Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson

153 reviews

mallory10100's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

i wanted to pick this up because i’m a huge fan of the netflix show and i’m so glad i did!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Chronic illness, Death, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

suneaters's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

A good haunted house story. I loved the writing style as well as the ambiguity. Is Eleanor doing all this or is the house haunted? Will she remain there forever as a ghost? Was planchette a coincidence? Was the red substance on Theo’s wall and clothes paint or blood? It leaves room for speculation and interpretation. All the strange happenings like getting lost, the banging noises at night, doors closing on their own, Eleanor hearing a voice and a song, etc could be seen as evidence for ghosts or evidence that when people think a place is evil they manifest it themselves. Masterfully written. Great characters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, and Suicide

Moderate: Blood and Death of parent

mme_carton's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Suicide, Terminal illness, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

mimeticats's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

5.0

Such a beautiful book! A fantastically well constructed story of four strangers coming together to experience an extraordinary house. It starts with fantastic portraits of the characters and their growing relationships as well as of the house itself and really manages to seamlessly escalate as experiences and relationships change. 

As someone who watched (and enjoyed) the Netflix adaptation by Mike Flanagan this is a very different beast. I thoroughly recommend the book whether or not you have watched the show. Neither can really spoil the other because they are so different, though if you enjoyed the character focussed emotional heart of the show do especially try the book but be prepared for something very different.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide, Grief, and Death of parent

averyrembish's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

Moderate: Death, Suicide, Blood, Car accident, and Alcohol

Minor: Death of parent

_terah_hansen_'s review against another edition

mysterious 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? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent

_dakota_h_'s review against another edition

dark emotional funny tense fast-paced

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

3.5

i was gonna give it a 3 but after reading more abt the author and researching the book i liked it more. could have been more scary imo. 
theodora and eleanor were in love fr
but it was a big surprise for me at least when <

it turns out it had only taken place over a week and eleanor had lost her mind that quickly

 i love unreliable narrators and it had a good ending

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, and Suicide

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Suicide attempt

ninah17's review against another edition

dark 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, Car accident, and Death of parent

lqne's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Suicide

Moderate: Death of parent

solouncapitulomas's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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

you were good i'm waiting for you to be great 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, and Suicide

Moderate: Blood and Death of parent