A review by imaginary_space
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Tell me you are a horror author from the US without telling me you're a horror author from the US: 

"The house was super batshit crazy old. It was 80 years old." 

This was super fun. I enjoyed: 

• the descriptions of the hauntings
• how Eleanor and Theodora are such good friends
• all the parallels between past & present thourought the story
• how the house is described as a living thing without explicitly mentioning it
• the mysteries that remained intact
• the ending

It didn't quite get to me emotionally, though.

 "I'm no good at talking to people ... and saying things."

- I feel you, honey.