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nerdyllamas's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Loveable characters? No
5.0
I genuinely love the formatting, all there really is to say.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death
rebeckareads's review against another edition
challenging
dark
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Rated 9.2 using the CAWPILE rating system.
I'm still nursing a book hangover after finishing House of Leaves last night, so I'll try and make this review brief(er then the book itself).
Cosmic horror and ergodic literature are both things I have a weak spot for (if done correctly). That combined with the fact that I suffer from claustrophobia, resulted in this being a very tense, challenging read for me. It would have been a solid 5 star read for me but... I don't know, something just rubbed me the wrong way about
UPDATE 22nd July 2021: I just watched NightMind's video series analysing HoL; it made my jaw drop and up my rating to 5 solid stars. It basically did all the hard work for me and made me understand and analyse the book in a different way. Now I desperately want to re-read and annotate this. (The first part of NightMind's series can be found here: https://youtu.be/kfVztT3UeYw)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Mental illness, and Violence
Moderate: Addiction, Child death, Drug use, Grief, and Sexual content
Minor: Infidelity and Rape
esw's review against another edition
challenging
dark
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Terminal illness, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual content
Moderate: Cursing, Forced institutionalization, and Rape
Minor: Child abuse and Vomit
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