Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson

4 reviews

abicaro17's review

challenging dark funny mysterious tense slow-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

3.75

As four characters come together to investigate the psychological effects of a haunted house, Eleanor narrates the effect on both her and the others. As the lively aspects of the house become increasingly creepier, Eleanor and the house mates begin to devolve. The set up of this book is incredibly interesting and I actually really enjoyed the slow burn. I think my issues stem from two parts. Part 1: no one in the house ever really addresses any haunted occurrences unless it's during or immediately after. Part 2: The last third of the book was incredibly confusing. I think if I was actually reading it and not listening to the audiobook, it might be different. Overall it was an interesting book and i'm intrigued to see how the show modernized it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Cursing, Sexism, Suicide, Blood, Child death, Grief, Confinement, Suicide attempt, Violence, Car accident, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Mental illness, and Toxic friendship

hannahpings's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Car accident, and Suicide

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, and Grief

foxclcves's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Religious bigotry, Alcohol, Death of parent, and Mental illness

Minor: Gaslighting, Blood, Car accident, Death, Suicide, and Cursing

mayr3adsab00k's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol

Moderate: Blood, Child abuse, Confinement, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Grief, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Cursing, Death, and Death of parent