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A review by averyjaye
House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
challenging
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
There will never be another book like this book.
You can read House of Leaves over and over, but you can only ever really read House of Leaves once.
This book is an impossible puzzle that traps both its characters and the reader in its sinister architecture.
As you read, the house expands around you and within you. This book will force you out of your seat, twist your posture, have you seeking out mirrors, compel you to make maps, and demand more and more out of you in order to continue the story, and by extent your descent into the house.
A singular masterwork of creeping horror that will never be replicated.
You can read House of Leaves over and over, but you can only ever really read House of Leaves once.
This book is an impossible puzzle that traps both its characters and the reader in its sinister architecture.
As you read, the house expands around you and within you. This book will force you out of your seat, twist your posture, have you seeking out mirrors, compel you to make maps, and demand more and more out of you in order to continue the story, and by extent your descent into the house.
A singular masterwork of creeping horror that will never be replicated.