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

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

part academic retelling of a maybe real, maybe fictional film and part epistolary reckoning and wrecking of an extremely late to the party witness. an unusual and unnerving reading experience. silence leaks through every crack. darkness darker than any dark you’ve ever known leaks into every moment. over 600 pages of disaster, heartache, urgency, and ruin. this book definitely isn’t for everyone but it’s worth at least skimming through to see all the different ways form breaks down and rebuilds throughout the narrative. a truly original experience
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