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[-] BaroqueInMind@lemmy.one 136 points 7 months ago

Am I too millennial to understand WTF this meme is talking about?

[-] DumbAceDragon@sh.itjust.works 96 points 7 months ago

House of Leaves. It's a book that's been around for a bit, but I believe that it got popular with the zoomers because it was an inspiration for myhouse.wad

[-] acannan@programming.dev 11 points 7 months ago

I suddenly find myself downloading doom II, cool

[-] Cracks_InTheWalls@sh.itjust.works 2 points 7 months ago

Remember: happiness has to be fought for.

I watched a few good playthroughs rather than playing myself, but do yourself a favour and go into it as blind as possible.

[-] SidewaysHighways@lemmy.world 8 points 7 months ago

Oh heck,

Awesome! Thanks for sharing this.

House of leaves has been sitting on my shelf after I felt that it was really messing with my head.

I'll be checking the wad out

[-] NataliePortland@lemmy.ca 72 points 7 months ago

This is a meme about a scary book called House of Leaves. It’s a book that will make you feel unwell.

[-] Noodle07@lemmy.world 47 points 7 months ago

Thanks but I don't need books for that

[-] Rooskie91@discuss.online 38 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

It's an abnormaly written allegory for loneliness. Theres a lot going on in the book, but the terror starts when a journalist discovers that his new house is a fraction of an inch bigger on the inside than the outside. After that door leading to a pitch black room just shows up in their house.

It's a great book. Gave me nightmares.

[-] Peppycito@sh.itjust.works 18 points 7 months ago

Why is no one asking about 1/12th of an inch?

[-] Rooskie91@discuss.online 10 points 7 months ago

It's a reference to a horror book that starts with a protagonist discovering his house is slightly bigger on the inside. Spooky hijinks ensue, and somewhere along the way you loose your mind reading that book.

10/10 would recommend.

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[-] BaroqueInMind@lemmy.one 8 points 7 months ago

No need to ask, that is simply the length and girth of my micro penis

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[-] Shyfer@ttrpg.network 53 points 7 months ago

I need to read that book again. It was scary, but I finished it utterly confused. I clearly missed a ton from the appendices.

[-] Bearbi3@lemm.ee 17 points 7 months ago
[-] Shyfer@ttrpg.network 18 points 7 months ago

House of Leaves, I believe

[-] Pegajace@lemmy.world 12 points 7 months ago

House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski.

[-] Feathercrown@lemmy.world 12 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

More like House of Leaves

[-] MossyFeathers@pawb.social 9 points 7 months ago
[-] industrialdeerfluff 27 points 7 months ago

House of Leaves maybe?

[-] kakes@sh.itjust.works 13 points 7 months ago

House of Leaves definitely.

[-] Daxtron2@startrek.website 3 points 7 months ago

House of leaves, perchance

[-] Shyfer@ttrpg.network 9 points 7 months ago
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[-] recklessengagement@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

Oh, I just started reading that. Any tips?

[-] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 24 points 7 months ago

Read each page from left to right, starting to the top.

[-] FurtiveFugitive@lemm.ee 11 points 7 months ago

Usually pretty good advice for a book but actually not helpful in this book.

The real answer is to read it however you want to explore it.

[-] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago

The one time ...

[-] nifty@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago

What if OP has a version translated into a right-to-left languages?

[-] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago
[-] nifty@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago

I don’t know, I was reading right to left

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[-] OrnateLuna 47 points 7 months ago

I am guessing no one's gonna give an actual answer to what the meme is about (yes I know it's from house of leaves, I have 0 interest in reading it) so would be actually nice to have a more in depth explanation

[-] pmk@lemmy.sdf.org 29 points 7 months ago

The story begins with a man doing the things described in the picture. He is puzzled and becomes interested in finding out more about it. His wife is not very happy about it. It's easy to get lost in a new hobby. Other people have written their opinions on the strange house, and those are included.

[-] chwilson@lemmy.world 24 points 7 months ago

LEAVESPOSTING LETS GOOOOOO

[-] RavenFellBlade@startrek.website 3 points 7 months ago

Oh oh oh, do one about "S" next! We love Ergodics!

[-] kakes@sh.itjust.works 21 points 7 months ago

Was about to say I enjoy the subtle "house" reference, but it turns out - not so subtle lol.

[-] KingThrillgore@lemmy.ml 18 points 7 months ago

Navidson Record moment

[-] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 14 points 7 months ago
[-] AcidOctopus@lemmy.ml 3 points 7 months ago

House of Leaves

[-] wander1236@sh.itjust.works 12 points 7 months ago
[-] JackRiddle@sh.itjust.works 14 points 7 months ago

House of leaves, a good book you should read a physical copy of

[-] jacobc436@lemmy.ml 3 points 7 months ago

Why exactly a physical copy?

[-] nyahlathotep@sh.itjust.works 21 points 7 months ago

Because the author plays with the physical formatting of the book, and physically having the copy you're reading is important for getting the intended experience. It doesn't work right with an ebook

[-] Cracks_InTheWalls@sh.itjust.works 2 points 7 months ago

I remember some rumour that an early version was web/hypertext based, which would've been interesting to experience.

I still have very little evidence that anyone other than hypertext narrative writers and English Lit grad students actually read (traverse) hypertext narratives these days, though.

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[-] tobbue@feddit.de 2 points 7 months ago

I like what you did with house there.

[-] nyahlathotep@sh.itjust.works 12 points 7 months ago

Will, who tf is Delilah?

[-] Hootz@lemmy.ca 7 points 7 months ago

In today's economy the bank might take that extra back.

[-] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago

Step 5: le minotaur

[-] rustyfish@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

I bought it like a week ago. I will start it before it ends up on the shelf of shame like S. did.

[-] Cracks_InTheWalls@sh.itjust.works 3 points 7 months ago

It's been 16 hours since you've posted this. I can only hope you're near the bottom of a looooong staircase at this point.

(Seriously, don't sleep on this one - a lot of people get turned off by the experimental structure stuff but it's 100% worth reading at least once)

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