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A review by skimkaye
House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
The fact that I want 10 copies of this to cut up and tack to my walls with various colors if twine is a testament to how well it's written and how effective it as at doing what it set out to do. I couldnt stop and I still dont want to stop but I didnt havefun either. I think I'm in a death cult now. Dont read this.
Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Suicide, and Alcohol
Minor: Gore, Infidelity, Forced institutionalization, and Death of parent
Most of the trigger warnings are about things that are not detailed, but are things that move the story along or are background themes.