The Haunting of Hill House - Summer 2010 - Genre: Horror

Genre #3 -- Horror
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
read 6/5/2010 - 6/7/2010

Well, I must say, reading a horror book is a lot better than watching a horror movie. I wanted to get the horror genre over with as soon as possible; however, I actually somewhat enjoyed this book. Granted, it has a psychological dimension to it that I found quite intriguing. It's fun when an author messes with your mind, and you're not quite sure what is really going on. At the end of the book, I found myself tempted to reread some of it, just so I could figure out what exactly did happen. But I have a feeling that a rereading wouldn't be able to answer all my questions. I enjoyed the ambiguity and the freedom to interpret the ghosts as a trick of the mind.
 

This book was part of my 2010 summer reading program.

 

Library Summer Reading Program 2010

I first began participating in my library's summer reading program in 2010. That was actually my most "prolific" year to date. (It was before I had kids; need I say more?)

I really enjoyed the format of the 2010 summer reading program. The library selected 15 genres, dividing them into 5 groups. So, each little group had 3 genres. The goal was to choose 1 of the 3 genres in each of those 5 groups (thus, reading 5 books by the end of the summer). Well, since I've always been an over-achiever, I decided I wanted to read all 15 genres. It was such fun! The library gave recommendations of books and authors in each of the genres.

I originally posted my reviews on Facebook, but now that I have a blog, I'll also post them here.

Here are the 15 genres:
Fantasy (I actually read 2 for this one)
Historical
Horror
Literary
Mystery
Adventure
Thriller
Gentle Reads
Women's Lives
Suspense
Romance
Sci Fi
Western
Inspirational
Crime

Hope you enjoy the reviews! What's your favorite genre to read?