Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson

171 reviews

alexisgarcia's review against another edition

4.5

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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this is such a good book!!! definitely deserves all of the hype and the classic title, shirley jackson is a phenomenal writer

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief

vaguely_pink's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Big thanks to my newest literary heroine Shirley Jackson for yassifying the ghost story. You truly were ahead of your time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Car accident, Death of parent, Abandonment

Minor: Confinement, Gun violence, Mental illness, Sexism, Blood, Grief, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship

will_foster's review against another edition

3.0

dark funny mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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I'm in conflict about The Haunting of Hill House. I can see how it's a classic story that people would study, and the depiction of social anxiety is the best I've read. 

The first 100 pages or slow were brilliant, then it slowed and started to irritate me as things happening seemed to be happening that I felt wasn't explained fully. I don't want things explained too much, but I'm also far too literal a reader to realise what's happening deep under the surface. This is just me, however, many parts I just didn't get it 😅. 

I understood why events were happening by the end of the Novel, but that didn't prevent my annoyance at character actions and things that were said that didn't seem to make sense. I came so close to putting the book away, but the fact that there were only 70 pages left by my most annoyed states made me want to get to the end.

I am glad I did, the ending was very good, and very suitable for the story and character dynamics as the story went along. I think I was just expecting something else. The scary parts were few but very effective. Ult mately, I think I wanted more of that.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

saliwali's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Suicide, Car accident, Toxic friendship

lunar_lesbian's review against another edition

2.5

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Just didn't hit right, also this is so queer coded?? 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Alcohol

Moderate: Blood

brookebatesratesbooks's review against another edition

3.0

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness

silea's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Mental illness, Suicide, Blood, Car accident, Death of parent

louiepotterbook's review against another edition

1.0

challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Eleanor deserved better and the fact that Theo lived and she didn’t is absolute bullshit

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Body shaming, Death, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Medical trauma, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Dysphoria

folklorestan's review against another edition

4.75

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Suicide

twistykris's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Suicide

Moderate: Blood, Death of parent

Minor: Bullying, Grief