[UA] House of Leaves

[Patrick O'Duffy]

John Tynes wrote:

> I must admit that I didn't give the book a fair shake. I sat in the
> bookstore and just read the parts directly from the Navidson Record,
> skipping all the meta-text stuff. In that abbreviated form, it was
> fascinating stuff.

John, the meta-stuff's the best part!  While the Navidson story is cool and
weird, the story of Johnny Truant's descent into madness is the real guts of the
book.

> The author's sister is a musician who goes by the name of Poe. She's just
> released a new album that includes songs inspired by HOUSE OF LEAVES. The
> tunes I tried out on her website were uninspiring, however.

A friend - the same one who lent me the book - just came back from a trip to the
US with a copy of this album.  I'll check it out at some point, although Goth
stuff just ain't my bag these days.

--
Patrick O'Duffy, Brisbane, Australia

One day, big chunks of my head are going to burst off, and blood and
poison will geyser out of my skull into your faces, and you'll all
choke on my bile and exploded brain-meat.
Before I am done here, you will all taste my brain-meat.

 - Spider Jerusalem, TRANSMETROPOLITAN: I HATE IT HERE



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