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House of Leaves: The Remastered, Full-Color Edition by Mark Z. Danielewski

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giggles692's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.0

This is probably one of the most challenging books I've ever read - I probably picked it up and started it 5 times across 10 years before finally getting through it all. Literary wise it's a thrill - keeping track of the the characters in all their timelines and perspectives was a challenge, and I loved the way the book showed all the different ways the house affected folks. Definitely recommend!

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colin_h_atx's review against another edition

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5.0

So far it seems like this is a horror story about film criticism. I don't know. I'm only half way through.

Now that I'm finished I'm sure this was a horror story about film criticism.

st_vasil's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

A slow, captivating, overwrought, exciting, frustrating, beautiful read. Definitely several of the chapters were completely unnecessary, and the philosophical style writing gets really quick. Yes, the author puts some ironic distance between it with layers of meta fiction (it’s the kooky Zampano’s writing after all) but that doesn’t change the fact that the reader has to trudge through it. Otherwise, I still don’t know how to feel about this one, I think it will be sitting with me for a bit. If you like overdone, floral writing you will love this book. Otherwise you may still love it, but again treat it as an experience in itself. Last 100 pages or so I thought were incredibly powerful.

katj3x's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

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

5.0

foxtayle's review against another edition

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5.0

an excellently creative and immersive way to present horror.

miss_majuu's review against another edition

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4.0

Absolutely LOVED all the formatting and layers of meta. I even like some really unpopular parts like the Echo chapter.
But I just don't care at all about any of the stories. They never captivated me fully. Both endings were also really not up my alley for very different reasons.

Overall a book were I don't care about its actual content but just how cool it was structured.

jess_mango's review against another edition

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4.0

done! thoughts later...

em031605_9's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective medium-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? Yes

5.0

ssmart213's review against another edition

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4.0

Well worth the few sleepless nights. I am not usually one for a scare but I just could not ignore the beauty that is in this book. The most visually interesting book I have seen in a long time. Caught up in my own paranoia I was luckily able to finish this fantastic book.

skimkaye's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.25

The fact that I want 10 copies of this to cut up and tack to my walls with various colors if twine is a testament to how well it's written and how effective it as at doing what it set out to do. I couldnt stop and I still dont want to stop but I didnt havefun either. I think I'm in a death cult now. Dont read this.

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