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random19379's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
sonnygrey's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Alcohol
Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Grief, Car accident, and Death of parent
Minor: Child death, Infidelity, Rape, and War
danielle2121's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This was the most insane experience of reading a book, ever. Truly I’ve never read anything like House of Leaves in my life.
The more I keep thinking about it the more I keep slotting things into this giant puzzle of a story and the more real it feels even though I know it’s fictional. (I think…)
I’ve heard so many people say they felt a weird confusion between fiction and reality whilst reading this book and I kept thinking, surely not… there’s no way a book can do that! But it did! It delivered!
I was baffled, confused and disoriented within this mind f*** of a book, but not once did I find myself unable to follow the plot and I think that’s what I loved about this the most, I really do respect this book for what it did and how easily readable it was even when reading it… wasn’t physically easy at all.
If you’re going to read House of Leaves, go into it knowing almost nothing, I think that’s the best way. Just take every page at a time and try not to rush, bask in its strange glory and allow yourself to forget what’s rational or real.
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Blood, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
alite428's review against another edition
- 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
3.75
Graphic: Death, Mental illness, and Sexual content
Moderate: Child abuse, Drug abuse, and Rape
katenovah's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Moderate: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, and Alcohol
Minor: Death of parent
clowen's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
4.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Alcohol
Minor: Cancer and Sexual assault
veganecurrywurst's review against another edition
This book just wasn't for me (to quote the beginning)
I wanted to be scared and I was looking forward to all the riddles. But the more I read the less I cared. I just wanted it to be over. It wasn't even the academic style of writing or Johnny (although I sometimes felt that Johnny was only written for a shock factor and to be "edgy", which made me lose interest a bit)
The author is undoubtedly very talented and a lot of work went into this. The weird thing is, that I actually enjoyed some of the discussions about the book on Reddit. Maybe I'll pick this book back up in a year or so.
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Alcoholism and Panic attacks/disorders
kleine_e's review against another edition
- 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
4.25
Minor: Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Rape, and Death of parent
sydneyjn's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Okay, someone on reddit has the perfect description: It’s a post-modernist horror novel based around three intertwining stories. Think David Foster Wallace writing a Poe story while radio static plays in the background of your dingy apartment and two homeless guys argue outside. It’s fantastic.
Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug use, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual content, Violence, Forced institutionalization, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
bark's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Sexual content, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Car accident, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis