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Is this actually a good book beyond the gimmick? I really don't want to waste 300 pages before giving up on it.

>> No.21389494

>>21389310
Try reading it.

>> No.21389519

yes. not sure how he did it since all his other books are bad but house of leaves is indeed good

>> No.21389521

>>21389310
Too grandiose

>> No.21390223

>>21389519
Pet Sematary bored me. Is this book any better?

>> No.21390253

>>21389310
Pomo garbage

>> No.21390255

>>21389310
I have this and every time I want to start reading it I come across someone on youtube that is a fan of this and it's usually one of those overweight blue haired feminists that's into cringe witch shit and it completely puts me off

>> No.21390439

>>21389310
I would say its spooky-fun with a unique format, but don't be expecting an amazing plot or life changing philosophy.

>> No.21390664

>>21389310
it's a paperback thriller for people who think they're too smart for paperback thrillers. not quite all gimmick, but close. works best if you let yourself get sucked into it.

>> No.21390667

>>21389310
It's bad because there's nothing in the tunnels. At all. It's all a big cock tease.

>> No.21390861

>>21389310
It’s a fun, spooky haunted house tale with a unique ergodic approach to form. I will say however that most of the content doesn’t quite live up to the quality of The Navidson Record.

>> No.21390872

>>21389310
The idea of a house that makes you insane because it's slightly bigger in the inside than the outside is pretty interesting and I wish he would have focused more on that than in all the meta narrative gimmick.

>> No.21390908

>>21389310
I bought this yesterday at the local charity book club for 1 europoordollar and didn't know what it was but it sounded so familiar.

>> No.21390923

>>21390908
Getting it for a buck is quite the steal, it’s usually pretty expensive. Hardback or paperback?

>> No.21390946

>>21390923
Paperback, the one OP posted. 2nd Edition, Full Color. Or so it says.

>> No.21390995

>>21389310
i was a very nerdy and edgy 15 yr old when i ordered this randomly through my bookclub, i guess i was maybe 13 or something, when did it come out early 00s? and i read maybe 2/3 through, found the weird race play sex odd and the rest of it a jumbled mess.


it did give me a fetish for black chicks though, so... hmmm

>> No.21391173

>>21389310
Read it and join the midwits in this thread who only enjoy the superficial elements.