November 27, 2017 - The Haunting of Hill House, Shirley Jackson

We'll meet November 27 at Kathy's house to discuss The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson.

As always, let me know if you come across good supplemental materials and I'll add them here.  Check back later for more supplemental materials.

Supplemental materials (most of which contain SPOILERS):

• Discussion questions from The Gothic Novel Book Club on Goodreads
• Article about new Netflix series based on HoHH, starring Timothy Hutton
• Author Laura Miller's blog post about HoHH with analysis and description of some context for how HoHH is like and not like other ghost stories).
• A blog post from a book club that read HoHH and DID. IT. UP.  Costumes and everything.
• "The Case for Shirley Jackson," New York Times, Charles McGrath, Sept. 30, 2016
• "Shirley Jackson:  A Rather Haunted Life," Washington Post, Elaine Showalter, Sept. 22, 2016

Slate for 2017-2018 and tonight's pitches

November 27:  The Haunting of Hill House, Shirley Jackson - at Kathy's house. Start at 6:00.

January 8:  Etta and Otto and Russell and James, Emma Hooper

January 29 (5th Monday):  The Testament of Mary, Colm Toibin

February 26:  Citizen: An American Lyric, Claudia Rankine

March 26:  The Underground Railroad, Colson Whitehead

April 23:  Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis, J.D. Vance

May 21 (3rd Monday):  The Turner House, Angela Flouroy

June 25:  East of Eden, John Steinbeck

July 23:  Difficult Women, Roxane Gay

August 27:  Homegoing, Yaa Gyasi

September 24:  The Buried Giant, Kazuo Ishiguro

October 22:  BOOK PICKING NIGHT!!!!

Here are our pitches (with votes in parens) from tonight!

Classic Slot (First round classic/Tie-breaking vote classic/General vote)
East of Eden, John Steinbeck - Katherine (34/uncounted)
The Haunting of Hill House, Shirley Jackson - Steph (34/uncounted/39)
1984, George Orwell - Kerry (32/not in the voting/6)

General 
Shantarum, Gregory David Roberts - Karen (12)
The Underground Railroad, Colson Whitehead - Connie (36)
Homegoing, Yaa Gyasi - Suzanne (34)
Hillbilly Elegy, J.D. Vance - Julie (22)
Citizen: An American Lyric, Claudia Rankine - Kerry (28)
Etta and Otto and Russell and James, Emma Hooper - Susan (31)
The Testament of Mary, Tolm Coibin - Steph (36)
Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Book Store, Robin Sloane - Suzanne (9)
Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic, Alison Bechdel - Katherine (9)
The Buried Giant, Kazuo Ishiguro - Julie (46)
The Turner House, Angela Flouroy - Susan (22)
The Sympathizer, Viet Thanh Nguyen - Steph (6 + handful uncounted)
Difficult Women, Roxane Gay - Katherine (31)
Fortune Smiles, Adam Johnson - Julie (16)
My Name is Lucy Barton, Elizabeth Strout - Susan (5)