A review by peachmoni
House of Leaves: The Remastered Full-Color Edition by Mark Z. Danielewski

challenging dark mysterious sad slow-paced

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

3.5

I didn't find this to be life-changing as a good number of people seem to, but this was a unique and mostly entertaining, engaging reading experience. It helps that I love footnotes. This was maybe the most physical experience I've had reading a book: I had to turn my copy over, under and upside down – which also mirrors the narratives within. Don't be intimidated to give House of Leaves a try!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Mental illness, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Infidelity, Violence, Stalking, Alcohol

Minor: Ableism, Animal death, Bullying, Cursing, Fatphobia, Incest, Rape, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Car accident, Death of parent