House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
The novel is a complex and multi-layered narrative that revolves around a young man who comes across a manuscript written by a blind man about a documentary that doesn't appear to exist. The documentary is about a family who moves into a house that is larger on the inside than it is on the outside, with shifting walls and hallways that lead to impossible spaces. The novel is known for its experimental layout, with some pages containing only a few words and others filled with footnotes, different fonts, and sideways text, reflecting the disorienting and labyrinthine nature of the house itself.
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- Published
- 2000
- Nationality
- American
- Length
- Long
- Pages
- 709
- Original Language
- English
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(3.8)
- Alternate Titles
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- Casa Di Foglie
- Dom Z Liści
- La Casa De Hojas
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This book is on the following 16 lists:
- 4th on Quintessential American Fiction, According to the Rest of the World (Literary Hub)
- 6th on The 50 Best Horror Novels of All Time (Paste Magazine)
- 13th on Fifty French Writers Choose Their Favorite 10 Books (On en garde 10 ! Pour la littérature)
- 14th on 50 Books to Read Before You Die (Complex)
- 15th on The 25 Masterpieces of World Literature That Will Define the 21st Century (Télérama)
- 25th on Click If You Dare: 100 Favorite Horror Stories (NPR)
- 28th on Truelit's 100 Best Books of the Quarter Century (/r/truelit)
- 124th on The Big Read (BBC)
- 1114th on Our Users' Honorable Mention Favorite Books of All Time (The Greatest Books Users)
- 1000 Novels Everyone Must Read (The Guardian)
- 25 best pieces of Horror Fiction of the 21st century so far (The Quietus)
- 25 Novels to Understand Our Reality from 2000 to The Present (elDiario.es)
- As if You Don't Have Enough to Read, Fiction Edition (New York Times)
- Horror: Another 100 Best Books (Book)
- The 100 Best Novels Of All Time (Runners-Up) (The Guardian)
- The Great American Novels (The Atlantic)