Reader’s Note
9 out of 10
The first paragraph is the best in the genre and I won't quote past the second line of it. Read with the landing light on, aged 41, no shame whatsoever.
by@verity_laneWritten 22 August 2026Read 21 August 2026
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The Haunting of Hill HouseShirley JacksonIn the Margins
The Haunting of Hill House reviewed by @margaretreads
That opening paragraph! Nothing else in it reaches that pitch again, and I say so as somebody who lent it out constantly. Eleanor is superb; the house is a bit of a set. I'd take Jackson's short stories over it, honestly.7 out of 10@margaretreads
The Haunting of Hill House reviewed by @grimdarkgareth
Not my genre. Eight anyway.8 out of 10@grimdarkgareth
The Haunting of Hill House reviewed by @bleakhouse_bex
"No live organism can continue for long to exist sanely under conditions of absolute reality." That is the FIRST paragraph. She's already won. I have read it aloud to three people who did not ask me to.10 out of 10@bleakhouse_bex
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