Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson

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

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

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

Minor: Death of parent

finch77's review against another edition

challenging mysterious reflective 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? No

4.0

This book is beautiful, Eleanor's voice throughout is so unique. I loved all of it until the last 5ish pages, hence the 4 stars. 

But If you are looking for a paranormal book with answers as to what is causing the hauntings this is not for you. A lot of the paranormal activity is up to interpretation. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Dementia, and Death of parent

Moderate: Grief, Suicide, and Alcohol

Minor: Abandonment and Panic attacks/disorders

shieldbearer's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

A classic for a reason, and definitely worth multiple read throughs. The comlexity of the character interactions and the effect they have at the happenings at the house are masterfully crafted. 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Alcohol, Grief, and Blood

Minor: Drug use and Domestic abuse

Suicide- [spoiler] the house has a history of suicide, and the main character commits suicide at the end[/spoiler] Death of parent [spoiler] Eleanor's mother dies before the story begins[/spoiler] death - multiple people in the house have died, and [spoiler]Eleanor dies at the end[/spoiler] car accident- [spoiler] Eleanor crashes her car into a tree to kill herself at the end[/spoiler] Alcohol- frequent mention of brandy Blood- [spoiler] the house manifests writing of blood in Theo's room[/spoiler] Grief- the main character grieves the death of [spoiler] her mother[/spoiler] domestic abuse- the implication that [spoiler] eleanor may have killed her mother via neglect[/spoiler] drug use- medical drugs mentioned

row3's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Terminal illness, and Alcohol

Minor: Body horror and Bullying

_pluviophilic_polymath's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This is a great proto-queer gothic horror novel and definitely deserves a read. Beautiful writing and compelling characters. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Suicide, Alcohol, Car accident, and Gaslighting

sneurah's review against another edition

dark inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Death, Mental illness, Grief, Alcohol, and Car accident

Minor: Death of parent

nyssa_jo's review against another edition

dark reflective 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

4.5

I really need to reread this one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt

Moderate: Alcohol and Mental illness

Minor: Death, Death of parent, and Emotional abuse

suicide, car accident

okaynextcrisis's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad slow-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? Yes

4.5

Funnier, gayer, sadder than its many adaptations 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcohol, Car accident, and Death of parent