. Nothing is very much explained and any theories you attempt to predict along the way only contradict themselves to the point where the book ends and there ends up being no mystery to solve. Very funny dialogue, sometimes confusing in the later pages. Nothing like the show adaption. I find the show to be better. Two very separate stories.

tescotheclown's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

remmslupin's review

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

akmclatchie's review

5.0

damn Shirley

lostlibraryofalli's review

4.0

It's rare that a book can give me spine-tingling shivers! Whether you're a ghost story lover or not Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House is a page turner and beautifully written!!

Warning: this book may make you question reasonably mundane happenings thinking you might actually live in a cursed and haunted house when really all your neighbours were having their fire alarms tested and you had no idea what was going on nor associate the shrill rings with fire alarms instead thinking a ghost was tantalising you