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House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
4.0
challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I was sceptical going into this because generally experimental novels are not for me. I did like this one a lot though. 

I loved 
- The 'Zampano' parts. Not only the plot of the Navidson Record, which was extremely intriguing and well-executed, but also Zampano's description of the shots etc.
- Johhny's mother's letters
- The play with the shape of the text in the most tense parts of the Navidson Record. 

I liked less:
- Johnny's ramblings. They just couldn't hold my attention the way most of the rest of it could....