Loved itThe beginning of House of Leaves is pretty damn good.
House of Leaves (1998)
Others: Mostly positive Nothing, in all it's entirety.
- ISBN:
- 9781529943993
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- 736 pages
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Loved it
Not a fanOh, no. Not for me, to be fair. Just too gimmicky for me.
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Loved itI think the overall effect is absolutely fascinating it does feel like that we the reader are the next in line we are part of the story the next people that take on this Hall of Mirrors narrative however it does feel like real work some of the time
Loved iti am obsessed with this book i still think about it all the time it's incredible
Loved itthe reading experience itself was so unique and I know I'll never experience anything like it ever again and that's why I gave it five stars
Not a fanI found it to be very dense and dry the first couple chapters read almost like reading a textbook and I just struggled so hard to get into it was such a long book that I thought if I'm struggling this early what am I gonna do
Loved itby far the most terrifying book I have ever read House of Leaves is terrifying because it's a terrifying experience it's not just a story that it's scary but trust me the story is very scary
Loved itit takes a lot to scare me and this book really did and I loved the structure
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Loved itthis is the only book that's changed the way that I read everything else this is the only book that has made me look at the way words use formatting it's made me look at stories within stories