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 ?

  • barneypurple@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    aw first and foremost, just a few minutes ago i said out loud “i really miss my mom” ❤️ i lost my mom two years ago as well and so my heart goes out to you. we are actually coming up on the two year anniversary of her death at the end of the month

    my philosophy is this: you don’t have to read the book if it doesn’t interest you. it’s enough that you have it in your possession and can feel close to her when you pick it up