The Haunting of Hill House
By Shirley Jackson
Rating: 4 stars out of 5
Genre: Horror, Haunted House
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Goodreads Synopsis
It is the story of four seekers who arrive at a notoriously unfriendly pile called Hill House: Dr. Montague, an occult scholar looking for solid evidence of a "haunting"; Theodora, the lighthearted assistant; Eleanor, a friendless, fragile young woman well acquainted with poltergeists; and Luke, the future heir of Hill House. At first, their stay seems destined to be merely a spooky encounter with inexplicable phenomena. But Hill House is gathering its powers—and soon it will choose one of them to make its own.
Review
Was it the best horror story (in terms of plots) I have ever read? Probably not, but still I really really enjoyed reading it. It is scary and creepy and if you are someone who likes reading in bed after turning the lights off for the night, be prepared for staying at least an hour awake after closing the book convincing yourself, "it is just a book, it is not real, it is just a book". But apart from the scary bits it also had jokes and camaraderie, which was something which was unexpected for me, considering most books of the horror genre are generally entirely somber excluding a few errant sentences maybe, but The Haunting of the Hill House had quite a few moments of friendship and funny conversations. I personally have a love/hate relationship with ambiguity in books, but this is one of the examples of ambiguity done well (acc. to my taste), it made me think for quite some time after I had turned the very last page but it didn't make me flunk the book across room thinking I wasted my time reading it. Also, it had LGBTQIA+ rep, which was such a surprise considering it is a 1950s book, this made me love this book even more.
The Haunting of the Hill House is definitely a haunting house story that everyone should read and I am very sure you won't regret reading it.
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