Book review: THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE by Shirley Jackson
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson, New York: Penguin Books, ©1959 “No live organism can continue for long to exist sanely under conditions of absolute reality; even larks and katydids are supposed, by some, to dream. Hill House, not sane, stood by itself against its hills, holding darkness within; it had stood so for eighty years and might stand for eighty more. Within, walls continued upright, bricks met neatly, floors were firm, and doors were sensibly shut; silence lay steadily against the wood and stone of Hill House, and whatever walked there, walked alone.” I was about 2/3 reading Herman Melville's Moby Dick. Though I admit I find it quite dreary and boring, it was tiring me to scan blocks of text and the drama was not stirring me anymore. So I downloaded another batch of eBooks, started reading Shirley Jackson's horror novel The Haunting of Hill House yesterday. I just finished it moments ago. You may be familiar with the author's name, as she wrote ...