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Despite all the hype (Stephen King called it one of the finest horror novels of the late 20th century), I just didn't feel the love so many others did for The Haunting of Hill House. So what was the problem for me? First of all, it took a long time to get going. I reached page 127 of 246 pages before anything really happened. I know an important part of the horror novel is the build-up to the scary scenes. There was build-up but not of the suspenseful type. The author spent a lot of time on disc
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"Almost any house, caught unexpectedly or at an odd angle, can turn a deeply humorous look on a watching person; even a mischievous little chimney or a dormer like a dimple, can catch up a beholder with a sense of fellowship; but a house arrogant and hating, never off guard, can only be evil."
It's getting close to Halloween, so I thought I'd add a spooky story to my to-read list, and Shirley Jackson's 1959 classic The Haunting of Hill House totally fit the bill.
Four people arrive at Hill House i ...more
Hmm, I think I wrote a review of this and then overwrote it...whoops! Tsk.
Anyway, I am 94% sure I have read this before. There are details in it that I remember that were NOT in the movie...so I must have read it. It's decent...a classic, right?? No one is particularly likable, but I think it's more about the storytelling and the mood/atmosphere, which are hard to beat.
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Anyway, I am 94% sure I have read this before. There are details in it that I remember that were NOT in the movie...so I must have read it. It's decent...a classic, right?? No one is particularly likable, but I think it's more about the storytelling and the mood/atmosphere, which are hard to beat.
Anyway, happy to reread! =) ...more
Apr 02, 2018
Katherine
marked it as to-read
