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Shirley Jackson: The Haunting of Hill House (2006, Penguin Books) 4 stars

First published in 1959, Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House has been hailed as …

Review of 'The Haunting of Hill House' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

"It was a house without kindness, never meant to be lived in, not a fit place for people or for love or for hope. Exorcism cannot alter the countenance of a house; Hill House would stay as it was until it was destroyed."

Chapter 1 was a bit of a wordy slog, but after that it was pedal to the metal. What a great story.