A friend suggested this to me months ago. I love reading, and I’m not picky about what I read as long as it has an interesting story. I say that to say this:
I think I hate this book, but I also can’t stop reading it. I read a book every Wednesday with coffee (I have different books for different places), and this has been my off and on Wednesday book for months. I don’t think I enjoy it, yet I keep coming back. I’m only to page 137…and this book makes me feel like I’m experiencing a journey similar to the main character. I keep getting off on the trails of the footnotes and comments then have to come back to the main story, and it feels like getting lost in the side passages that keep getting the main characters lost as the book expands in the same way the tunnel expands in the book. It is…infuriating, I can’t stand it, and I can’t stop diving back into it. If someone told me I would be reading a book that has almost captured me against my will, I’d laugh at them…and yet, here we are. Well done, Danielewski.
Has anyone else had a similar experience with this book (or with another)? If your experience was different, what was your experience? What are your thoughts on how I’ve described my experience? I don’t really have anyone other than that friend to talk about this with, and he’s a bit away, so I’m curious to hear the community’s thoughts!
by iamxaq