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A review by sydneyjn
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? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
I don't even know how to describe this book. It can only ever be in a physical format. The way the book was printed added SO much. In any other medium this would be a fairly normal found-footage horror movie, but on the physical page you're drawn into being the researcher and exploring and uncovering what happened, following clues and footnotes and hints. A+.
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.
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