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courtneyriot

courtneyriot

STAFF

Los Angeles, CA

SEP 18, 2006 06:00 AM

It has been a very heady time this past week. Absorbing the newest work of an author like Mark Z. Danielewski can make your head spin. Danielewski’s first novel, House of Leaves, became a major cult hit (emphasis on the cult) when it was released in 2000. Since then Danielewski has spent most of his time doing readings and working on his latest opus, Only Revolutions. It may appear to be a normal work of science fiction following two teenagers who never grow old and spend their time careening through...

lovesome

lovesome

Orlando, FL
July 2004

SEP 18, 2006 10:57 AM

♥♥♥♥♥

MathematicsB

MathematicsB

Tempe, AZ
June 2003

SEP 18, 2006 11:53 AM

Honestly I loved House of Leaves so ofcourse I went out to get the new book but I think I'll have to wait untill my winter break from school to read it. With in the first few pages I was so confused. I have this bad feeling I'll become too obcessed while reading this book and forget I'm in school....so I'll wait

Evanx

Evanx

Grand Rapids, MI
June 2003

SEP 18, 2006 12:23 PM

AWESOME interview!!! I need this book!!!!!!!!!!!!

fluxuation

fluxuation

Ottawa, ON
April 2005

SEP 18, 2006 07:20 PM

Xplosivo said:
Honestly I loved House of Leaves so ofcourse I went out to get the new book but I think I'll have to wait untill my winter break from school to read it. With in the first few pages I was so confused. I have this bad feeling I'll become too obcessed while reading this book and forget I'm in school....so I'll wait



I know exactly what you mean! I bought it, but now I can't find time to sit and read it start to finish... and I hate only being able to read a few pages at a time because it's so poetic... maybe Friday. I think I'll just go sit in a cafe and read it all day.

leavesofdestiny

leavesofdestiny

Fishers, IN
April 2004

SEP 18, 2006 10:29 PM

Amazing interview!! I need that book, but i really need to finish house of leaves first... so many footnotes to read, hehe! And I listen to POE just way too much...

Emperor_Norton

Emperor_Norton

Phoenix, AZ
February 2006

SEP 19, 2006 12:02 AM

Great interview. I'm only a quarter of the way through Only Revolutions, and it is just fantastic. I can't even begin to imagine the kind of work he had to put into this book. I didn't think he could write anything else as mind-melting and great as House Of Leaves, but so far it looks like he's topped himself.

ghostandride

ghostandride

Austin, TX
June 2006

SEP 19, 2006 03:56 AM

Not to be a whiner, but no one said a peep about Fifty Year Sword. It required a good deal of finagling to find and obtain a copy of that, and I would've really loved to learn a bit more about it's creation process, origins, et cetera.

But don't listen to that- I whine. It was a great interview. I've been holding off on getting a copy of O.R. but I think now's the time.


Pumped!

heatbag

heatbag

Calgary, AB
April 2006

SEP 20, 2006 09:30 PM

Seriously people. If you are illiterate this man is the reason to learn to read.
I could not be more stoked.

Emperor_Norton

Emperor_Norton

Phoenix, AZ
February 2006

SEP 20, 2006 10:21 PM

ghostandride said:
Not to be a whiner, but no one said a peep about Fifty Year Sword. It required a good deal of finagling to find and obtain a copy of that, and I would've really loved to learn a bit more about it's creation process, origins, et cetera.

But don't listen to that- I whine. It was a great interview. I've been holding off on getting a copy of O.R. but I think now's the time.


Pumped!



Did you read Fifty Year Sword? How was it? Do you think its worth the trouble tracking down a copy of it?

Emperor_Norton

Emperor_Norton

Phoenix, AZ
February 2006

SEP 20, 2006 10:21 PM

Al

Al

SUICIDEGIRL

Christmas Island

SEP 21, 2006 11:41 AM

I wish I'd gotten to interview Mark Z. Danielewski...

nirbhao

nirbhao

HOPEFUL

Ada, MI

JAN 29, 2007 10:47 PM

(worshipping Danielewski)

juniper

juniper

Portland, OR
October 2002

FEB 25, 2007 12:52 PM

Wow! It's been a long time since I read House of Leaves. It's one of the first books I recommend to weirdos I meet. I'm so excited to hear he has a new book out.
I like the bit about sushi and swimming.
To Powell's I go. I just spent a quarter of my paycheck there on Wednesday!

Blue_Pearl

Blue_Pearl

Boulder, CO
June 2006

APR 08, 2007 09:48 PM

You always hear people compliment books by saying, "I couldn't put it down!" Well, in the case of House of Leaves, I actually didn't put it down - I read it straight through in about 36 hours. And it haunted me (thanks, Poe) for months and I really felt like I was off my game the whole time. Like Xplosivo and fluxuation, I feel like I need to make space and time in my life to read Only Revolutions, and I really would like to re-read House of Leaves at a somewhat more leisurely and non-obsessive pace!

Thanks for a great interview of a fascinating writer.

nightfall43

nightfall43

India
February 2007

APR 16, 2007 12:23 AM

ya fine

aaronthere

aaronthere

San Francisco, CA
September 2003

AUG 26, 2007 11:29 AM

i'm reading o.r. now. what's the deal with secret codes? i'm going to check the website.

SockPuppet

SockPuppet

I'm lost
July 2006

AUG 26, 2007 01:47 PM

Is this the guy who used to write Call Of Cthulhu RPG stuff?

SockPuppet

SockPuppet

I'm lost
July 2006

AUG 27, 2007 02:21 PM

SockPuppet said:
Is this the guy who used to write Call Of Cthulhu RPG stuff?



Having checked my sources, no it isn't. Bah, humbug.