Nian Liu

The Zahir, The House of Asterion

This story reminded me of the “House of Leaves” because of the description of the labyrinth and how in the center of this maze there exists a minotaur. For the House of Leaves, I pictured a minotaur or something monstrous in the center of the dark maze. As for the story goes, it described a being that exists in the center of the maze where it lives its life in solitary. I feel almost bad for the minotaur rather than fearing this creature because it reminded me of the isolation people get when they are outcastes or when society neglects people with certain disorders or diseases.