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by whateveracct 75 days ago
House of Leaves is meant to be read with the weird layout and coloring (e.g. the word "house" always in blue)

It's a fun book! I first read it as a kid at my grandparents little condo in Mexico. I read some on the plane there and back, but the most scared I got was when I read one particular scene alone at night in the kitchen when everyone was asleep. I think it's the only time my heart rate has ever truly jumped like that reading a book.

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My book states that the coloring is in the newest version. I suppose I should go back and take a look at the copyright, in case it is the newest, but is fairly old.

I enjoy the general feeling of the book, like claustrophobia inside something that grows infinitely. That's the best way I can describe it, but I haven't gotten more than a quarter of the way through. I do need to go back and fully read it.