Zeock
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I have just finished 'The House of Leaves' by Mark Z. Danielewski.
This book (considered a horror novel) contains an embedded narrative built around a fictional documentary about a house whose dimensions change.
It is written mainly in an academic style, with hundreds of footnotes, ergo it is a notoriously hard book to read due to its format, and the vocabulary can sometimes be complex. On the other hand, the underlying narrative is far more informal, and there are plenty of (intentional) spelling errors.
I absolutely loved it, and I would recommend this book because the description of the house is superb (I could practically smell said house). Danielewski masterfully concocts dread in the reader and the characters alike.
9.5/10.
This book (considered a horror novel) contains an embedded narrative built around a fictional documentary about a house whose dimensions change.
It is written mainly in an academic style, with hundreds of footnotes, ergo it is a notoriously hard book to read due to its format, and the vocabulary can sometimes be complex. On the other hand, the underlying narrative is far more informal, and there are plenty of (intentional) spelling errors.
I absolutely loved it, and I would recommend this book because the description of the house is superb (I could practically smell said house). Danielewski masterfully concocts dread in the reader and the characters alike.
9.5/10.