Reviews

La Maison des feuilles by Mark Z. Danielewski

matchamademoiselle's review against another edition

4.0

La Maison des feuilles c'est trois histoires qui s’imbriquent, s’enlacent et fusionnent au point d’être indissociables.

C'est un challenge à part entière auquel il faut rester solidement accroché au risque de perdre pied et de lâcher le pavé.

J'ai adoré tourner le livre dans tout les sens, voyager à travers les pages de cet objet à la structure atypique.

Je voulais vraiment découvrir les secrets de cette maison et de la famille qui en a fait les frais, connaître l'issue de cette histoire, des explications...

D'autant plus que l'exploitation du thème de la folie et la réflexion sur la frontière entre le réel et l’imaginaire sous des formes variées et complexes étaient géniales.

Mais les passages indigestes m'ont dégoûtée. 800 pages dont la forme dessert parfois le fond (je n'en pouvais plus des notes de bas de page), c'est long. J'ai trop souvent eu l'impression de lire une caricature de branlette intellectuelle pompeuse et inutile.

Et puis les enfants ne servent pratiquement à RIEN.

En terminant je n'ai pas pu me détacher de la désagréable impression d’une promesse non tenue, un livre trop compliqué pour ce que c'est, une expérience contraignante et exigeante, qui demande beaucoup mais donne peu.

Je reconnais le travail engagé par l'auteur et les éditeurs (j'ai de la peine pour vous) mais je suis passée à côté du chef-d'œuvre.

kittiesss's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

finnpoe4eva's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

krislea's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

wyvy's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

winlei's review against another edition

Soft DNF cause this book definitely needs brain input that I’m not willing to give it right now. 

zaineylaney's review against another edition

4.0

✨ The Title/Cover Draw:
This book popped up on my radar and the format excited me. Both Marshall and I decided to read it at the same time.

wisconsinknight's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

issianne's review against another edition

2.0

I-- I have no words. For such a long, tedious book, it didn't accomplish much. All I can really say is that this book thought it was doing something. It really did. But all it did was make me flip to the end a bunch of times for useless content masqueraded as necessary. The actual "Navidson Report" at times was pretty interesting, but it was never scary. Johnny's thoughts are, again, interesting at times but he goes on tangents that I couldn't keep up with (nor wanted to).

crezbi's review against another edition

challenging dark informative tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75