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A review by theravenkingx
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
4.0
4 stars
Fear,” the doctor said, “is the relinquishment of logic, the willing relinquishing of reasonable patterns. We yield to it or we fight it, but we cannot meet it halfway.”
After falling in love with the Netflix adaptation of this book, I decided to pick it up, expecting to learn more details about the characters and Hill House. However, I was crestfallen when I realized that this book was totally different from the show. Instead of giving up, I clung to the hope and continued to read. I am happy to announce that this book didn't disappoint.
It's a great horror book that explores both the human psyche and the super natural. I enjoyed how it doesn't spell out everything and leave a room for reader's imagination to construct, brick by brick, with architectural mastery, their own castle of theories around the Hill House. I also thought that Shirley did a great job of building a sense of dread and urgency with her writing. You could feel the silence and creepiness of the Hill House without her having to explain. I mean, it's unexplainable how she threaded her words to create such a creepy and chaotic energy with her writing.
The shift from creepy calm to chaotic is more evident when the doctor’s wife joins the Hill House. Her presence creates an aura of confusion around the people already living in the Hill House, and the reader can also feel the tension and suspense rising as the house becomes more unpredictable and hostile.
Highly recommended.
Journey's end in lovers meeting
It's a great horror book that explores both the human psyche and the super natural. I enjoyed how it doesn't spell out everything and leave a room for reader's imagination to construct, brick by brick, with architectural mastery, their own castle of theories around the Hill House. I also thought that Shirley did a great job of building a sense of dread and urgency with her writing. You could feel the silence and creepiness of the Hill House without her having to explain. I mean, it's unexplainable how she threaded her words to create such a creepy and chaotic energy with her writing.
The shift from creepy calm to chaotic is more evident when the doctor’s wife joins the Hill House. Her presence creates an aura of confusion around the people already living in the Hill House, and the reader can also feel the tension and suspense rising as the house becomes more unpredictable and hostile.
Highly recommended.
Journey's end in lovers meeting