Comments on: The Haunting of Hill House, Shirley Jackson https://readingtheend.com/2009/05/26/the-haunting-of-hill-house-shirley-jackson/ before I read the middle Sun, 12 Sep 2010 04:50:25 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 By: The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson « A Good Stopping Point https://readingtheend.com/2009/05/26/the-haunting-of-hill-house-shirley-jackson/#comment-13273 Sun, 12 Sep 2010 04:50:25 +0000 http://readingtheend.com/?p=810#comment-13273 […] Jenny’s Books […]

]]> By: Wrapping up 2009 « Jenny's Books https://readingtheend.com/2009/05/26/the-haunting-of-hill-house-shirley-jackson/#comment-13272 Tue, 05 Jan 2010 01:13:30 +0000 http://readingtheend.com/?p=810#comment-13272 […] I started blogging because the blogosphere seems to love them so (The Beekeeper’s Apprentice, The Haunting of Hill House and We Have Always Lived in the Castle, and Bill Willingham’s Fables […]

]]> By: The Little Stranger, Sarah Waters « Jenny’s Books https://readingtheend.com/2009/05/26/the-haunting-of-hill-house-shirley-jackson/#comment-13271 Fri, 05 Jun 2009 01:22:18 +0000 http://readingtheend.com/?p=810#comment-13271 […] can see the influence of The Haunting of Hill House on this book, although it’s quite dissimilar to that.  I was mildly disappointed in the […]

]]> By: jennysbooks https://readingtheend.com/2009/05/26/the-haunting-of-hill-house-shirley-jackson/#comment-13270 Fri, 29 May 2009 16:31:45 +0000 http://readingtheend.com/?p=810#comment-13270 Nymeth – I was very hard to please at that juncture, and I didn’t really know what to expect out of We Have Always Lived in the Castle. I think I was expecting something rather light and cheery, and I found it confusing.

Diane – I think in fall haunted house stories are more convincing (I live in a very hot place). It is hard to feel appropriately spooked when outside it is all muggy and hot. Cold windy nights are the appropriate times for haunted books.

]]> By: Diane https://readingtheend.com/2009/05/26/the-haunting-of-hill-house-shirley-jackson/#comment-13269 Fri, 29 May 2009 02:16:43 +0000 http://readingtheend.com/?p=810#comment-13269 I love haunted house stories too, especiall in fall for some reason (Halloween). 🙂

]]> By: Nymeth https://readingtheend.com/2009/05/26/the-haunting-of-hill-house-shirley-jackson/#comment-13268 Thu, 28 May 2009 20:38:30 +0000 http://readingtheend.com/?p=810#comment-13268 I’m glad to hear you enjoyed it. And also surprised that you hated the beginning of We Have Always Lived in the Castle. I hope it works for you when you try it next!

]]> By: jennysbooks https://readingtheend.com/2009/05/26/the-haunting-of-hill-house-shirley-jackson/#comment-13267 Wed, 27 May 2009 19:20:36 +0000 http://readingtheend.com/?p=810#comment-13267 Everyone keeps saying that! That does it, first thing when I get home from London I am checking out We Have Always Lived in the Castle and reading it posthaste. It has just been bumped up to Number One Top Reading Priority.

]]> By: Tara https://readingtheend.com/2009/05/26/the-haunting-of-hill-house-shirley-jackson/#comment-13266 Wed, 27 May 2009 14:01:29 +0000 http://readingtheend.com/?p=810#comment-13266 I think I have this! I must read it, I did enjoy her book We Have Always Lived in the Castle so much.

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