The Haunting of Hill House

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Summary: They don't write 'em like that anymore!
Review: This book is probably too tame for the Clive Barker "splatter-punk" crowd. It relies on subtlety and finesse to make you uneasy first, then scared, then terrified. This is NOT a "horror" novel, just a damn fine ghost story.

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Summary: It was very, very good!!! Two Thumbs Way Up!
Review: I thought that The Haunting of Hill House was very good. I was intrigued by the characters, as well as the house. It wasn't as scary as I had hoped it would have been, but the book draws you into the story so well, that despite its lack of scariness, it rewards the reader with a very good story, with excellent character development.

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Summary: Marketing
Review: Just another step towards were movie studios determine whichbooks stay in print & which do not. The Dream Works logo is biggerthan the authors name.

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Summary: Hill House walks alone in your mind!
Review: Shirley Jackson creates Hill House everytime someone picks up this book. In the quirky Oz of Hill House, Eleanor and her three companions confront the monster from within and the reader is held captive by the machinations of evil which slowly and methodically devour the psyche of the hapless "Nell". The author weaves a web of images which insidiously attaches itself to personal fears of the individual reader. Although most readers remember best the scene in the bedroom when "Nell" realizes it was not Theo's hand she was holding, I urge new and old readers alike to pay close attention to the walk to the grove for an old fashioned picnic on the lawn, which devolves into a frenzied dash from what I can only describe as the source of primeval fear itself. This is undoubtedly the finest horror book ever written!

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Summary: The one "ghost" story you should read
Review: This novel by Jackson is a major work in the ghost story genre. It has fascinated me since I read it as a teen and re-read it a few times after that. The character of Eleanor is key to the novel. Jackson's economy in this novel contrasts with the bloated one of King's in the Shining ( presumably King was influenced by Jackson). But the real frisson can be found in the slowly deteriorating personality of Eleanor by the HAUNTING handled cleverly by Jackson (again contrast King's bludgeoning style in the Shining).

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Summary: Absolutely Brilliant.
Review: Shirley Jackons classic is by far one of the best book i have ever read. She is able to purvey horror not through excessive gore but through mood, atmosphere, and inference. This novel is scary on a psychological level...your imagination runs away with you when you read it. The prose flows like a smooth liquid. When you put the book down you have to take a minute and recooperate. I highly reccommend it for anyone who loves haunted house stories or who has seen the movie.

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Summary: Hill's House is great
Review: I think that "The Haunting of Hills House" is one of the most chilling books i have ever read. I hae also just found out they are making a movie on it called "The Haunting" which i am going to see as soon as it comes out

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Summary: One of the best books I have ever read
Review: The Haunting of Hill House is an excellent thriller/horror story. It can be enjoyed over and over again and one seems to find out more about Eleanor than first assumed by the second go around. I hope though that the new screen debut is better than the original. The original movie confused and annoyed me as I watched it because the other characters are not really given personalities. Eleanor's thoughts out-weighted every aspect of the movie and was very annoying. So hopefully the movie will focus on Eleanor but at the same time the power of Hill House.

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Summary: The book was a disappointment after seeing the 1963 movie.
Review: I saw the 1963 movie version of this book when I was about 10. I am now 44 and still haven't recovered. I have just finished reading the book and was totally disappointed. I did realize that it isn't so much a haunted house book as it is a psychological thriller. Still, I thought the horror part wasn't very horrible and the psychological part was not very well explored. If you want to be scared, see the 1963 movie. I know it changed me for life.

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Summary: This book is excellent.
Review: I loved this book. Shirley Jackson can truly grasp the elements of horror and use to superb detail to compliment them.