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Alright, I'm this close to buying House of Leaves... *NO SPOILERS* Gher Send a noteboard - 24/11/2009 11:46:16 PM
I've been intrigued for too long. I want the experience. But I'd like to know a few things first.

I know it's somewhat of a horror. I know it defies classification, but that it is kind of the story of a haunted house. I've heard that it is "an experience."

I don't read much horror. I don't watch many scary shows, simply because they never look interesting enough. I don't care for the slashy blood and gore, and would much rather watch something like The Sixth Sense or Signs, even if those aren't terribly scary shows.

I don't mind scary, but I don't want disturbing. Am I going to be scarred from reading this book? I don't mean freaked out, that's okay. I'm okay with jumping at loud noises and feeling uncomfortable when alone in the dark, but I don't want to have images burned into my head that disgust me.

And last, how is the language? I don't need it to be super-censored, but I get very tired of reading the f-bomb multiple times per page.

So it's scary, or at least, "an experience". That's cool. But is it clean scary? Or gory perverse disgusting scary?

And to make answering this post even harder, I'd like to know as little as possible about the book before I read it. So the fewer examples you guys can give me out of the book the better :D.
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Alright, I'm this close to buying House of Leaves... *NO SPOILERS* - 24/11/2009 11:46:16 PM 644 Views
That IS tricky. - 25/11/2009 12:37:30 AM 561 Views
Agreed. - 25/11/2009 01:06:37 AM 590 Views
Cool. - 25/11/2009 01:28:41 AM 476 Views
Excellent. I'll get it then. - 25/11/2009 01:26:02 AM 523 Views
It's definitely not graphic horror. - 25/11/2009 05:00:29 AM 535 Views
How do you always find just the right way to say stuff? - 27/11/2009 03:56:48 PM 523 Views
i don't think you'll be bothered by anything in the book. just get it. - 26/11/2009 10:49:52 PM 512 Views
Pussy. Grow a skin and read the fucking thing. *NM* - 27/11/2009 03:18:30 AM 219 Views
And thanks for that *NM* - 29/11/2009 02:45:40 AM 210 Views
Thanks guys, I'm excited now. *NM* - 29/11/2009 02:45:19 AM 206 Views
Haha. I am like you. That pretty much defines what I wanted to know about it. - 01/12/2009 01:30:36 AM 469 Views
Glad I could help - 01/12/2009 10:03:55 PM 586 Views
If you haven't heard from him, Ask Heartbreak, he's the expert. - 07/12/2009 07:50:08 PM 556 Views

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