Review of Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House

Shoot, I must have misplaced my paper with the rankings. Most people rated the book about a 7. Liz, I think, said 8. Melissa and Maria saw it as a precursor to other scary stories, like The Shining. Though, The Haunting of Hill House wasn't that scary. More spooky. Was the actual house the source of the evil? Ellyn says - you should never start a sentence with "no offense, but..." Also, one of her friends was snuggling with a "roof rat" in Florida. Leigh says Superior Oil was actually giving her a hard time about her energy consumption! Hmmph. Superior has gone downhill since they joined up with CKSmith. Ellyn likes Noar's, Liz likes something else - was it Mass Energy? You pay a yearly fee and they charge you 40 cents off the going rate? Michele says her mom and sister arrived safely at her house and will be staying for an undetermined amount of time. Melissa says Intel helps AMD with technology in order to help them stay in the market. (Tony's boss denies it.) Sorry if I forgot something. I like that roof rat story. I found the ratings. Michele-7 Maria - 7 Liz - 8 Leigh - 7 Ellyn - 6 Melissa - 7 Andrea - 7

February Title

Here's the title I selected for our February meeting: The Dogs of Babel by Carolyn Parkhurst. Happy Holidays!!! -Claudi M.

Sorry Michele! Spelled your name wrong.

Dec meeting recap

Book: Life Among Giants Ratings: Leigh-4 Nans-7 Liz-7.5/8 Michelle-6 Melissa-6 Lori-7 Claudi-6 Maria-hadn't read enough to rate Andrea-7 Ellyn-9 Jan book: Otherwise Normal People, by Aurelia Scott Everyone have a wonderul Christmas and New Year's. See you all in Feb.!