Nian Liu

"House of Leaves" Chapters XXI - XXIII

The last three chapters left me with so many questions and I feel unsatisfied with the ending of the story as well as for Johnny Traunt. In the end we never know what happens to Johnny Traunt, or if he's telling the truth about killing that Gdansk Man since a lot of the things he says turn into lies. I still want to know how Karen magically closed her eyes and teleported Navidson and her out of the house that countless souls have tried to escape but couldn't. Then I question about Navidson's chance of survival, he was trapped in that house for over 6 months without food or water there was no way he survived. And if he did survive, then where the hell is Tom? Who was the mother and the baby Johnny Traunt was talking about? If Johnny Traunt is the baby who died, does that mean the whole story of Johnny Traunt's life was made up by the mother who in guilt for not being able to save her son created a life for Johnny? Too many questions and so little answers if what I was left with by the time I finished this book. Overall, this book was something new and it gave me a unique experience that I wouldn't have gotten from any other book but this one.