#11 in Horror
House of Leaves
- 738
- Pages
- about 14 h
- Reading time
Affiliate link: buying through it supports BookRank at no extra cost to you.
About the book
House of Leaves is the debut novel by American author Mark Z. Danielewski, published in March 2000 by Pantheon Books. A bestseller, it has been translated into a number of languages, and is followed by a companion piece, The Whalestoe Letters.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.3 across 881 ratings. With that many, the reader vote carries 83% of the weight and the score stays at 8.2 — the Horror average of 7.5 barely moves it.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.6 | 66 | 8% |
| Google Books | 8.0 | 17 | 2% |
| Hardcover | 8.3 | 798 | 91% |
Reader voices
The most-liked reviews on Hardcover (credited to their authors).
“Initially I was really excited. I have wanted to read this book for a while. It was supposedly a complicated experimental, weirdly formatted horror novel that was ‘very scary' to quote a vague memory I have of someone somewhere saying that. But sadly it wasn't that great. First off, it really wasn't that scary. There were some parts that were scary, notably one in the beginning and one at the very end. However that was really it. The way this is told in this academic analysis of a film totally takes you out of the narrative. It not only does this in tiny snippets but also in giant pages and …”
Frequently asked
What is House of Leaves rated?
8.2 out of 10, from 881 reader ratings across 3 independent sources.
Is House of Leaves worth reading?
Readers give it 8.2/10 from 881 ratings, which puts it ahead of 94 % of the Horror shelf.
How long does it take to read House of Leaves?
About 14 hours at an average reading pace — 738 pages.
Where does House of Leaves rank?
#11 in Horror on the current snapshot.
How long is House of Leaves?
It has 738 pages — longer than 92% of the ranked books in Horror.
If you liked this
Same shelf — Horror — with scores between 8.1 and 8.3, closest to this book.
