Unbelievably great. Absolutely unique. No book like this is in existence. If you want to read something unforgettable, that is your choice. Horror, love, satire, philosophy, humour - all of that in perfect proportions are mixed beautifully here. IMHO, MUST read.

What an incredible book! House of Leaves revels in it's own ironies and re-imagines any preconceived ideas of what a novel should be. I've seen this book touted as Horror Fiction, and personally I'd have to disagree. Possibly a ghost story, but ultimately much more. The footnotes are overwhelming. The tri-fold story structure and artistic liberties in textual presentation, the mounds of information and disinformation, are disorienting and compelling and necessary. And if not necessary at least creative as hell. House of Leaves is a house of mirrors navigated by candlelight, a love story smuggled in questionable straitjackets, a meditation on the concepts of obsession, reality, and introspection; and an entirely worthwhile journey.

This book is alright, I suppose. The main story line is interesting, however, I keep finding myself skipping pages of footnotes contains references to non-existent magazine and newspaper articles.If that weren't bad enough, the narrator keeps talking about certain current events that nobody even cares about. I'll admit though, this is an interesting read and I'd highly recommend reading this book to any of my buddies.

NPR did a short piece on this and 2 others 4/12

House of Leaves is an unusual book for a number of reasons. First, the actual story of the book, about the Navidson family's house, is told as an academic review of the film made by the family about their house. This two-steps-removed approach is peculiar, and sometimes I felt that it insulated me from the impact of the actual story. Second, there is another story being told simultaneously in the footnotes. To be honest, I felt that Johnny Truant's autobiographical tale really detracted from the story of the house, although it did add a menacing element. Third, the page layout. This was by far my favorite 'feature' of House of Leaves. The endless footnotes; the sideways, upside down, and even backwards text; the use of white space to control pacing; all of these elements added up to an emotional involvement with parts of the story that is hard to ignore. Although it struck me as a little gimmicky, it was certainly effective. Give House of Leaves a try - it's not like other books.

I had really mixed feelings about this one. On one hand, the story was good, the idea of the format was good, and clearly Danielewski put a lot of thought into it. On the other hand, it was really a chore to read most of the time. It might have worked better as a story within a story, rather than a story within an academic analysis within a story.

This book was a struggle to read. Some parts of the book go by so slow and others go by so fast because of the different font and such. It was a good book though. I found it kind of confusing though. You have to really focus to read it.

I found this book overtly pretentious and incomprehensible. I have no problem with the layout of this book. Its the content thats terrible.

Simply incredible. You'll get lost within the house of leaves, I promise.

An incredible, complex, trippy book. This is a book that demands your attention and your committment. Written as a story within a story about a manuscript, it as different fonts, media, and voices. It is creepy, disturbing and entirely one of a kind. It ties into the album "Haunted" by Poe, who is Danielewski's sister. I had the album for years before I read the book and it made such a difference in how I understood the music. The album also gives a frightening voice the ever-moving house of the book.