Reviews

House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski

achillesheeled's review against another edition

5.0

God's a house. Which is not to say that our house is God's house or even a house of God. What I mean to say is that our house is God.

read half of this on a plane while severely sleep deprived so <3 but it was fun and pretentious and i love stories and narrative and horror and horror about love and abuse !

shroomgirl420's review

challenging dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

24hourpartymeeple's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

stephlyon25's review

Too boring, too complicated, just simply couldn’t be arsed. 

darkfuckedgelord's review against another edition

5.0

Don't read it if you value sleep or your mental health. This book will give you nightmares, depression and anxiety through the roof ✌️

talereads's review

challenging dark mysterious tense

4.5

kaity2's review against another edition

4.0

I really enjoyed this book, although at times it did drag along. This book is one I'll have to re-read because you can decode a lot if you paid close enough attention. I did leave this book feeling very confused and it didn't have such psychological affects on me as it did my friend.

I liked Truant's point of view but again, I am very confused about the ending of his section. My favorite points though were the house explorations (obviously) and how it affected the people inside of it.

I only gave it 4 stars because although I enjoyed it I just didn't enjoy it as much as I expected to. My friend talked it up a lot and it just didn't quite live up. Also, it was slow at points and found myself skimming. And lastly, I left this book very confused and kind of wish it ended more bluntly with everything laid out clear.

bekbooroo's review against another edition

dark reflective

3.5

sentetia's review against another edition

5.0

This book is a masterpiece. Mark Z. Danielewski is a genius.

panyasan's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0