I have my mom’s copy of house of leaves, she died 2 years ago 💔 she was my favorite person on earth and I miss her so much
and I really want to get past the first 100 pages,
but finding it hard to
she was an avid reader of difficult texts and books, and said it was one of her favorite fiction books, so for that reason I have been searching Reddit to get some perspective on how to get into it
I’m finding it difficult to get into , have tried multiple times but I am committed to reading the whole thing as a tribute to my mom
I know that may sound odd to some, but I want that connection 🩵 somehow
any advice on how to approach it ?
by cronchCat
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I’m sorry you lost your mother.
Just keep reading. It’s a fun book. Catch-22 took me so long to get to the second half of the book, so glad I kept with it because it’s one of my favorite books.
It’s very much an experience and you don’t have to understand it. It’s deliberately confusing.
I really like what I’ve read of House of Leaves but haven’t finished to this day and got my first copy of it back in 2005 or 2006. Have replaced it twice. Still haven’t gotten through it.
Some parts are fascinating but other parts annoy me.
If you figure out how to get through it please update.
Sorry about your loss. My mum died in January and I can completely understand that feeling of wanting to be close to her.
Grieving is one day at a time, reading is one page at a time.
My only note would be don’t read it as a puzzle to solve. Just take it in. Let your subconscious handle the rest.