The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson

The Haunting of Hill House

Shirley Jackson with Laura Miller

182 pages • first pub 1959 (editions)

fiction classics horror literary dark mysterious tense slow-paced

Description

The greatest haunted house story ever writtenFirst published in 1959, Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House has been hailed as a perfect work of unnerving terror. It is the story of four seekers who arrive at a notoriously unfriendly pile c...

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Community Reviews Summary of 27,478 reviews

Moods

dark 90%
mysterious 85%
tense 66%
emotional 21%
sad 20%
reflective 14%
adventurous 11%
challenging 11%
funny 5%

Pace

medium 48%
slow 35%
fast 15%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 56% | A mix: 33% | Plot: 8%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 43% | Yes: 29% | No: 25% | N/A: 1%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 41% | No: 30% | Yes: 26% | N/A: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 78% | Yes: 9% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 4%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 67% | It's complicated: 19% | No: 10% | N/A: 2%

Average rating

3.81

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