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Only recently learned about this book and requested a copy for Christmas. I’m only a little way into it and getting frustrated. This video helped me with a broader context about the different storylines and formatting. Thank you so much for putting this all into perspective. Happy reading! 😄

The moment you said triggering stopped watching. This isn’t for you darling

Let's be real there isn't any book like house of leaves.

Just finished All’s Well & I know it’ll stick with me… as Mona Awad’s books tend to do!! The descent into madness… the internal dialogue… also somehow hilarious? amazing. Believe women!! Thinking of you, Mark 🤣

i only watched till 1 min cause i dont wanna spoil myself, but so should i get it? im a teenager and i rlly love her character

Wait!! I am 15 pages in. How did I miss that Johnny was compiling Zampanós work? Did I literally miss that? I’m exhausted.

I feel like we've lost common sense. I go to the library or download the ebooks from the library. I DNF a lot and I also buy books at thrift stores. I use the little free library at my local park. I also only buy books i plan to read again, which aren't many. Lately I am trying to read more physical books because of the eye problems screens are causing.

Hello i just brought this book😃 I'm watching from 🇧🇩

He makes you work for it, for sure. I agree that this is not a casual read at all. It is certainly an experience of it's own just reading it. It's like an escape room in book form. If you are super cerebral, this is something to dive into. You've got to push through some parts that can be a bit dry, but it strangely adds context to what you are reading. This is not just a regular beginning to end story. It's engrossing in completely unexpected and layered ways. It's like literary M.C. Escher. I read it 20 years ago and still think about it fairly often. When I hold the book I still wonder if the book IS the house incarnate. It is completely worth it though, in my opinion.

This was on my to-read list for YEARS. It's hard to put into words what I felt while reading this, but I'll preface it by saying that for the past few years, I've been trapped in a pit of depression like no other I've experienced, but I felt for some reason it was time to finally get to it. By the time I was done, I was suddenly out of the pit. I won't say that it was the book that did it, nor will i claim to be cured, but I certainly feel like my very being found it's way back into the light through the events of it.

Why do we need to be told that 2000 was a year?

I have over 3 hundred pages on one of my google docs manuscript. It hasn’t slowed down at all

Are you looking for new books to read? I am a self-published author, and I'm in need of a reader to leave a review on Amazon.😢

johnny just annoys me, his voice in my head as i'm reading is infuriating so i skim it purely to get him to ..Shut..Up..

Currently, MS Word is $179.99 to own your copy, but you have to allow MS to spy on your work through the cloud. Or get the monthly rate to use MS Word like Google Docs... I got WPS Writing app for free which does the same thing as MS Word. But some features are pay-walled by Premium.

I use NovelAi to randomly generate the lore, names, and locations. Because that would take me forever to think up. Plus my names would sound childish, dumb, or boring. I just re-generate the text if it repeats, not on topic, or too dumb.

It sounds like you have short-term memory loss.

“Her name is misery but it is me who is truly in misery” killed me 😂😂😂

I am about to watch this right now and I’m so excited so I had to comment because I LOVE THIS FREAKIN BOOK

Yes! Been waiting for this for MONTHS 🎉 Amazing video!

Literally no interest in this book, but i was so invested in this video tf

literally this is how I analyze and diagnose books

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The way you describe this could be said for the Bible lol Suspend belief, nothing makes sense, the author makes no mistakes, leaves you thinking about it forever etc

12:41 I feel like I can't do it lol. I'm not even native in english (I have a good level but I'm definitely not fluent) yet I took the book in English. And now you're saying that it's incredibly hard to read...... I feel like it won't work lmao. Unless the language+vocabulary in itself isn't part of the hardships you're talking about. 20:02 now you're speaking my language

Campfire is my favorite software

I'm finally deciding to read this beast, but it seems that there are tons of different ways to read it. It's making me dizzy trying to figure out how I should go about this. I bought the hardcover version and have thought about putting it in my purse for self defense! 😅

Very cool! I’ve done this before but only for characters, not plot! You said this was planning on being a series, but I can’t find any more?

So did you ever read it again?

This felt like bands in the 70s trying to come up with conceptual albums. Its novel and interesting but are the songs good? Not really. This was definitely not for me.

Super useful. Just what I was looking for. Thank you so much! ❤

Thanks for taking the time to make this review. I have a few thoughts... The whole "trigger warning' thing is a bit ridiculous. There are always going to be things in the world that make someone uncomfortable. You can't nerf everything for everyone. Sometimes you just have to be uncomfortable, and you'd be surprised how inspiration and growth can arise. This younger generation really needs some thicker skin. Johnny is absolutely one of, if not the best part of this book. He's a poet, and unabashedly masculine. Try not to let the post modernest "toxic masculinity" garbage get in the way of you embracing such a well written dynamic character that is so similar to all of us just for the sake of virtue signaling. This book is not difficult to read, and not the mind bender everyone makes it out to be. It's just a book, like any other book, but written in a very creative way. People really don't need "advice" on how to read it other than start at the beginning and just read it.

Thanks for the review. Watched a few and was still on the fence about buying it, but after watching this one, decided it'd be worth it. From what I've heard so far (from the reviews), and briefly read, the book feels like an ode to the Argentinian writer Jorge Luis Borges. I'd recommend the short story collection "Labyrinths". There's a story about a coin that causes people to become obsessed with it, and induces insomnia. And there's another about a secret society that creates a fictional country that begins to take over reality. And finally, there's a story about the labyrinth in Crete, which has been described as a "literary puzzle". Interestingly, Borges became blind as does a character in the HOL. Anyway, there's a recent edition with an introduction by William Gibson that I'd recommend. Liked.

I appreciate the guide though I'm also deeply offended you don't know who Charlie Kelly is 😂

5 star book❤❤❤❤

1: You *need* a physical copy of the book for the full experience. 2: POE's second album, 'Haunted', is a companion piece made for the book by the author's sister, and enhances the overall trip. 3: At your own discretion, being in an altered state of mind can also add to the fun.

Great video, thanks much!

Everything's good but I have a question 🙂 in the first story Fumiko could have called Goro! It would have been less risky : )

What !! U recommend reading 1. Zampano's Dissertation on the Navidson Record & 2. Johnny Truant's narration. But you totally Left out : 3. Pelafina's letters The letters are so.. So.. Important. They are reason for this Book's existence itself !!

Good review. I am blind so visually organization is not my strength. Do you know of asoftware that has a simple interface and screen reader friendly?

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I really enjoyed Johnny's parts. It's a nice break from the dry academic style that some of the Navidson Record has. Also, don't be discouraged, it's not an easy read, but it's not as dense as it seems. Take away the formatting on the text and the index and you have maybe 50% or less of what would otherwise be around 700 pages. Also, this book has pictures and that's just awesome. I never considered reading it other than in a conventional way, reading the foot notes as well along the way. It's definitely doable.

You would get more drama if you kept the reversed card instead of flipping them right side up ;)

Please don't set up the expectation that readers won't understand everything because you didn't, it takes work, active participation, creativity and multiple reads, but everything is in the pages and can be taken in as a complete narrative with no unanswered queries 🙂

Such a shame I found it’s just impossible to get The unfortunates

What a lovely trip! I always love going to Maastricht, because it feels like I've gone abroad in my own country

I just finished this book, what a treat, the author is super talented. Yes 5 star. All the themes explored was amazing .

I trust google as far as i can push a freight train.

great it Helps!