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House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski

February 22, 2021 by dsbs42 2 Comments

Maybe you’re right, Johnny. Maybe you’re right. House of Leaves opens with these words, purportedly put there by Johnny Truant, a young sex lunatic who discovers a manuscript, put together by an old man called Zampanò, about a film that may or may not exist, made by a medium-famous middle-aged photographer named Will Navidson, about a house that he lives in that’s bigger on the inside, all annotated by editors who appear unable to make further contact with Johnny. As a journalism student back in […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Horror, Suspense Tagged With: Mark Z. Danielewski, metafiction

dsbs42's CBR13 Review No:8 · Genres: Fiction, Horror, Suspense · Tags: Mark Z. Danielewski, metafiction ·
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That is the hardest I have ever had to work to read fiction

House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski

January 16, 2021 by Mobius_Walker 10 Comments

Do not start this book if you are looking for a light, fun read. Do not start this book if all you want to do while reading is scan a page and flip the page. Do not start this book if you are uncomfortable with feelings of unexplainable dread. House of Leaves is not an easy read. It took me a full two weeks to finish reading. Not only are there footnotes and footnotes that have footnotes, but the way the words are typed on […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Horror Tagged With: footnotes, House of Leaves, Mark Z. Danielewski, postmodern

Mobius_Walker's CBR13 Review No:2 · Genres: Fantasy, Horror · Tags: footnotes, House of Leaves, Mark Z. Danielewski, postmodern ·
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And when I get that feeling, I want textual healing

July 9, 2016 by Zirza 2 Comments

On page 147 of House of Leaves there’s a quote attributed to Sonny Beauregarde that reads: “Were it not for the fact that this is a supreme gothic tale, we’d have bought the whole think hook, line and sinker.” Which is really the only way I can think of to describe this book. House of Leaves has a complex narrative structure that makes it hard to describe what the plot is about, but here’s a rough attempt: after a lonely old man named Zampanò passes […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery, Suspense Tagged With: House of Leaves, Mark Z. Danielewski, Postmodernism

Zirza's CBR8 Review No:3 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Suspense · Tags: House of Leaves, Mark Z. Danielewski, Postmodernism ·
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Enter at your own risk.

February 5, 2016 by alwaysanswerb 4 Comments

I struggled with this rating and review. House of Leaves is different things to different people: for many (many, many, MANY) people it is mind-blowing, complex, and a richly rewarding treat if you take the time to completely parse it. This is not a small undertaking. Entire sections are printed like this — or this — and the visual impact of coming across pages like that — intended, obviously, to draw the reader into the mindset of the characters — is daunting. There are oodles […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: horror, literary fiction, Mark Z. Danielewski, psychological thriller

alwaysanswerb's CBR8 Review No:12 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: horror, literary fiction, Mark Z. Danielewski, psychological thriller ·
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