Book: House of Leaves

 Book: House of Leaves

Author: Mark Danielewski

Pages: 709

This is my 5th read for the year

What Amazon Says:

Years ago, when House of Leaves was first being passed around, it was nothing more than a badly bundled heap of paper, parts of which would occasionally surface on the internet.  No one could have anticipated the small but devoted following this terrifying story would soon command.  Starting with an odd assortment of marginalized youth - musicans, tattoo artist, programmers, strippers, environmentalists and adrenaline junkies - the book eventually made its way into the hands of older generations, who not only found themselves in those strangely arranged pages but also discovered a way back into the lives of their estranged children.  Now made available in book form, complete with the original colored words, vertical footnotes, and second and third appendices, the story remains unchanged.  Similarly, the cultural fascination with House of Leaves remains as fervent and as imaginative as ever.  Neither Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist Will Navidson nor his companion Karen Green was prepared to face the consequences of the impossibility of their new home, until the day their 2 little children wandered off and their voices eerily began to return another story - of creature darkness, of an ever-growing abyss behind a closet door, and of that unholy growl which soon enough would tear through their walls and consume all their dreams.

This was an interesting book.  It has been on my shelf for awhile and I kept putting off tackling it.  It is odd - I will give it that.  I liked the underlying story of Karen and Will and tried to focus mostly on that getting through this book.  There are side stories and notes did take their toll, but did not take away from the read.  IT is well written and interesting!  Glad I tackled it.

Stars: 4