House of Leaves is an interesting book, to say the least. I don’t understand what’s going on most of the time, and I’m missing details that are supposed to seem obvious. It’s very frustrating because I am used to knowing what’s going on in books, but this one continuously stumps me. Luckily, I have other people who are equally confused and we can try and decipher the text together.
But, despite all the confusion, I know I can also rely on my friends for a good laugh. I got this this morning and could not help but crack up at this picture of me brewing a Polyjuice potion (that I shouldn’t have been brewing) at the age of 11:
At least you are trying to understand it. I don’t have the patience for this book so instead of trying to solve the puzzles, I just cheat by looking them up on the House of Leaves forum page. I can’t help it. I’m a busy college student with a lot on my mind. I don’t have the space in my brain right now to worry about puzzles and codes in a book. The story is really good though so at least I’m still getting something out of this book.
Good to know we are all on the same boat here! This book has left me so utterly confused. Glad you can laugh about it!
-Alexandria