The haunting of Hill House

Published Feb. 24, 2018 by Penguin .

ISBN:
978-978-014-313-8
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Review of 'The Haunting of Hill House' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

really good, really thrilling, really fun book. haven't been truly thrilled and creeped out by a horror story in a while and this hit the spot. the start was a bit slow, almost boring, but once you get into it, whew, i couldn't put this book down. jackson had an intense way of writing scenes and interactions and sequences - very bizarre but not difficult to follow; it's jarring in the way that it reflects the setting of the book. and following the character's thought processes as well was fascinating and gripping.

i also thought it was interesting that this book was set in the 60s - it was one of those transitional eras, i think - times were changing, the way characters were interacting with each other was a bit unusual to me; like, okay it was formal-ish, the way they talked was still "old"-ish but not like anything …

Review of 'The Haunting of Hill House' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

It seems strange to review a universally hailed classic, but here it is: this is a truly, deeply unsettling novel. Apart from the ghost story, the social horror they Jackson also brought to The Lottery is what gets under the skin. How much of Eleanor's story is real? How much of Eleanor herself is real?

The doubt is as pervasive as the dread, and the dread runs very deep.

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