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A review by bearystarry
House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-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
4.0
I was expecting this to be the scariest book I'd ever read, and maybe actually fear doesn't translate well for me through books, but this was much more... sad to me than anything else. I only had creepy feelings a couple of times, but really the main takeaway I had from this book was emotional devastation. (Though that may be due to my personal circumstances currently as well.)
An extremely compelling if difficult read, anyway. And difficult to track your pages read through an app like this lol.
An extremely compelling if difficult read, anyway. And difficult to track your pages read through an app like this lol.
Graphic: Animal death, Forced institutionalization, Suicide, Child death, Death, Animal cruelty, and Infidelity
Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Forced institutionalization, Misogyny, Ableism, Cancer, and Body horror