I got really immersed in House of Leaves during the lockdown(s) and it was not good for my mental health at all. It’s really fascinating if you try and manage to grasp the overall “message” behind it. It gets progressively weirder and weirder and it’s intended to be a riddle that can only be solved via internet forums (which plays into the “message” of the book once you figure it out).

Most of my friends don’t take my recommendation serious because they expect it to be style over substance (postmodernism?) but no, it’s perfect as it is. Also the extreme changes in writing style (stream of consciousness schizophrenia rambling vs. satire of the humanities / science jargon) are super well done and that makes it pretty psychedelic.

I got really immersed in House of Leaves during the lockdown(s) and it was not good for my mental health at all. It’s really fascinating if you try and manage to grasp the overall “message” behind it. It gets progressively weirder and weirder and it’s intended to be a riddle that can only be solved via internet forums (which plays into the “message” of the book once you figure it out).

Most of my friends don’t take my recommendation serious because they expect it to be style over substance (postmodernism?) but no, it’s perfect as it is. Also the extreme changes in writing style (stream of consciousness schizophrenia rambling vs. satire of the humanities / science jargon) are super well done and that makes it pretty psychedelic.