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The Haunting of Hill House
The Haunting of Hill House
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Start date
August 1, 2013
Finish date
September 4, 2013
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This is the book we chose for August. Yay for gothic literature!

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Stina
Nov 07, 2011 rated it liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: book-club-selections, finished-in-2011
What is it about ghost stories that makes me want to analyze the bejeebies out of them? Having read The Turn of the Screw not that long ago, I found myself making constant comparisons between them. The Haunting of Hill House is far and away the winner in this contest. Shirley Jackson's use of language is much more effective and, well, haunting. The internal logic of the story also works better, although I'm not altogether certain it is internally consistent. There are still some ambiguities that ...more
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Paul Binkley
Mar 01, 2013 rated it really liked it
Beth
Mar 04, 2013 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
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Maria
Mar 15, 2013 rated it it was amazing
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Aug 18, 2013 rated it really liked it
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Oct 22, 2018 rated it really liked it
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Feb 08, 2016 marked it as to-read
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