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House of Leaves

  • Writer: Kathy Miller
    Kathy Miller
  • Jun 14
  • 1 min read

Mark Danielewski, 2000

Date read: 6/14/26


So. This isnt a novel, it is several novels that you read simultaneously. One novel is about a weird house with a parallel dimension attached (The Backrooms, so to speak). One is about an old man who tried to write the definitive explanation of the house and a family who lived in it. And the last is about Johnny, who edited the old man's notes and wasted away from it.


It isn't a bad read but it can be confusing. Which is obviously intentional. You're not supposed to understand what's going on. Also, it has multiple appendices and exhibits attached which both add and detract from the novels.

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