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The Haunting of Hill House
by Shirley Jackson | Mystery & Thrillers
Registered by whitehorsy of Hasselt, Limburg / Limbourg Belgium on Monday, September 22, 2008
Average 7 star rating by BookCrossing Members 

status (set by mysticalzoe): reserved


12 journalers for this copy...

Journal Entry 1 by whitehorsy from Hasselt, Limburg / Limbourg Belgium on Monday, September 22, 2008

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From the back:

Four seekers have come to the ugly, abandoned old mansion: Dr. Montague, an occult scholar looking for solid evidence of the psychic phenomenon called haunting; Theodora, his lovely and lighthearted assistant; Eleanor, a lonely, homeless girl well acquainted with poltergeists; and Luke, the adventurous future heir of Hill House. At first, their stay seems destined to be merely a spooky encounter with inexplicable noises, self-closing doors, but Hill House is gathering its powers and will soon choose one of them to make its own...

October 2008: This book was not as scary as I thought it would be. I've seen part of the movie and I found it quite unnerving. ;-)

reserved as a RABCK for chich in France 

Journal Entry 2 by whitehorsy at -- controlled release --, Vlaams-Brabant / Brabant Flamant Belgium on Thursday, October 30, 2008

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Released 3 yrs ago (10/30/2008 UTC) at -- controlled release --, Vlaams-Brabant / Brabant Flamant Belgium

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Sent as a RABCK to chich in France, who has this book on her wishlist. Enjoy! :-) 

Journal Entry 3 by wingchichwing from Sant Antoni de Portmany, Illes Balears/Islas Baleares Spain on Monday, November 03, 2008

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Image hosting by Photobucket What a fantastic surprise!!! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU whitehorsy, I've been wanting to read this book for ages. I absolutely love the movie and can't wait to find out what the book is like! 

Journal Entry 4 by wingchichwing from Sant Antoni de Portmany, Illes Balears/Islas Baleares Spain on Saturday, November 15, 2008

9 out of 10

What a fantastic read! I loved the book as much as I did the movie and, as usual, really enjoyed Shirley Jackson's writing. I think seeing the film before reading the book is a good idea as it makes the reading even more unnerving. You remember the scenes and overall atmosphere, which makes the reading experience even more stressful;)

Thank again for this RABCK whitehorsy :o) 

Journal Entry 5 by wingchichwing at Sant Antoni de Portmany, Illes Balears/Islas Baleares Spain on Wednesday, September 22, 2010

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I just found this at the bottom of a bag of books to be released at our OBCZ, I have no idea how it got there! This is such a great book that I've decided not to release it and to host a bookray instead:) 

Journal Entry 6 by wingchichwing at Sant Antoni de Portmany, Illes Balears/Islas Baleares Spain on Thursday, September 23, 2010

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Starting a bookray, PM me if you want to join!

Shipping order:
1) silvia-pco, Portugal, EU shipping.
2) Simson-Shilitoe, France, EU shipping.
3) LilyKlip, Germany, EU shipping.
4) GronnLivsstil, Norway, EU shipping.
5) lucy-lemon, UK, UK shipping preferred.
6) jules5, UK, EU shipping.
7) AliceF, UK, EU shipping.
8) MKtiny, UK, can ship anywhere.
9) lorettallen, US, US shipping.
10) mysticalzoe, US, US/Canada shipping. ¤¤ current location ¤¤


...you?



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BookRay Recommendations:
• make a journal entry when you receive the book so everyone knows it has safely arrived
• try to read it within a month
• ask the next on the list for his/her address
• make a journal entry when finished, telling us what you thought - did you like it? Did you think it was well-written?
• wrap it up well and pass it on to the next participant

Please PM me in case of any problems/unforeseen delay. If you are experiencing an RBC (Reading Backlog Crisis) or no longer wish to read the book, let me know and I will move/remove you down/off the list.

Hint: Ask for the address of the next on the list before you have finished reading; sometimes it takes a while before you get a reply. Some people don't get PM's. You may want to look for an e-mail address on their profile, or leave an ISO message on the forum. If the person doesn't respond within 7-10 days (use your judgement), please PM the next person, and then me, so I can update the bookring list.

**Cheapest postage rate is fine**

Happy reading everyone! 

Journal Entry 7 by wingchichwing at Bookray, Bookray -- Controlled Releases on Monday, October 11, 2010

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Book sent to silvia-pco today, enjoy! :) 

Journal Entry 8 by silvia-pco at Murtosa, Aveiro Portugal on Monday, October 18, 2010

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It's here! I have another book on the line before this one, but I'll try to be brief. I'll keep you posted :)  

Journal Entry 9 by silvia-pco at Murtosa, Aveiro Portugal on Wednesday, November 17, 2010

9 out of 10

Finished this a couple of days ago, but just now had the time to make my JE. I loved the book, it was a great pick to read during Halloween. It was my first book by Shirley Jackson and I quite liked her style, I'll try to find more of her woks. I had no idea there was a movie based on this book and surely will try to watch it whenever I have a chance :)

The books already on its was to the next reader. Enjoy! 

Journal Entry 10 by Simson-Shilitoe at Neewiller-près-Lauterbourg, Alsace France on Sunday, November 21, 2010

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The book arrived safely in yesterday`s mail.

At the moment I am reading "Escape from Shangri-La" by Michael Morpurgo, a bookring started by "hakkalina", which I am going to finish this evening.

So I am going to start with "The Haunting of Hill House" on Monday or Tuesday of next week.

Thank you "silvia-pco" for posting and "chich" for sharing another fine bookring. 

Journal Entry 11 by Simson-Shilitoe at Neewiller-près-Lauterbourg, Alsace France on Sunday, December 12, 2010

7 out of 10

Only 7 stars because for me the motion picture (1963) is much better.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2JvOuUlw2I&feature=related > Trailer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQEjjzgdZFQ&feature=related > motion picure


The Haunting of Hill House is a 1959 novel by author Shirley Jackson. Considered one of the best literary ghost stories published during the twentieth century, it has been made into two feature films and a play. Jackson's novel relies on terror rather than horror to elicit emotion by the reader, utilizing complex relationships between the mysterious events in the house and the characters’ psyches.

Stephen King, in his book Danse Macabre, a non-fiction review of the horror genre, lists The Haunting of Hill House as one of the finest horror novels of the late 20th century and provides a lengthy review. According to the Wall Street Journal, the book is "now widely regarded as the greatest haunted-house story ever written."

The book has been adapted to film twice, in 1963 and again in 1999, both times under the title The Haunting. The 1963 version is a relatively faithful adaptation. The 1999 version, considerably different from the novel, is an overt fantasy horror in which all the main characters are terrorized, and one is killed, by explicitly supernatural means.

Will be followed now by "Odd and the Frost Giants" and "Agatha Christie's Poirot: The Life and Times of Hercule Poirot".

Posting to LilyKlip as soon as I get an address. 

Journal Entry 12 by Simson-Shilitoe at Germersheim, Rheinland-Pfalz Germany on Tuesday, December 14, 2010

7 out of 10

Released 1 yr ago (12/14/2010 UTC) at Germersheim, Rheinland-Pfalz Germany

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Posted to Leipzig and LilyKlip in the late afternoon. Happy journey and happy reading! 

Journal Entry 13 by LilyKlip at Leipzig, Sachsen Germany on Sunday, December 19, 2010

7 out of 10

the book has arrived yesterday. I already started reading it and really like it so far.

Thanks a lot for the chocolade, Simson-Shilitoe!

I really enjoyed reading this and will try and get hold of the film as well.

Already asked for the next address, so the book can continue its journey soon. 

Journal Entry 14 by LilyKlip at Leipzig, Sachsen Germany on Monday, December 27, 2010

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Released 1 yr ago (12/28/2010 UTC) at Leipzig, Sachsen Germany

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Will send the book on its way tomorrow. Thank you again for the Ring. 

Journal Entry 15 by GronnLivsstil at Bryne, Rogaland fylke Norway on Thursday, January 13, 2011

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The book arrived today. Hopefully it wouldn't take too long to read it.  

Journal Entry 16 by GronnLivsstil at by mail, A Bookray -- Controlled Releases on Friday, February 25, 2011

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Released 1 yr ago (2/25/2011 UTC) at by mail, A Bookray -- Controlled Releases

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Sorry for the delay in JE's. I've read the book and really liked reading it.

Now it's on it's way to the next reader. 

Journal Entry 17 by lucy-lemon at Llandudno, Wales United Kingdom on Tuesday, March 15, 2011

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Arrived today, and I'm looking forward to reading it! 

Journal Entry 18 by lucy-lemon at Llandudno, Wales United Kingdom on Tuesday, March 15, 2011

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Arrived today, and I'm looking forward to reading it! 

Journal Entry 19 by lucy-lemon at Llandudno, Wales United Kingdom on Thursday, March 31, 2011

8 out of 10

Ooh, I liked this a lot! I read it tonight, when I was home alone, and kept hearing some random creepy noises! Usually I would ignore them and think it was just the boiler, or the people downstairs, etc, but tonight I was really jumpy! I watched the film a while ago - the latest one - so pictured Theo as Catherine Zeta Jones, but apart from that I didn't think of the film too much. The book is so much better. I was a bit annoyed by the very open ending - I want more explicit ghosts in my horror stories - but on the whole I really liked the book. Thank you for sharing! 

Journal Entry 20 by jules5 at Darlington, County Durham United Kingdom on Saturday, April 23, 2011

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Thanks Lucy-Lemon-looking forward to the read. lol at your review,my boiler made some awful wheezing like it was coming to get me!!! Interesting entry by Simson-Shilitoe about the review as the most significant haunted house horror. Will approach this in new light. 

Journal Entry 21 by jules5 at Darlington, County Durham United Kingdom on Wednesday, May 11, 2011

10 out of 10

A haunted house...sounds a bit cheesy but this book certainly isn't. The quality of her writing shines through on every page. The run-up to the 'haunting' is very deliberate as we get to see the characters...from the outset, Eleanor is clearly unstable and it makes you think if it wasn't Hill House, it would have been any other. The way the female characters turned on each other i found quite disturbing,and probably this was the climax of the supernatural events for me. The arrival of the wife of the Doctor I felt rather dampened down the tension though the dismissal of Eleanor was horrible! This was a great read and many thanks for introducing me to this fab author! 

Journal Entry 22 by jules5 at Coventry, Warwickshire United Kingdom on Wednesday, May 11, 2011

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Released 1 yr ago (5/11/2011 UTC) at Coventry, Warwickshire United Kingdom

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Posted today and winging it's way onwards!! Enjoy 

Journal Entry 23 by AliceF at Coventry, Warwickshire United Kingdom on Friday, May 13, 2011

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Gratefully received in the post today: thanks! Will read it as soon as I've finished Mo Hayder's last book. 

Journal Entry 24 by AliceF at Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire United Kingdom on Monday, September 05, 2011

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Released 8 mos ago (9/5/2011 UTC) at Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire United Kingdom

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On its way... 

Journal Entry 25 by wingMKtinywing at Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire United Kingdom on Wednesday, September 07, 2011

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Arrived today, hope to get to it soon. 

Journal Entry 26 by wingMKtinywing at Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire United Kingdom on Wednesday, October 19, 2011

8 out of 10

I love ghost stories and this one did not disappoint me. It is well written and a real page turner. I was also genuinely scared! I was intrigued by the relationships between the four main characters - I was constantly trying to guess the nature of the haunting. Very clever.

Pmed lorettallen, so the book will be on it's way soon....maybe in time for Halloween. Wooooo! 

Journal Entry 27 by lorettallen at Portland, Maine USA on Wednesday, October 26, 2011

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Just received this in the mail today--thanks so much, MKtiny! This is my second horror novel in a week--gearing up for Halloween! 

Journal Entry 28 by lorettallen at Portland, Maine USA on Friday, October 28, 2011

5 out of 10

Dang! I was pretty disappointed with this. Great reviews, great author (I read "The Lottery" ages ago but still remember it), but the book didn't deliver for me. It was definitely suspenseful, but slow to get started (and for such a short novel, I thought that was a flaw). I'm not usually this hard on books, but... :(

That being said, I read this right after reading "The Exorcist," which can turn any other horror story into Goodnight, Moon.

It's on its way to the next one! 

Journal Entry 29 by mysticalzoe at Gardiner, Maine USA on Sunday, October 30, 2011

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Received this yesterday, i do have another book ahead of it, and will get o it when I can. Thanks for sending! 

Journal Entry 30 by mysticalzoe at Gardiner, Maine USA on Monday, November 14, 2011

8 out of 10

I finished reading this book last night..I think was a little weird. It starts off with 3 people goig to Hill House, and ending well strangely. The main character Eleanor ends up going crazy, and towards the end a few odd characters join the 3 main characters. There was also a few pages that really freaked me out, with all the ghost pounding away and what not.

This is definitely like the movie, as the movie is completely different. I would not read this book again, as some dialogue was just out there. Overall I give it an 8 just for giving me the heebie jeebies!

Not sure what I will do with the book possibly start another ray when i am done with school. 



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