Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson

93 reviews

raginsagein's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

I really wanted to like this book. I really did. The pacing, for me was just so agonizingly slow. And the characters were pretty eh. I found myself spacing out a lot when reading this book. It is very well written. I will absolutely give Jackson that. I just don’t think her writing is for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

alexisgarcia's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

this is such a good book!!! definitely deserves all of the hype and the classic title, shirley jackson is a phenomenal writer

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Grief, Mental illness, Suicide, Violence, and Death

vaguely_pink's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Big thanks to my newest literary heroine Shirley Jackson for yassifying the ghost story. You truly were ahead of your time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide

Moderate: Death of parent, Bullying, Abandonment, Car accident, and Death

Minor: Grief, Gun violence, Toxic friendship, Confinement, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Sexism, and Blood

will_foster's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

I'm in conflict about The Haunting of Hill House. I can see how it's a classic story that people would study, and the depiction of social anxiety is the best I've read. 

The first 100 pages or slow were brilliant, then it slowed and started to irritate me as things happening seemed to be happening that I felt wasn't explained fully. I don't want things explained too much, but I'm also far too literal a reader to realise what's happening deep under the surface. This is just me, however, many parts I just didn't get it 😅. 

I understood why events were happening by the end of the Novel, but that didn't prevent my annoyance at character actions and things that were said that didn't seem to make sense. I came so close to putting the book away, but the fact that there were only 70 pages left by my most annoyed states made me want to get to the end.

I am glad I did, the ending was very good, and very suitable for the story and character dynamics as the story went along. I think I was just expecting something else. The scary parts were few but very effective. Ult mately, I think I wanted more of that.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

saliwali's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Death, Mental illness, Suicide, and Toxic friendship

mothie_girlie's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

Just didn't hit right, also this is so queer coded?? 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Alcohol

Moderate: Blood

brookebatesratesbooks's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness

silea's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Car accident, Suicide, Death of parent, Mental illness, Child death, and Death

louiepotterbook's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

1.0

Eleanor deserved better and the fact that Theo lived and she didn’t is absolute bullshit

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Car accident, Death of parent, Dysphoria, Gaslighting, Sexism, Medical trauma, Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Death, Mental illness, Misogyny, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Toxic friendship, and Violence

folklorestan's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness and Suicide