Janie Cherestal

I particularly liked these four chapters of the novel, for the main focus was on the mystery of the house and the chilling discoveries that Navidson continues to make in it. It is very fun to read about how the house is becoming such a threatening fixture in the characters’ lives, how the relationships between the characters are being affected, and how Navidson’s frantic search for answers has led him to hire a team of “experts” to join in the investigation, furthering the violation of his family’s privacy.
With that, I do have several questions about certain holes that I feel are being left out of the storyline. First, why is the novel titled House of Leaves when leaves or any type of foliage have not been mentioned in the story thus far? What is a possible explanation for Chad’s sudden change in behavior? Why does Johnny seem to lapse into these long, seemingly nonsensical descriptions that do not readily relate to the storyline?