I have my mom’s copy of house of leaves, she died 2 years ago 💔 she was my favorite person on earth and I miss her so much

and I really want to get past the first 100 pages, but finding it hard to

she was an avid reader of difficult texts and books, and said it was one of her favorite fiction books, so for that reason I have been searching Reddit to get some perspective on how to get into it

I’m finding it difficult to get into , have tried multiple times but I am committed to reading the whole thing as a tribute to my mom

I know that may sound odd to some, but I want that connection 🩵 somehow

any advice on how to approach it ?

  • Baby_Blue_Skeleton@alien.topB
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    10 months ago

    I’m very sorry to hear about your mom 🩵 it’s sweet you want to feel closer to her.

    Having just made my way through HoL this summer, I can tell you that it is indeed a slog. The only thing advice I can really give is to stick with it and take all the time you need to get through it. I thought it was pretty slow to start, and Johnny’s sections can be infuriating, but the end result is a fun, creative, utterly unnerving experience.