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House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski

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ivana's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious

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

4.25

The reading experience of this was like nothing I've ever read and probably will ever read again. I loved how it mirrored what was happening in the story. I actually enjoyed Johnny's footnotes and the rambling nonsensical tone a lot more than most seem to have and I had a harder time with the pretentious fake analytical tangents from The Navidson Record

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sofipitch's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

5.0

I absolutely loved this book. I tend to like things that are highly referential and willing to play with what it means to be a book but this was a piece of performance art. I didn't want to buy a copy for fear it would be gimmicky but now after finishing I have to have my own copy to eventually reread. Also it's funny that most of this book is "analysis of the navidson record" but now all I want to do is go find analysis of this book, truly bigger on the inside. Only part I didn't like was Johnny's chapters for 2/3rds, all of them being about how he fucked some different girl each update. The worst being the section on Lude's conquests that then mentions the trauma or "damage" each girl had. But the misogyny seems concentrated there and likely more reflective of Johnny than the author.

Anyways, excellent book for ppl who love literary interpretation, love solving puzzles, unless you want a "one true answer" in which case this may not be for you

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britt_blank_'s review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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heidi_may91's review

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dark reflective 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

3.0

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madyou's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense

4.25

This was a difficult book for me to rate. Just like Johnny I found myself losing hours just to find out what happens next. But there were times where I couldn’t get thru some of the ramblings, or the overly analytical chapters. I was mostly interested in ‘film’ itself and the house that was bigger on the inside than it is on the outside. I still have so many questions, so many whys or hows even though I know the answers are never given. There are only theories of what it might mean or could be.

Overall this book was tense, freaky, and definitely questionable at times. I loved it and wish there was more. It might take me weeks for me to fully process everything I just read.

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