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The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
4.0
dark tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
Tell me you are a horror author from the US without telling me you're a horror author from the US: 
"The house was super batshit crazy old. It was 80 years old." 

This was super fun. I enjoyed: 
  • the descriptions of the hauntings
  • how Eleanor and Theodora are such good friends
  • all the parallels between past & present thourought the story
  • how the house is described as a living thing without explicitly mentioning it
  • the mysteries that remained intact
  • the ending

It didn't quite get to me emotionally, though.

 "I'm no good at talking to people ... and saying things."
- I feel you, honey.