Alain C. (achinca) reviewed on 3/16/2025 + 19 more book reviews

I decided to read this book because of the buzz it got. And I am so sorry I did.
Once the gimmick of the story telling (the Navidson House and the Narrator) wears off, you are stuck dealing with the fake academic citations and the strange organization of the words on the pages, which culminates with a single word on a single page.
I did not connect at all with the characters nor the story. I was hoping that I will have some scares but instead I got boredom. The idea of the closet opening to another dimension or whatever (never explained, not that it matters) got old very fast.
The only reason I finished the book is because I kept expecting that it would become good, given how so many people worship that book.
To me it is a book of gimmick and I wish I could be the time I wasted reading it back. It felt like a carnival game where you know you are wasting your time and your money but you hope that you will get lucky.
The author is a master swindler.

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