green_and_white Posted January 25, 2010 Posted January 25, 2010 Hi everyone - hope you can help with something I am stuck with. A few years ago, a friend told me about a book he was reading that sounded great, but he's moved away and I don't have any contact details for him. I've tried googling all kinds of searches based on the things I remember about it, but no luck, so hoping someone here may have an idea. Ok, so here's what I remember about this book: * It's v long and challenging * It's set in the 60's or 70's when a journalist and his wife move out from the city to a rural community in America to write a novel * When they get there, they buy a perfect white picket house * When the man tries to do some DIY, he measures the bedroom from the outside, and then from the inside, but the inside is bigger than the out * At some point he finds a black hole in the mysterious room, which he investigates and finds himself in an pitch black cavernous chamber underground * He finds a half finished novel, which I think was similar to his, but is so twisted, it's driven the writer crazy, and is incomplete * He gets lost in the chamber, which leads onto another chamber infinitely * There are a lot of references to classic literature, e.g. white rabbit from Alice in Wonderland My memory is awful, so it's a wonder I've remembered that, but shows how much I want to read this, I suppose! Anyway, if anyone has any clue, I'd be really appreciative. Thanks Mark Quote
BookJumper Posted January 25, 2010 Posted January 25, 2010 ... no idea but I hope someone else does, this sounds fabulous and definitely like something I would read, too. Quote
Michelle Posted January 25, 2010 Posted January 25, 2010 BJ, I'm hoping too, as it sounds rather intriguing (apart from the long and challenging part! lol)! Quote
sirinrob Posted January 25, 2010 Posted January 25, 2010 Might be the 'House of Leaves' by Mark Z. Danielewski. This is a long shot, but some of the details tie up with the OP's recollections. I have seen copies and it is very long and looks a challenge to read, due to the way its constructed. Quote
Michelle Posted January 25, 2010 Posted January 25, 2010 Might be the 'House of Leaves' by Mark Z. Danielewski. This is a long shot, but some of the details tie up with the OP's recollections. I have seen copies and it is very long and looks a challenge to read, due to the way its constructed. I've just looked this up, and it looks like something I may just enjoy.. I'm a bit concerned about it being long and challenging, but maybe if I take my time? In fact, we may have a previous thread of the book.. I'll take a look... http://bookclubforum.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=8359 Quote
green_and_white Posted January 25, 2010 Author Posted January 25, 2010 Yes, that does sound like it. Thanks for this everyone Quote
Nollaig Posted January 25, 2010 Posted January 25, 2010 I had forgotten about that book again but this thread has prompted me to get it a.s.a.p! Quote
Michelle Posted January 25, 2010 Posted January 25, 2010 I've just been to amazon.co.uk to order it, but it's really expensive! I'm off to have a look round now. Quote
frankie Posted January 25, 2010 Posted January 25, 2010 This does seem like a really great read, I've added it on my wishlist Quote
Pablo Posted January 26, 2010 Posted January 26, 2010 It's definately House Of Leaves. A word of warning though - it's not an easy book to read. Quote
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