Rec | HOUSE OF LEAVES BY MARK Z. DANIELEWSKI

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It’s about a guy finding a manuscript about a documentary that might not exist, about a house that shouldn’t exist, all wrapped in layers of footnotes, hidden messages, and pure existential dread. If you like books that mess with your head—literally and figuratively—read this.

@s0ur

Mar 6, 2025

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@Okaycool

HoL is a longtime fav, a truly unique experience

Mar 6, 2025

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house of leaves

I read all ~750 or however manny pages in 3 days, it sucks you in like you're a character in it

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a book that gave me big white lotus vibes...

Haunted by Chuck Palahniuk, aka the guy who wrote/directed the movie fightclub 🤫) The book is about a bunch of random folks that respond to an ad in the paper about a luxurious writers retreat, where they'll be given the space and sunshine to write their 'great masterpiece.' Except the peace and quiet is too much pressure, so they decide to wreck havoc and sabotage each other. Most interestingly, the format of the book is broken into a main-story line, poems, and short-stories from each of the characters as you're introduced to their masterpiece. It's total hell, totally funny, and gave me all of the unsettling vibes and undercurrents I get from watching White Lotus. Like a bomb is about to go off. P.S. there is one short-story called 'guts' that is the most diabolically gross writing I've ever read. You can go find that for yourself on the web. (its the 3rd chapter of the book if you want to avoid it)

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