Kristy Medina

A Brief Synopsis: House of Leaves, by Mark Z. Danielewski, is a novel broken into three sections, the first being “The Navidson Record.” The family just moved to a house in Virginia. It is determined to have wrong dimensions. The house is a quarter of an inch too long from the inside than from the outside.

“The Navidson Record” is written down almost as a form of therapy because Karen gives him an ultimatum to either give up his professional life or lose his family. Navidson records events on a Hi-8 (recorder) around the house to capture realistic events, which is compared to MTV’s The Real World. One of the events shows how much Navidson cares for Karen.

Comments: The novel so far reminds me of some horror movies especially the Nightmare Before Christmas or Grindhouse, or even something written by Edgar Allen Poe. The style of writing seems to have multiple authors, which makes a lot easier to follow their distinct stories. I find this fun and interesting to see the two different perspectives however it has yet to fully grasp my complete attention. It seems a bit random and obscure. Yet the ideal of it being a horror story still compels me.

Questions:Why does house appear in blue text, even as a part of another word, example whorehouse?

Who is Holloway Roberts?

Should we be paying much attention to the footnotes?