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Liked It1 of 1 members found this review helpful “A classic for this time of year, Jackson’s The Haunting of Hill House was published in 1959, a time when men were men and ladies wore skirts. And smoked and bought shares in cars, apparently. Who buys half a car? Anyhow, Eleanor Vance, the shy, lonesome protagonist, has been taking care of her...” see full review » see other reviews » |
Didn’t Like It “I'm not sure I was this book's target audience. Nothing about it dragged me into the fear the characters were feeling, nor the encroaching insanity. It wasn't a bad book, but not one I'll read again.” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“Very SCARY!!!”
Stacey w wrote this review 2 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
0 of 1 members found this review helpful“Master's Degree -- English 630: American Gothic - My favorite selection of the entire semester. A pretty creepy read... but upon a closer look I don't think the house has anything wrong with it. I think the visitors are the ones causing all the problems.”
Wendy Bell wrote this review 11 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Haunting ( naturally) written only as Hill can, in her plan, homespun way. ”
Sarah B wrote this review Saturday, November 14 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“eww....you wait forever for something to happen. In the meanwhile u are left with characters who are weird and are prone to all sorts of weird wise cracks, and hard to digest 'uncommon' reactions...grrrr....this book totally drove me nuts!!
Swetha P wrote this review Sunday, November 8 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
It is typically the sort of book u just keep reading, hoping that something interesting will happen, and it never does finally occur!!!
Steer clear of this book. I personally love English classics and grew up reading them. This is the first and worst classic i have read!!”
“This book is going to be scary!”
Arnaaz H wrote this review Tuesday, October 13 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I saw the 1999 movie version of this back in the day with that horrible Catherine Zeta-Jones. I'd always heard that the book was much better. It was better, but I still didn't particularly care for it. It seemed to plod along with not a lot of anything happening for the first half of the book. And finally when things did happen, it was rather a let down. Still, it was reasonably entertaining.”
Jennifer J wrote this review Thursday, October 8 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“I'm not sure I was this book's target audience. Nothing about it dragged me into the fear the characters were feeling, nor the encroaching insanity. It wasn't a bad book, but not one I'll read again.”
Birdhouse in Your Soul wrote this review Monday, September 28 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Shirley Jackson’s classic ghost story can still send a chill up the spine 50 years after it was originally published. Deliberately vague as to time and place, Jackson refuses to do the work of the reader by explaining or confirming the actual nature of the events that occur. Instead, she offers ambiguous and surreal accounts of nightmarish happenings from the perspective of a young woman who appears to be suffering from an increasingly disturbing psychological disorder. As the tale unfolds, questions continue to arise that are left tantalizingly unanswered. Perhaps Jackson’s greatest narrative skill, however, lies in her ability to capture the heartbreaking loneliness of those who perceive themselves to be outsiders, longing desperately for a place to belong.
Boulder Public Library wrote this review Saturday, September 19 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Terry, Technical Services”“I couldn't sleep while reading this. I would be up all night with the lights on, jumping at every sound, thinking my house was going to turn on me. Fun time. ”
Brittany G wrote this review Saturday, September 12 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“As part of a paranormal study, several adults move into a haunted house. I read this in my Jr. High English class; it was an introduction to foreshadowing and symbolism. Great book - but I couldn't read it right before bed! Very scary. ”
Jill I wrote this review Thursday, September 10 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
