# house of leaves mark z. danielewski

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-of-leaves-mark-z-danielewski/86528>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [October 10, 2001, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-of-leaves-mark-z-danielewski/86528 "2001-10-10T05:35:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![infinitii](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e8c25b/32.png) [@infinitii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/infinitii)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2001, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-of-leaves-mark-z-danielewski/86528/1 "2001-10-10T05:35:07Z")

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i couldn’t find a house of leaves thread anywhere

whats’ up with that

can someone help me decipher this amazing book

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**Author:** ![Violet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/ebca7d/32.png) [@Violet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Violet)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2001, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-of-leaves-mark-z-danielewski/86528/2 "2001-10-10T06:16:30Z")

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[Amazon.com](http://Amazon.com) has customer reviews of this book.

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**Author:** ![blur](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/dbc845/32.png) [@blur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blur)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2001, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-of-leaves-mark-z-danielewski/86528/3 "2001-10-10T07:18:06Z")

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I haven’t read it yet, but I have it at home and plan on starting it when I have a few hours to burn.

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**Author:** ![Montfort](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Montfort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Montfort)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2001, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-of-leaves-mark-z-danielewski/86528/4 "2001-10-10T14:06:35Z")

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I started reading it last fall when I saw him and his sister Annie (aka Poe, the singer) perform at a album/book reading/signing at a local Borders. It’s a fascinating book, incredibly detailed and quite well-written. Poe’s latest album, _Haunted_, is sorta-kinda inspired by the same stuff that inspired the book (the death of their father).

However, _House of Leaves_ is not a beach read, and I generally do my reading on my subway rides each day. It’s a book that insists you sit with it for hours at a time. I only managed to read about 1/3rd of it before putting it aside for a time when I can dedicate more of my attention to it, which it definitely deserves.