Huw answers “Did the book leave any other reader...”

Ben Whitney asked this question about The Haunting of Hill House:

Did the book leave any other reader questioning if Hill House was haunted? I know there were sounds and apparitions but I can't help feel that I, as the reader, have been duped. I see Ms. Jackson smiling in her grave right now.

Huw It's telling that this question needs to be asked, and I don't blame you for asking. Unfortunately Jackson falls back on the always irritating unrelia…moreIt's telling that this question needs to be asked, and I don't blame you for asking. Unfortunately Jackson falls back on the always irritating unreliable narrator trope, therefore it's impossible to know for sure whether the house was haunted or not.(less)

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