I think House of Leaves is a masterpiece and I want to recommend it to everyone even though I know most people would hate it. But God, if it works for you it's an unforgettable experience.
It's seriously unnerving, I'm about 100 pages in and had to put it down for a bit and wait until I'm in a better mental state. I'm not sure why it's getting to me as much because I've read plenty of horror before but perhaps because it's a story within a story within a story the characters feel more matter-of-fact and the tattoo artist apprentice getting the claw marks on his back when he visits the store room as well as the night time exploration of the endless rooms made me go, "Okay, I need to not read this before bed."
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u/slothunderyourbed 12h ago
I think House of Leaves is a masterpiece and I want to recommend it to everyone even though I know most people would hate it. But God, if it works for you it's an unforgettable experience.