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bjhenning's review against another edition
3.0
Loved the Netflix series, but the story was different. Still good, overall, but the show was much better in my opinion
galaheadh's review against another edition
i felt the urge to read this book out loud to myself, after never having done that for any book before, and it was so enjoyable i carried on doing it for the entire book. i have read it before (otherwise i’m sure i would have never had the patience to read it aloud) and it is well worth rereading. when she finally arrives at Hill House, after all her journeying and adventuring and fantasising ... i literally put the book down and didn’t pick it up again for another two days. i think that whole opening section, and then the initial descriptions of the house, are my very favourite bits. it’s all beautifully written, really awful in a plain and understated way, weird and funny, highly recommended
dahyol's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
muhly22's review against another edition
challenging
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
gothamcitygirl23's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I started this book because I loved the show, and they have nearly nothing in common despite character names and location. However, I found myself enjoying this book. It’s a psychological horror rather than the blunt supernatural story I was anticipating. Unreliable narrators and unexplainable nights at Hill House made this a fun read, but not one that was shocking until the final few pages.
tottles's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide
Moderate: Alcohol and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Car accident and Death of parent
venysnizel's review against another edition
2.0
I don’t really get the hype about this book. I’d seen the movie, so I went into it with what I thought was relative knowledge of the story. While it was great for its strong characterization of Eleanor, I feel like for a short book, it was a daunting read. I usually knock out 500 page books in a day. This was 182 pages and took me two weeks to get through. The last twenty pages were definitely more fast paced and interesting, but as a whole, I feel like the book built up a lot of anticipation and suspense for something that never really manifested. The ending fell flat for me and just left me feeling kind of robbed.
amelody's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcohol, Suicide, Car accident, Death of parent, Classism, Death, Chronic illness, Gaslighting, Infidelity, and Mental illness
maiafeliu's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
crystalllite's review against another edition
4.0
Shirley Jackson: the original master creep. I find Jackson's writing incredibly refreshing having been born to an era where books, movies, and TV are loaded with violence and gore that serves to shock its intended audience sometimes without finesse. The Haunting of Hill House is written delicately and despite the fact that all of the supernatural action fails to produce the usual pile of human grit it achieves its full on creep in the same way that Shelley manages to horrify readers with Frankenstein. It's all in the language and misdirection.