Scan barcode
A review by nerysb
House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Hoooooly shit.
I had to wait a week to write this just so I could reflect on what I read.
This novel haunts me. I thought about it constantly when I wasn’t actively reading it. I stayed up all night decoding things. I felt like Zampano or maybe Johnny himself.
It’s an undertaking. It’s an experience on top of a novel. You have to be ready to commit. But it’s so worth it. It’s a work of art and you’re participating.
I never knew what was going on. Everything you think will end up being wrong. And in the end, I cried.
If you want basely human characters that annoy you, exasperate you, exhaust you, this is it. You hate the characters and get angry at their choices but you can’t help but root for them. I can’t recommend this one enough.
I had to wait a week to write this just so I could reflect on what I read.
This novel haunts me. I thought about it constantly when I wasn’t actively reading it. I stayed up all night decoding things. I felt like Zampano or maybe Johnny himself.
It’s an undertaking. It’s an experience on top of a novel. You have to be ready to commit. But it’s so worth it. It’s a work of art and you’re participating.
I never knew what was going on. Everything you think will end up being wrong. And in the end, I cried.
If you want basely human characters that annoy you, exasperate you, exhaust you, this is it. You hate the characters and get angry at their choices but you can’t help but root for them. I can’t recommend this one enough.