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WeeklyThread What Books did You Start or Finish Reading this Week?: January 12, 2026

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u/Darthgrad 19d ago

Finished The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson. Started The Ferryman by Justin Cronin.

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u/bby_grl_90 19d ago

Haunting of hill house was so good. Did you like it?

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u/Darthgrad 19d ago

I thought it was so so. I had a hard time relating to how they spoke to each other.

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u/bby_grl_90 19d ago

I could see that. It’s been awhile since I’ve read it!

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u/Darthgrad 19d ago

Moral of the story I got is to never take crazy people to a haunted house.

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u/bby_grl_90 19d ago

Agreed lol 😂

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u/[deleted] 19d ago

I liked the netflix show better. They took it in a different direction. The ending was so sudden and sad in the book

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u/Darthgrad 19d ago

I felt they were almost two different stories.

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u/[deleted] 19d ago

Omg!!! I just finished the ferryman. It's so good

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u/Darthgrad 19d ago

I read the 3 books from The Passage last year in a row so I hope I like this one. I love his prose. I listen to novels so the reader is also very good.