Ep 265 - House of Leaves, by Mark Z. Danielewski

Overdue

Headgum

Books, Literature, Craig Getting, Andrew Cunningham, Arts, Podcasts, Comedy

4.6 • 2.4K Ratings

🗓️ 16 October 2017

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

Mark Z. Danielewski's House of Leaves is out to get you. It is an antagonistic book that's larger on the inside than it appears on the outside. It's also a book about a book about a film about a house that may or may not be a portal to a hellish labyrinth. Confused yet? Join the club.

Join us for a discussion of metatexts, evil Zillow listings, and FOOTNOTES OH GOD THE FOOTNOTES.

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0:00.0	This is a headgun podcast.
0:06.0	While Andrew and Craig believe the joy of discovery is crucial to enjoying any well-told
0:10.3	tale, they will not shy away from spoiling specific story beats when necessary.
0:16.5	Plus these are books you should have read by now.
0:30.0	Boo!
0:37.0	Ah, got you.
0:45.0	I don't know.
0:47.0	I'm spooked.
0:48.0	Everybody spooked.
0:49.0	Hover is still on.
0:50.0	It's still going.
0:51.0	It's our third week, second week, third week.
0:53.0	I don't know.
0:54.0	I've been trapped inside of a book for the last week and a half.
0:58.0	Welcome to Overdo.
0:59.0	This is a podcast about the books, even meaning to read.
1:02.0	My name is Craig.
1:03.0	My name is Andrew.
1:04.0	This week we're talking the House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danieluski.
1:13.0	And I can't remember a time that a book has made me feel this way.
1:20.3	We can talk a little bit more about that.
1:21.6	I know the other book I think that is stuck with you in the most.
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