A review by vermidian
House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski

Did not finish book. Stopped at 45%.

I gotta be honest, this book put me to sleep. After a full month of trying to get into it, the person who bought this book for me was like, "It's okay, if you're not enjoying it, ditch it." I made it about half way through the book, and even that took me a month. What they had enjoyed about it, the breaking of the format of conventional story telling, was something I had explored somewhat during my time in art school so it didn't seem that novel - pardoning the pun - to me. I also couldn't stand Johnny or the font chosen for Johnny. The only aspect I cared for were the actual parts about the Navidson house, and to get to those parts you had to wade through so many gd sex scenes that I wanted to scream. 

This book was not for me and that's okay. I hope, if you choose to read it, that this is more your speed.