littlelagomorph 's review for:

The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson

4.5

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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definitely deserves the praise it gets but i wish people wouldn't present this as a super scary horror novel. it is deeply unsettling but it's an atmospheric psychological portrait of a deeply repressed woman in the 1950s, not a Supernatural Horror Novel. i think it does the book and its themes a disservice to not acknowledge it for what it is.