A family’s house is bigger on the inside than the outside, and the book itself becomes a maze
What it is about
A family moves into a house and discovers that its interior is larger than its exterior. A documentary filmmaker explores it, and a scholar writes a commentary on the film, which is then discovered and annotated by a young man named Johnny Truant. The text is full of footnotes, shifting layouts and strange formatting.
Who will enjoy it
Readers who like experimental fiction and a challenge.
What you will get
A cult favorite that is as much an object as a story. It demands patience and attention.
House of Leaves Facts: Pages, Genre and Setting
Genre
Horror · Experimental · Haunted house · Layers
Length
709 pages · ≈ 20 h
More about this book
Characters
Will Navidson’s family, a scholar named Zampanò and Johnny Truant.
Setting
A house in Virginia and Johnny’s life in Los Angeles.
What makes it different
The page layout, footnotes and colored words are part of the story.
Feel
Disorienting, eerie and clever.
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