tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post9105699569792709946..comments2024-03-28T15:23:18.037-05:00Comments on I Wish I Lived In a Library: The Haunting of Hill House - The ProjectKatherine Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12126062556416434416noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-54091046125700848492014-10-01T14:19:20.876-05:002014-10-01T14:19:20.876-05:00The basic bones of the 1999 movie are very similar...The basic bones of the 1999 movie are very similar to the story but then everything gets a bit nuts. I think the book is a little to subtle for more modern movies. I definitely find the book far more eerie and creepy than scary as well. Hope you're enjoying it!Katherine Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12126062556416434416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-32483762897632006862014-10-01T14:04:28.741-05:002014-10-01T14:04:28.741-05:00So with you in pretending the 2nd movie doesn'...So with you in pretending the 2nd movie doesn't exist! I definitely enjoyed the 1963 version much more and of course the book is great.Katherine Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12126062556416434416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-22900580516868300982014-10-01T07:49:03.579-05:002014-10-01T07:49:03.579-05:00I think you would really enjoy the audio JoAnn. I...I think you would really enjoy the audio JoAnn. I was surprised with how much I liked it and I think it increased my enjoyment of the book itself!Katherine Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12126062556416434416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-65113160487869877782014-10-01T07:19:40.395-05:002014-10-01T07:19:40.395-05:00I was thinking the same thing about Life Among the...I was thinking the same thing about Life Among the Savages! The later movie is rather awful which is too bad because I think there was some potential for it to be a good movie.Katherine Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12126062556416434416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-7300404605573299972014-10-01T07:15:14.209-05:002014-10-01T07:15:14.209-05:00Not sure about Susan Morell's biography but I ...Not sure about Susan Morell's biography but I think a biography of Shirley Jackson would be really interesting. The woman was brilliant but deeply troubled.<br />I highly recommend reading more of Jackson's work. The Lottery is good but not her best!Katherine Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12126062556416434416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-55909792329923971292014-09-30T08:17:34.932-05:002014-09-30T08:17:34.932-05:00It's definitely not in your face. The creep f...It's definitely not in your face. The creep factor kind of slowly grows on you. If you haven't read it I recommend it though I actually enjoyed the audio more than the book.Katherine Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12126062556416434416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-69006143487811178872014-09-30T08:14:19.852-05:002014-09-30T08:14:19.852-05:00She was definitely brilliant and so much of her wo...She was definitely brilliant and so much of her work has been overlooked. The 1999 movie was just odd. Rereading this has definitely made want to retry her other books!Katherine Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12126062556416434416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-27763139124322367672014-09-29T10:39:18.135-05:002014-09-29T10:39:18.135-05:00I'm reading the book now - about halfway throu...I'm reading the book now - about halfway through. Eerie, though not scary yet. I've seen the 1999 movie version, and have wondered how it differs from the book. Book of Secretshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06259592113584639013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-24069882370662565242014-09-26T17:48:29.043-05:002014-09-26T17:48:29.043-05:00You've reviewed one of my favourite books AND ...You've reviewed one of my favourite books AND talked about one of my favourite movies, too. The 1963 one, of course, by the same guy who directed The Sound of Music. I refuse to acknowledge the remake. Maybe if I pretend hard enough it will go away. <br /><br />Wonderful review. Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-67492228529399086782014-09-26T17:00:59.191-05:002014-09-26T17:00:59.191-05:00Great post, Katherine! I finished the book yesterd...Great post, Katherine! I finished the book yesterday and liked it, but didn't love it. Wondering if I should have gone the audio route. Now to watch the movies.JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-30755990468640937562014-09-26T14:55:38.195-05:002014-09-26T14:55:38.195-05:00A favorite book of mine and I also did not like th...A favorite book of mine and I also did not like the later movie. I need to find the earlier one. Life Among the Savages is great! I need to read it again. noelle44https://www.blogger.com/profile/00333648063604618407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-39359419646559061962014-09-25T20:30:54.065-05:002014-09-25T20:30:54.065-05:00I saw the earlier movie version on tv when I was v...I saw the earlier movie version on tv when I was very young. I also read The Lottery in school. Those are my only connections to Shirley Jackson's world. I have seen a biography of her around from last year by Susan Morell. I wonder if it is worth reading.<br /><br />I love how you did such an in-depth discussion of this title in all its forms. How great and thank you for your effort. It was Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-75515226723277183642014-09-25T16:34:35.929-05:002014-09-25T16:34:35.929-05:00I had thought this was more in your face horror an...I had thought this was more in your face horror and am glad it's not. If I read horror books, I tend to prefer the quiet ones like this that kind of creep up on you.Thanks for the great review, Katherine!Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-43093179459714050842014-09-25T15:45:11.758-05:002014-09-25T15:45:11.758-05:00I really liked this book (although the 1999 movie ...I really liked this book (although the 1999 movie version mainly just made me irritated) and I LOVE most of Shirley Jackson's short stories. I know pretty much everyone has read The Lottery but she wrote so many more wonderful, lesser-known stories! She was truly a master at crafting deliciously creepy tales!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com