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The Haunting of Hill House
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Do you want to read a beautifully written book about a very lonely woman in a very lonely house? Well, this is definitely a book that I can see myself reading several more times in my life.
What they say about it
- Reads it again and again“reading several more times”3
- Reads the opening paragraph“read the first paragraph”2
The best things said about it
So, anyway, um I'm going to recommend uh The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson one because it I mean it is sort of the ex of the 20th century sort of haunted house story. So, I think at the start of the book, most people won't be frightened.
If it's an adult, I'm going to give them The Haunting of Hill House.
Rereading it again just over the weekend, the opening bits, I realized the beginning of Lone Women is Eleanor's escape and the way that she's afraid of being caught like I absolutely lifted that feeling for Adelaide.
And as a kid who was in love with Stephen King at the time, but who was not supremely well read, I treated that book like, as many people did, I'm sure, like a just a list, a bibliography. Here's everything you got to read. And for better or worse, Shirley Jackson's Haunting of Hill House was one of the.
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Why people recommend it
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson is a celebrated 1959 gothic horror novel that tells the chilling story of four individuals staying in a notoriously sinister mansion. On The Book Review, Leigh Bardugo selected the novel as her go-to Halloween recommendation for adult readers seeking a classic scare. Paul Tremblay similarly endorsed the book on the podcast, describing it as the ultimate twentieth-century haunted house story that gradually draws readers in. Gilbert Cruz also praised the work as a beautifully crafted tale about a lonely woman in an isolated house, noting that it is a literary piece he intends to reread multiple times throughout his life. Beyond direct recommendations, the novel has served as a frequent subject of literary discussion. Leigh Bardugo reflected on how the classic text successfully navigates psychological ambiguity and uncertainty about reality. Gilbert Cruz and Victor LaValle discussed the book extensively on the podcast, with LaValle recalling how he discovered Jackson's masterpiece as a young reader through Stephen King's bibliography. Cruz also frequently redirected listeners to these prior conversations, cementing the novel's reputation as a cornerstone of psychological horror and a deeply influential work within the genre.
Every mention
Gilbert Cruz really I say at heart like do you want to read a beautifully written book about a very lonely woman in a ve… 5
Discussed
“Victor, I'd love it if you can read the first paragraph of The Haunting of Hill House. I'm happy to.”
Discussed
“there's the obvious one The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson and I only mention that as a reason to direct listeners back to a conversation I had earlier this year with the novelist Victor Laval in which he talked about the book that he has read the most in his life and that is The Haunting of Hill”
Discussed
“that book is The Haunting of Hill housee by Shirley Jackson alongside Henry James's the turn of the screw and Stephen King's The Shining”
Discussed
“Victor I'd love it if you can read the first paragraph of The Haunting of Hill House”
Recommended
“really I say at heart like do you want to read a beautifully written book about a very lonely woman in a very lonely house well this is definitely a book that I can see myself reading several more times in my life”
Leigh Bardugo If it's an adult, I'm going to give them The Haunting of Hill House. But I might if they if they look like… 2
Discussed
“I mean so much so much of horror I think occupies I mean the kind of classics of horror already occupy that space like The Haunting of Hill House. Sure. I was thinking about this in terms of the haunting of Hill House and then we have always lived in the castle”
Recommended
“If it's an adult, I'm going to give them The Haunting of Hill House. But I might if they if they look like an NPR listener, then I might direct them to Our Share of Night by I think it's Mariana.”
Paul Tremblay So, anyway, um I'm going to recommend uh The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson one because it I mea… 1
Recommended
“So, anyway, um I'm going to recommend uh The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson one because it I mean it is sort of the ex of the 20th century sort of haunted house story. So, I think at the start of the book, most people won't be frightened.”
Victor LaValle well actually I mean rereading it again just over the weekend the opening bits I realized the beginning of… 3
Discussed
“And as a kid who was in love with Stephen King at the time, but who was not supremely well read, I treated that book like, as many people did, I'm sure, like a just a list, a bibliography. Here's everything you got to read. And for better or worse, Shirley Jackson's Haunting of Hill House was one of the”
Discussed
“and For Better or Worse Shirley Jackson's Haunting of Hill House was one of the first I picked up”
Discussed
“well actually I mean rereading it again just over the weekend the opening bits I realized the beginning of Lone women is Eleanor's escape and the way that she's afraid of being caught like I absolutely lifted that feeling for Adelaide”
Greg Cowles I'm reading The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson which you for people who don't know 2
Discussed
“I'm reading The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson which you for people who don't know”
Discussed
“I'm reading The Haunting of Hill housee by Shirley Jackson”
Other mentions (5: passing, ad reads, own books)
Passing
“And then after the break, Victor Laval, author of 2023's Lone Women, talks about the book he's read the most in his life, a book I have read many times, The Great Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House.”
Passing
“I'm Gilbert Cruz, editor of the New York Times Book Review, and I am presenting you now with a conversation that I had with a great writer from two years ago, Victor Laval, who wrote a piece of historical horror fiction called Lone Women. He is talking about Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House.”
Passing
“I've been speaking with Victor Laval about Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House and about his new novel, Lone Women.”
Passing
“have you read uh The Haunting of Hill House as well I haven't actually I think the only thing I've read of hers is the lottery which of course I read in school like everyone else”
Passing
“Mark Z Daniel's house of leaves and The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson which is an old class that is a good creepy one”