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10376010 No.10376010 [Reply] [Original]

So there is a ton of House of Leaves circle jerk here, and yes that book is amazing, but what about The Familiar?

I just finished volume one and while it was a hard read, especially for jingjing's chapters, I still really enjoyed and already bought the second and third volumes.

>> No.10376102

I mean it was okay, I like experimental books, I'll probably read the others

It's a good book for people who don't like to read

>> No.10376112

>>10376010
What? Every time there is a HoL thread everyone remarks that half of the book is shit.

>> No.10376116

>>10376112
maybe "amazing" wasn't the right term, It was very entertaining but not a masterpiece or anything
It's like the SS of books, everyone either loves it or hates it and there are pretty much no consistent answers
I'd still read it though, it is very unique

>> No.10376119

I feel like I've seen that book before, it's giving me vague deja vu.

>> No.10376128
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10376128

teehee! I'm glad you all liked m'book!
did you know that I've done 4 reddit AMAs?
I plan on writing 27 volumes in a series that is already unsuccessful after only three volumes!
Its about Xanther Ibrahim, a 12 year old mixed race girl with epilepsy (her dad designs VIDEO GAMES!!! isn't that cool?), who finds a mysterious cat.. (woah...) I've decided I'm gonna organize the series into SEASONS! (like television! isn't that cool? for the love of fucking god please adapt my work please oh god I will do anything). Other cool characters are Özgür "Oz" Talat, Shnorhk Zildjian, Jingjing, and literally no white people. Isn't that awesome? Sometimes there are pages that are completely empty in my books. Isn't that awesome? I'm the next Marcel Duchamp. I killed David Foster Wallace Did you know I went to Yale? My daddy directed avant-garde films. I have two cats, their names are Archimedes and Meifumado. I once worked as a Barista at Starbucks. Stephen King called my book House of Leaves "The Moby Dick of Horror". Isn't that awesome? Stephen King has definitely read Melville.

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>>10376116
Eh, the best thing that came from it was the circa survive song.
https://youtu.be/4NRE7pIdXD8

>> No.10376144

>>10376128
Xanther isn't even mixed race. Her dad, Anwar, is black, however he isn't her biological father. Xanther's biologic father is Dov, who is white.

And "too many non white people" is not an argument

>> No.10376150

>>10376128
hahahaha

>> No.10376155

>>10376010
idk anything about this book but what an ugly fuckkng cover everything about it is atrocious

>> No.10376165

>>10376144
>her dad is a fucking cuckold
you're making it even worse

>> No.10376168

HoL was sort of tedious looking back on it. The story is so drawn out, and half the metanarrative shit is completely forgetable. The twist also being that it might all be in Zampano's or the guy's (Truant?) mothers head is pretty stupid. I'd love to make a film out of the Navidson Record though. Are there any horror movies that make use of space as the source of horror?

>> No.10376174

>>10376165
Well technically since her real father, Dov, died when Anwar starting seeing Astair, he isn't a cuckold.

>> No.10376186

>>10376174
correction, died BEFORE Anwar started seeing Astair

>> No.10376202

>>10376174
>>10376186
>your husband dies
>why hello ice cream man, since my last cone melted, I'd like this one CHOCOLATE DIPPED ;)

>> No.10376216

>>10376202
kek

>> No.10376569

>>10376010
it is to experimental literature what Mr. Bungle is to experimental music

>> No.10376588

Series isnt the best thing ever, but I do think its enjoyable. Not as deep as everyone makes it out to be though. So who else thinks the plot is going to turn into Xanther becoming a weird god/superperson type thing?