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funny fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

It’s definitely a confusing play to read on its own. If you were to read it, just take everything at face value. I know that sounds obvious, but it makes sense when you read it.

The ending is a bit confusing, but that’s probably because I’m not watching a bunch of Harvard students in 1915. MAYBE then, I could have made sense.

I did have fun with it, though. Seeing the two sides of theater. Those being: a short story writer’s perspective, and a playwright’s broadway perspective.
adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous emotional funny inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
emotional reflective relaxing medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: N/A
Strong character development: N/A
Loveable characters: N/A
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A
dark emotional funny fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

It’s weird, then serious, then sexy for some reason. The 1960s English lingo makes the sentences weird to read, but it’s a play, and they’re meant to be said rather than read.

There’s a pretty random event that happens at the bottom of page 87 that I didn’t understand, but it just added to the weird comedy.

House of Leaves

Mark Z. Danielewski

DID NOT FINISH: 5%
adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
dark funny reflective tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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adventurous challenging informative medium-paced

He mentioned his other book series, "Spycacher", at least once in every chapter. This guy is also very sexist.

It's upsides are being interesting and informative about WWII.

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