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Sup /lit/
First time here, so I wanted to know, what'd you think about House of Leaves?

What about Only Revolutions?

Personally, I found the first to be thoroughly enjoyable (and as soon as I find where the fuck it went, I'm gonna reread it.)

But Only Revolutions... I still haven't finished it. Can't quite get into it.

>> No.1886394

I love House of Leaves but /lit/ hates it because they're all pretentious hipster faggots that feel the need to hate all that is new and innovative

>> No.1886398

>>1886394
Oh...so what makes /lit/ hate it? It's manner of writing?

The endless footnotes? The long passages of history/rambling?

Because I loved it for all of those reasons. It's like playing a game while reading a book.

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>House of Leaves
>new and innovative

It's a regurgitation of a bunch or literary gimmicks that have all been used before.

>> No.1886402

>>1886401
Umm, there were many 'gimmicks' in the book that have not been used before. and the ones that have been used were used in a new way.

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>>1886402
>gimmicks
>used in a new way

>> No.1886404

OP here. What gimmicks? I'm not saying there aren't, but specifically what gimmicks?

>> No.1886417

ITT a bunch of blowhards mad they didn't write it first.

This book is off the chain and will reward patient, steadfast readers in ways that few other books I know of will.

Especially if you're stoned.