Reviews

The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson

evibuzz's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious 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

5.0

hvrrormind's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-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? Yes

4.75

kbr717's review against another edition

dark 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

3.5

usuallyjaz's review against another edition

4.0

this wasn’t what i was expecting at all, having heard of the hype of the netflix series. however, it had some spooky aspects and some psychological aspects and i liked it well enough

thelittleoddling's review against another edition

mysterious 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? No

3.5

I went into hill house expecting it to be a lot scarier than it was. Which I think is part of why my rating is not higher. It turned out to be less edge of my seat terrifying and more surreal. So if you want a book about an old house that drives a young woman mad I’d say it’s definitely a good read. 

Also Mrs. Montague is the most annoying woman I’ve ever read. And I can’t tell if that’s a testament to the authors skill or something I hated about the book. Maybe it’s both.

Journeys end in lovers meeting. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexism

Minor: Suicide

seabroom's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted medium-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No

3.75

smatthew459'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

bejf's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.5

wensar's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

4.25

annadiprimavera's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-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? Yes

3.5