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Hot take: I reread House of Leaves two years ago, haven't read it since college. Weirdly found myself not enjoying it as much. Some cool ideas yeah but honestly felt like it thought it was smarter than it was. Perhaps that's cuz "meta" fiction is way more common now so it feels a bit trite, I suppose back then it was more fresh. Also some of the characters felt shallow and I didn't always buy their motivations.
But that's just my opinion I guess
I was in high school when it came out and loaned it to my English teacher. His assessment was pretty similar and I wasn't happy at the time, but in retrospect, Mr. Hughes had it right.