I’m severely struggling to get through it. It’s like reading a textbook.
Scuttling-Claws on
Yes. To both.
I read it for a class in postmodern literature and that was the perfect use case
AgeScary on
I thought so
Lawyer_Lady3080 on
I thought it was really weird, but worth the read. It’s a little hard to follow because it’s a kind of odd structure, but it’s a cool book.
altruisticdisaster on
It’s not a horror story. It’s not “scary”. If you’re looking for a fright, look elsewhere. House of Leaves is a book by literature major from Yale who had read and internalized much 20th criticism and philosophy and a great deal of literature. House of Leaves is the product of that internalization mediated through some occasional generic and cultural digressions and forays into ergodicity. It is pretentious because there was no way for the book not to be so. I think it’s a little too gimmicky for its own good, but it is unique, has moments of excellent writing, possesses great erudition, and does indeed have something to say if you can get past the by-all-means—and I think intentionally—lackluster “horror” element.
-rba- on
Both. It’s not that great a story, but it’s a fun art experiment.
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I’m severely struggling to get through it. It’s like reading a textbook.
Yes. To both.
I read it for a class in postmodern literature and that was the perfect use case
I thought so
I thought it was really weird, but worth the read. It’s a little hard to follow because it’s a kind of odd structure, but it’s a cool book.
It’s not a horror story. It’s not “scary”. If you’re looking for a fright, look elsewhere. House of Leaves is a book by literature major from Yale who had read and internalized much 20th criticism and philosophy and a great deal of literature. House of Leaves is the product of that internalization mediated through some occasional generic and cultural digressions and forays into ergodicity. It is pretentious because there was no way for the book not to be so. I think it’s a little too gimmicky for its own good, but it is unique, has moments of excellent writing, possesses great erudition, and does indeed have something to say if you can get past the by-all-means—and I think intentionally—lackluster “horror” element.
Both. It’s not that great a story, but it’s a fun art experiment.