Do you think Zampano is talking about the movie or Danielewski is talking about the book?House of Leaves wrote:Good storytelling alone will guarantee a healthy sliver of popularity in the years to come but its inherent strangeness will permanently bar it from any mainstream interest (p. 7).
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The Navidson Record or The House of Leaves
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The Navidson Record or The House of Leaves
"The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never say a common place thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars..." ~ Jack Kerouac
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Krysondra
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I find it odd, too, but something in that line just struck me as a commentary on the text as well as on the movie.
"The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never say a common place thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars..." ~ Jack Kerouac
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House of Leaves
"House of Leaves" originally started in bits and pieces on the internet. It wasn't until it gained a cult like following that the pieces were put together into a book.
Do you think Danielewski believed it would never be put together as a whole and published? Maybe he believed it would continue to float around in cyber space. Never to flow in the mainstream, like other "national best sellers".
It has this underground, forbidden tone to it, like I have stumbled onto something taboo. Almost like reading it will make me go blind.
Do you think Danielewski believed it would never be put together as a whole and published? Maybe he believed it would continue to float around in cyber space. Never to flow in the mainstream, like other "national best sellers".
It has this underground, forbidden tone to it, like I have stumbled onto something taboo. Almost like reading it will make me go blind.
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I agree with you on that, Suzanne. Afterall, the first words of the book are:Suzanne wrote:It has this underground, forbidden tone to it, like I have stumbled onto something taboo. Almost like reading it will make me go blind.
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"The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never say a common place thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars..." ~ Jack Kerouac
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I’m fairly sure that Danielewski is referring to the Navidson Record (film). Mainly because of the preceding text:
He gives the reader plenty of warning that the book may not sit well with some readers, and may render our logic centers inoperative for extended periods of time.
However, that does not preclude the notion that Danielewski is making a backhanded commentary about the book in general. Certainly, throughout the text (such as I’ve read so far,) he employs a liberated and largely unruly style while speaking in the person of Johnny Truant (a style, I might say, that is sometimes quite a joy to read.) In fact, his writing style varies based on the ‘origin’ of the text and the state of mind of the character, which some might find distracting. So, I suppose it could be said that Danielewski is speaking in the character of the narrator in respect to the Navidson Record as well as the voice of the author in respect to House of Leaves. Either way, I think his assessment is correct.These days, with the unlikely prospect of any sort of post-release resolution or revelation, Navidson’s film seems destined to achieve at most a cult status (p. 7)
He gives the reader plenty of warning that the book may not sit well with some readers, and may render our logic centers inoperative for extended periods of time.
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Great analysis, Odd Greg! It could definitely refer to both at the same time in a back handed sort of way.
"The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never say a common place thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars..." ~ Jack Kerouac
