House of Leaves

[Marksman45]

Anybody read "House of Leaves" by Mark Z. Danielewski?

I just finished last night. That was something else.
You don't read that book, you *navigate* it.
The scope is ridiculous. It's amazing that the guy ever managed to finish it.

[singlemalt]

yeah, I have this on my shelf, but haven't read it because it looks like a major task to get through it. supposed to be cool, but it's so. . . damn. . . long. someday though.

[firsty]

it sucks.

i recommend reading about half of it. the way you would then imagine the last half to be is going to be better than it actually is, and imagining it, basing your imagination upon nothing but guesswork and a whim, will make so much more sense.

the writer's idea outran his writing/thinking skills about 1/4 of the way thru. nice thought, tho.

if you want to get your mind twisted, try borges. leave this one on the shelf.

[singlemalt]

well now, well now. . .

and what borges do ye recommend?

I also have 100 years of solitude, but I've been ignoring that one because I think I will have no clue who anyone is. seeing as they all supposedly have the same name and all.

[firsty]

"ficciones" is a good collection.

i liked "...solitude", but, yeah, you need a notebook to keep track of everyone.

[Marksman45]

I think the last half of the book is wonderful.
Of course, I probably think that because so much of it ties in with magical principles. blahblahblah

[bohonato]

I just finished it this past weekend. I started last spring but stopped about halfway through. I picked up last Friday night and stayed up to about 5 in the morning finishing it off.

i recommend reading about half of it.

Strangely enough, during the summer I kept thinking about it, frankly because the first half freaked me out so much. So, when I picked it back up, besides having to skim the first half to figure out exactly where I was, I was thinking 'What the hell is this house going to do next?!' I guess I may have been disappointed that no one else died, but I still liked it.

Also, at the beginning I though that the footnotes about Johnny Truant were irritating and distracting, but now that I've finished I'm pissed I didn't pay more attention to them. I spent like an hour going back over them. And I probably spent way too much time decoding that one letter from his mother.

[stilltrucking]

Firsty wrote:

the writer's idea outran his writing/thinking skills about 1/4 of the way thru. nice thought, tho.

I am always one step in back of and sadly in search of myself and my writing/thinking skills. (parody of a waylon jennings song)

I finished one book last year, that I remember, meanwhile I have added another six to my rotation. No idea how many books litter MY crib OEPEN LAYING FACE DOWN DESTROYING THE BINDINGS OR CLOSED WITH 3 X 5 CARDS AS BOOK MARKSS

I THINK I HAVE DROPPED ONE OFF THIS YEAR, THE PHENOMENOLOGY OF INTERNAL CONSCIOUSNESS LECTURE NOTES FROM THE YEAR 1905 BY HUSSERL

NOT HYPERBOLE I HAVE BENN READING THAT BOOK FOR OVER THIRTY YEARS, LAST TIME I PICKED UP WAS MONTHS AGO, I WAS ABOUT HALF WAY THROUGH IT.

I WILL NOT LIVE LONG ENOUGH TO FINISH IT. SO IT WAS MY NEW YEARS RESOLUTION TO GIVE IT UP.

I DICIDED TO READ AGAINTS THE DAY THOMAS PYNCHON’S LATEST 1085 PAGE NOVEL. WHAT INTRIGUED ME WAS THE QUOTE FROM THELONIOUS MONK
“It’s always night, or we wouldn’t need the light”

Only problem is whether I want to keep up with all those character with strange names.

Sorry for the ramble nothing to do with House of Leaves, just thinking about half read books I got going.
also sorry about the caps,




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