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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN num: 9780375714412
ISBN number: 0375714413
Label: Pantheon
Manufacturer: Pantheon
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 86
Printing Date: October 10, 2000
Publishing house: Pantheon
Release Date: October 10, 2000
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Between 1982 and 1989, Pelafina H. Lièvre sent her son, Johnny Truant, a series of letters from The Three Attic Whalestoe Institute, a psychiatric facility in Ohio where she spent the final years of her life. Beautiful, heartfelt, and tragic, this correspondence reveals the powerful and deeply moving relationship between a brilliant though mentally ill mother and the precocious, gifted young son she never ceases to love.
Originally contained within the monumental House of Leaves, this collection stands alone as a stunning portrait of mother and child. It is presented here along with a foreword by Walden D. Wyhrta and eleven previously unavailable letters.
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Really, if you love "House of Leaves", then buy the collection with the entire HoL's and all other companion pieces. It is better than wasting your money on this stand-alone book, and anyway, these letters are cool for character insight and whatnot, but do not add a whole ton to the original book that you need to know.
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This book makes for a great addition to any Mark Danielewski collection. I do feel however that these letters should have been included in House of Leaves
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I had read House of Leaves and I find that one doesn't have to read it beforehand to appreciate this. It's a tale of what a mental illness does to a person and how they hold on to the familiar, which is what she does with Johnny. I found this so moving, and the experimentation with the print/fonts/spacing complimented the book more so than it did House of Leaves. Don't let House of Leaves stop you from this book if it intimidates you. This is a gorgeous, haunting examination of the mind that is right up there with Flowers for Algernon.
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An awesome complimentary to House of Leaves. This book really helps you to get inside of Johnny's head and know why he is the way he is... if that makes sense. If you have read House and need more, try this out.
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I love this. Not only are the original letters from House of Leaves included, but new ones are added giving better background and understanding of the House of Leaves character. A very good investment, glad it was made into a seperate book.
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