The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson

The Haunting of Hill House

Shirley Jackson with Laura Miller

182 pages • first pub 1959 (editions)

fiction classics horror literary dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Description

The greatest haunted house story ever writtenFirst published in 1959, Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House has been hailed as a perfect work of unnerving terror. It is the story of four seekers who arrive at a notoriously unfriendly pile c...

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Moods

dark 90%
mysterious 85%
tense 66%
emotional 21%
sad 21%
reflective 14%
challenging 11%
adventurous 10%
funny 5%

Pace

medium 49%
slow 34%
fast 16%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 56% | A mix: 33% | Plot: 8%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 42% | Yes: 30% | No: 25% | N/A: 1%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 41% | No: 29% | Yes: 27% | N/A: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 78% | Yes: 10% | It's complicated: 6% | N/A: 4%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 67% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 10% | N/A: 2%

Average rating

3.81

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