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[koffeebean]

finally finished house of leaves. here is a long post with all of my thoughts regarding it.

— *⠀⠀uh. house of leaves spoilers below??

i think that house of leaves is possibly one of the best horror books that i will ever come across. because unlike other horror novels, house of leaves does not necessarily need a set monster or phenomenon meant to give you the creeps.

no, instead it uses our weapons against us: our minds. it isn't meant to make that much sense, with footnotes that take over entire pages, almost empty pages, crossed-out words and all that just happens within the book.

house of leaves manages to perfectly use suspense by making us create our own monster and have paranoia from it. it makes us scared of what we don't understand and don't know, using the quality that all humans have to create the perfect setting further.

we (humans) tend to try to find a reason to everything, because if it is not logical then it's no good for us. we fear the unknown. and everything about house of leaves is unknown- there is not a simple answer, hell, there is no answer at all, and it makes us stay at the edge of our seats waiting for something logical to explain all that we have read.

but there's no solution. that alone is the scariest part of them all. finishing the book left me with an inner void, one i doubt i can fill. it makes me want to read it again and again to try to find something that might give a meaning to it all, but i know i will not find anything.

similar to the house in the navidson's record, our mind is ever changing. a growing labyrinth that we cannot escape from so easily. our greatest enemy is our greatest ally. we are our own monsters, our own fears.

just how cool is that?

anyways. a 100/10 for sure. i will most likely come back to re-read the book in the future. not yet, i want to let all that i have read sit in my mind before i try to take on this beast of a book again.

but definitely a recommended read. perhaps not if you have bad paranoia.

ftaires! we have found ftaires!

[super-jane5]

2022 Wrap-up

[aropride]

the "new normal" couldve been respirators & rapid tests & hepa filters & universal basic income & accessibility & caring about other people.........

edit: if ur reblogging this but u dont REGULARLY mask in public in ur daily life u should reflect on that ❤️

[byelacey]

oh my GOD you can’t just ask someone why they’re barking

now on instagram!

[ducktracy]

sharing a very sage bit of advice from The Simpsons' own John Swartzwelder that i've been trying to hamper down in my writing and drawing alike. let your inner crappy little elf do his worst

[cassianandfenrysaremyboyos]

Goncharov coming third in tumblr's top 100 movies of 2023 is so damn funny. Imagine being a film studio exec who spent millions making some of the other 97 movies listed below it only to be beaten by a film that cost exactly zero dollars to make and doesn't exist

[gayvampyr]

no offense but you guys need to learn the difference between someone implying their experience is universal and a post simply just not being about you

[thewatcher727]

Writing Description Notes:

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Facial Expressions

Masking Emotions

Smiles/Smirks/Grins

Eye Contact/Eye Movements

Blushing

Voice/Tone

Body Language/Idle Movement

Thoughts/Thinking/Focusing/Distracted

Silence

Memories

Happy/Content/Comforted

Love/Romance

Sadness/Crying/Hurt

Confidence/Determination/Hopeful

Surprised/Shocked

Guilt/Regret

Disgusted/Jealous

Uncertain/Doubtful/Worried

Anger/Rage

Laughter

Confused

Speechless/Tongue Tied

Fear/Terrified

Mental Pain

Physical Pain

Tired/Drowsy/Exhausted

Eating

Drinking

Warm/Hot

[envelopandkissme]

this fucks

[spiderbitesandvampirevenom]

"this is a universal queer experience"

>ask if it's universal or white

>they don't understand

>I pull out a diagram explaining what is universal and what is white

>they laugh and say "It's a good experience sir"

>I'm a native american trans woman

>Experience is white

[loveelizabeths]

love elizabeth s.

[runawaymarbles]

Reading Mockingjay as an adult is extra devastating because. Of course the plucky teenager and her ragtag friends aren't going to sneak into a government building to kill the president with a bow and arrow. That's absolutely ridiculous. It's the kind of thing that's only possible in the kind of propaganda that Coin developed. But she's so good at it that in some ways she tricks the reader into thinking that's the kind of story this is, too--even after 3 books reminding us that pretty much everything that Katniss does the second she volunteers is manipulated by adults pulling strings to make propaganda in some form or another.

[luhvrlis]

[aropride]

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