noisenerd rated House of Leaves: 2 stars

House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
A young family moves into a small home on Ash Tree Lane where they discover something is terribly wrong: their …
Maker of strange noises and devices for the proliferation of such. He/him. Read dates before 2024 are approximate.
Mostly a reader of SF & politics/history, also some fantasy, science, philosophy, and religion (though I'm not religious myself).
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A young family moves into a small home on Ash Tree Lane where they discover something is terribly wrong: their …
A young family moves into a small home on Ash Tree Lane where they discover something is terribly wrong: their …
It's well-written, contains interesting ideas, and takes place in an interesting setting, but the story itself just didn't grab me. It was still pretty easy to keep reading though, in part because the writing was so enjoyable, and in part because there were some bits of lore sprinkled in that I actually found more engrossing than the main plot. They don't feel clunky enough for me to call them infodumps, though I suppose that's kind of what they are. Whatever you want to call those, I think they were my favorite parts.
Ultimately, I would say this is one of those books I admire more than I like, but don't take that overly harshly. I would say this is purely a matter of taste, not quality.
A young family moves into a small home on Ash Tree Lane where they discover something is terribly wrong: their …
The Cosmic Puppets is a science fiction novel by American author Philip K. Dick, published in 1957. It is a …
The Cosmic Puppets is a science fiction novel by American author Philip K. Dick, published in 1957. It is a …
The Cosmic Puppets is a science fiction novel by American author Philip K. Dick, published in 1957. It is a …
From a global icon, a bold, essential account of how a fear of gender is fueling reactionary politics around the …
From a global icon, a bold, essential account of how a fear of gender is fueling reactionary politics around the …
Shadow and Claw is an omnibus of the first two books of Gene Wolfe's Book of the New Sun. …
On the one hand, I didn't enjoy the main story that much. I wouldn't say it's boring, it just didn't grab me I guess. On the other hand, the writing/prose is quite good, and there were parts I did quite enjoy. I did like the core idea, and the setting is interesting and well-constructed. There are a couple of "lore dumps" in particular that were my favorite parts of the book.
I remember hearing someone say about some other book something along the lines of "I admire it more than I enjoyed it," and I think that somewhat fits my feelings here. I wouldn't go so far as to say I didn't like it, but I wouldn't call it a favorite either. That said, I find it hard to give it just an average rating, as it was so well-written.
From a global icon, a bold, essential account of how a fear of gender is fueling reactionary politics around the …