The Haunting of Hill House in Around the Year in 52 Books

Jun 28, 2016 Clare rated it it was amazing

I read this for my Female Gothic Literature class. very fascinating writing

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Nov 03, 2013 Christine H rated it liked it

Shelves: girl-vs-house

My original rating for this was 3 stars, and I pretty much stand by that. In my mind, it breaks down something like this:

*Establishment of creepy house, which rightly influenced so much subsequent fiction: 5 stars
*Ambiguity and underlying social/emotional forces worthy of The Turn of the Screw: 5 stars
*Constantly listening to Eleanor's neurotic thoughts and her telling herself incessantly that she's thinking something "concretely": 2 stars
*Lackluster banter among the characters: 2 stars
*Obnoxiou ...more

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Sep 22, 2018 Ana rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: gothic, 2018, 2018-september, horror

Utterly creepy story from all angles. And the thing that gets me is that the history of the house is actually realistic. I watch The Dead Files, and I've heard enough of history that sounds similar to this. I could totally see this as an episode of the Dead Files, though. ...more

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Sep 30, 2012 Heather L rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: classics, fiction, 2012, group-read, book-to-movie

Not my usual type of book, but it was a fast and creepy sort of read befitting the Halloween season.

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Feb 15, 2008 Jaime rated it it was amazing

Shelves: horror, read-2005, classic

Another great horror story. I loved how Jackson portrayed the slow unraveling of Eleanor’s mind, with those little bursts of clarity. It’s no surprise that this is considered a classic. Another interesting thing about reading these classics, is that the style of writing is so different. Maybe that’s just part of what makes it a classic.

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