I think I managed to go into this book somehow expecting too much and not enough?  To me, the structure and layout were actually the most appealing thing, though I know others could easily find it frustrating. The typographic choices and chasing of footnotes made this feel almost like one of those Choose Your Adventure books I read as a kid, but more stressful. I almost wish I had kept those little annotation post-it notes on hand to mark things I questioned or orphan footnotes so they would be easier to check back on. Maybe for that alone, I'll give it another read in the future. I at least should have been using multiple book marks for the times I was trying to hold my place only to be sent to another section of the book anyway.

As an actual horror story plot, I wasn't super impressed and I think that's where I let myself down expecting too much. When I was just enjoying the paths I was following I was fine, but I did eventually find myself looking for more meat to the story when really it was about the ride. But at the same time, if there were too much detail there would be less to question, and isn't that the whole point? The good part was that by chasing down footnotes and going between the house and Johnny's story, it kept me distracted and a little stressed, so when I came back to things it felt a bit like returning from a commercial break and being like, "oh right!! that's where we are! dang!!!"

I loved the structure and the symbolism and I love an unreliable narrator. I respect the amount of work and creativity that went into this book and how it managed to be such an interactive experience. I both hated it and had a great time. Thanks!