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House of Leaves
    #14476136 - 05/18/11 11:15 PM (12 years, 9 months ago)

Anybody read this book yet ??

I'm just getting started with it and its already pretty creepy!

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Re: House of Leaves [Re: Blindtheeye]
    #14476156 - 05/18/11 11:21 PM (12 years, 9 months ago)

That book really blew my mind man, especially when they finally get into the weird space they find in the house.

I really dug it. A story within a story within a story. It read like being beaten in the head with bricks due to the wacky format, but the actual words the guy wrote were pretty good. I liked it a lot, and liked the little touches here and there. The more you look at the book, the more you realize.


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Re: House of Leaves [Re: guywiththegun]
    #14476166 - 05/18/11 11:23 PM (12 years, 9 months ago)

It is a pretty trippy book.

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Re: House of Leaves [Re: skatealex2]
    #14476276 - 05/19/11 12:00 AM (12 years, 9 months ago)

It reads pretty easily so far even with the wack format and story structure.  i can tell I'm getting addicted already


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Re: House of Leaves [Re: Blindtheeye]
    #14476295 - 05/19/11 12:05 AM (12 years, 9 months ago)

Its good. I near failed my pre-calc class because of that book :lol:


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Re: House of Leaves [Re: Blindtheeye]
    #14476304 - 05/19/11 12:07 AM (12 years, 9 months ago)

I've been meaning to read this. I hate times like these when I'm not addicted to a good novel. They've just been so few and far between lately for some reason.


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Re: House of Leaves [Re: muistrue]
    #14476421 - 05/19/11 12:44 AM (12 years, 9 months ago)

House of leaves is great.

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Re: House of Leaves [Re: muistrue]
    #14478110 - 05/19/11 11:36 AM (12 years, 9 months ago)

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I've been meaning to read this. I hate times like these when I'm not addicted to a good novel. They've just been so few and far between lately for some reason.



Ever read any Neal Stephenson? His are pretty good, a little mindbending at times. Anathem is one just about anyone on these boards would like, it's very crazy.


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Re: House of Leaves [Re: guywiththegun]
    #14478362 - 05/19/11 12:26 PM (12 years, 9 months ago)

I love House of Leaves, it's filled with all sorts of little secrets and hidden content if you know what to look for.

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Re: House of Leaves [Re: Hemlock]
    #14478383 - 05/19/11 12:31 PM (12 years, 9 months ago)

Fantastic book, anyone who thinks it isn't good is too retarded to have finished it. You don't have to LIKE it, but you can't deny its just damn good.

Only revolutions is good too, weird fucking format too

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Re: House of Leaves [Re: Blindtheeye]
    #14478409 - 05/19/11 12:39 PM (12 years, 9 months ago)

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Blindtheeye said:
Anybody read this book yet ??

I'm just getting started with it and its already pretty creepy!

:dumbhunter:





Mark is an interesting character, his sister is a very talented musician,
the book and one of her albums are tied together


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Re: House of Leaves [Re: Prisoner#1]
    #14478459 - 05/19/11 12:49 PM (12 years, 9 months ago)

I read a book of his, 'only revolutions' that had two stories in one, the first story was right side up on the right pages, the other was upside down on the left, I think you were supposed to read one chapter of one story and one chapter of the other and the book had two built in bookmarks to keep your place... pretty nifty idea but it wasn't as good as house of leaves.


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Re: House of Leaves [Re: twighead]
    #14478483 - 05/19/11 12:53 PM (12 years, 9 months ago)

from the looks of youtube they may be turning house of leaves into a movie

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Re: House of Leaves [Re: Prisoner#1]
    #14478925 - 05/19/11 02:22 PM (12 years, 9 months ago)

I'm not sure how that's even possible. I always thought they should do a Navidson Record movie and leave it at that, make it a companion piece to the book. I don't think the entirety of the story would translate as well to screen. Half the fun of the book is the air of mystery. Is it a supernatural phenomenon? Is it the product of a warped mind, maybe even two? Is the whole thing in Johnny Truant's head or is his life falling apart because of the writings he found?

I think if you put that in a movie, you'd be removing that sort of ambiguous feel. It'd be all black and white, beholden to what the directors and writers interpreted the book as. As a movie, the Navidson Record could work, I think.


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Re: House of Leaves [Re: guywiththegun]
    #14479956 - 05/19/11 05:47 PM (12 years, 9 months ago)

I think it could be a very good picture if well done - but its going to take one hell of a director and crew.


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Re: House of Leaves [Re: twighead]
    #14481422 - 05/19/11 10:11 PM (12 years, 9 months ago)

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I think it could be a very good picture if well done - but its going to take one hell of a director and crew.




I've only just started but I thought this same thing already as well.  It's funny I work in a bookstore and couldn't wait to get off so I can pick it back up:shrug:  I'm bout to get elbow deep in this mf!


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Re: House of Leaves [Re: Blindtheeye]
    #14481602 - 05/19/11 10:41 PM (12 years, 9 months ago)

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twighead said:
I think it could be a very good picture if well done - but its going to take one hell of a director and crew.




I've only just started but I thought this same thing already as well.




Agreed!:thumbup:

I've been slow reading it, mostly because I get headaches trying to read it from the strange format (not the essay format with footnotes...thats cake...I mean when shit gets REALLY weird) but i'm about half way through now, trying to finish it soon.


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Re: House of Leaves [Re: Blindtheeye]
    #15316381 - 11/03/11 03:05 AM (12 years, 3 months ago)

i know this is 5 months late BUT ALL OF YOU NEED TO READ JOHN DIES AT THE END IF YOU LIKED HOUSE OF LEAVES. Much shorter read but fucking great! plus the movie is comin out next year!


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Re: House of Leaves [Re: Rewindicus]
    #15316508 - 11/03/11 04:51 AM (12 years, 3 months ago)

i really liked this book, i burned through it so quickly. the movie could be soooo good, i hope they dont fuck it up somehow


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Re: House of Leaves [Re: venetianblinds]
    #15317598 - 11/03/11 03:05 PM (12 years, 3 months ago)

They got a good director same guy that did beast master, phantasm, and bubba ho-tep movies I got high expectations.


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