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I first heard about House of Leaves during a group discussion on Goodreads about 'strange' books. Someone told me House of Leaves was a freaky wierd book that scared the hell out of her, so I was instantly interested, and ordered a copy a few weeks later.
The first thing that I thought when I opened the mail was 'oh shit, what I have I gotten myself into?' because even though I read my fair share of big books, this one is HUGE. 700+ pages may not sound like that many, but it's the size of a city ...more
The first thing that I thought when I opened the mail was 'oh shit, what I have I gotten myself into?' because even though I read my fair share of big books, this one is HUGE. 700+ pages may not sound like that many, but it's the size of a city ...more
Cult classics are, by definition, not for everyone. This wasn't for me. It started off strong. I found the premise genuinely unnerving (A house that is just a little bigger on the inside than the outside? Simple enough, but the more you think about it, the creepier it becomes), and the format was unusual and intriguing.
Of course, you can have too much of a good thing, and the narrative eventually goes up its own butt. The author overdid it with the experimental formatting and the excessive foot ...more
Of course, you can have too much of a good thing, and the narrative eventually goes up its own butt. The author overdid it with the experimental formatting and the excessive foot ...more
Sep 29, 2025
Kingfan30
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I set myself the task of reading the 200 BBC big reads book, and this is number 199 for me !!
I have to say it’s one of the weirdest books I’ve ever read. I didn’t mind the house side story line, it had me pretty intrigued. However I wasn’t so keen on Johnnys story line and I’m not really sure it added anything to it. The author has obviously spent a huge amount of though on this with all the footnotes and the pages that just read differently to add atmosphere, I can honestly say I’ve never read ...more
I have to say it’s one of the weirdest books I’ve ever read. I didn’t mind the house side story line, it had me pretty intrigued. However I wasn’t so keen on Johnnys story line and I’m not really sure it added anything to it. The author has obviously spent a huge amount of though on this with all the footnotes and the pages that just read differently to add atmosphere, I can honestly say I’ve never read ...more
Taps into the bad/strange dreams I've always had about finding new rooms in my home. I plan to re-read this again soon. It is dense with puzzles and eastereggs beneath the surface of the story.
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May 18, 2010
Jayalalita devi dasi
marked it as in-stasis
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Jul 23, 2011
Elyette Libao
marked it as to-read
Jul 02, 2012
Nicholas
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Jul 09, 2012
Amanda
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Sep 07, 2014
Francielle De Oliveira
marked it as to-read
Mar 06, 2016
Janeka
marked it as to-read
Mar 14, 2017
Jenni
marked it as to-read
Oct 21, 2017
Kim Hathorn
marked it as to-read
Feb 05, 2019
Karimabima
marked it as to-read
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Mar 20, 2024
Elizabeth Qualia
marked it as to-read
Oct 08, 2025
Ann
marked it as to-read
