A review by storyorc
House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

It's not that House of Leaves isn't fascinating enough for 4 or even 5 stars, it's that it's also irritating enough to push that fascination down to a 3.5 overall.

Terrifying and bizarre and just going for it like nothing I've ever read but sweet Jesus is it a slog at times.