Does the dog die?
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House of Leaves
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Samakin Skywalker-Mullaney
Johnny rescues a stray Pekingese and lets a woman take the dog home. However when she is driving away, she throws the dog out of her car window and he dies - very graphically.
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
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Does the abused become the abuser?
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Is someone stalked?
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Anonymous
Debatable. There is no actual stalking, but a character feels like something is following and hunting them throughout the book.
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Is there domestic violence?
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Is someone gaslighted?
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tendorphin
The whole book is about not trusting reality. If gaslighting is a trigger, probably avoid this book.
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Addiction
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CLmajot
Many times. The book begins with Johnny listing various medications and drugs he's used, followed by smoking cigarettes and joints and bongs alike, snorting cocaine, taking ecstasy, and many other drugs.
Also has mentions of driving under the influence.
Also has mentions of driving under the influence.
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Does a cat die?
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Anonymous
The Navidson's cat is mentioned as having disappeared over the course of the story, and its fate is uncertain.
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Assault
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WhyThough
There is a bit of discussion about different characters experiencing sexual assault as well as a character planning out the assault and murder of a woman, though it is unclear whether this event actually occurred.
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Charle
Your not likely to come across it but if you decode the may 8, 1987 letter in the appendix II Johnny's mother talks about how the staff are sexually abusing her. Not very graphic but still very disturbing. It is also unclear whether it actually happened due to her psychosis.
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Bodily Harm
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Is someone buried alive?
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Anonymous
Nobody is buried in dirt, exactly, but a person is buried and crushed in the labyrinth and being in the labyrinth is compared to being buried alive a few times.
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Does a head get squashed?
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CLmajot
Not squashed but a head injury regardless, a character imagines himself twisting off the head of his boss, the method is described in detail, but no actual people are injured during that scene.
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Are any teeth damaged?
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Anonymous
Narrator mentions being hit in the head with a metal bar as a child and “learning what teeth taste like”
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Does someone have a seizure?
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basilange
It is briefly mentioned that Karen has a seizure during a scene.
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
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A hand is graphically crushed
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Is someone tortured?
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basilange
psychologically by the house, yes
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Is there eye mutilation?
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CLmajot
Very minor and only mentioned as a detail, a child is hit in the eye during a fight and ends up seeing blood
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Children
Does a kid die?
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Anonymous
A young girl dies from a famine in the backstory. Her death and its impact come up multiple times throughout the story.
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Disability
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Does a parent die?
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Anonymous
Both of Johnny's parents die in his backstory. His mother's death is a recurring element in his narrative.
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Is a child's toy destroyed?
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Anonymous
Children’s drawings are destroyed
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Fear
Are there jump scares?
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scout.
A few times something so unexpected and shocking happened that I threw the book and did a lot of frequent “oh my god†gasping.
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Are there ghosts?
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scout.
I would compare it to a “spirit.â€
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Is there a shower scene?
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CLmajot
In a scene the thought of taking a shower is brought up and described, but no actual shower happens.
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Gross
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Does someone vomit?
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CLmajot
The main character graphically describes throwing up and feeling nauseous or being unable to keep food down.
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Is there on-screen pooping?
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CLmajot
Not really? A character mentions soiling himself out of fear and feeling feces running down his legs, but it's revealed to never have been happened.
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Is there audio gore?
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basilange
it is a book
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Law Enforcement
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Are needles/syringes used?
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tendorphin
There is mention of IV drug use, though only passing.
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Is there a mental institution scene?
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Anonymous
A character's treatment while institutionalized is a very large part of the plot.
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Does someone have cancer?
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Anonymous
It is mentioned that Karen had breast cancer during a time skip.
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graywolf2010
If you read the letters from Johnny’s mother (in Appendix II, I believe), you’ll find the details of a suicide in the final letter. Additionally, many other characters are suicidal.
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Is there body dysmorphia?
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Anonymous
No, but a character’s drastic weight loss for to mental health issues is frequently mentioned
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Does someone have an eating disorder?
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tendorphin
No actual eating disorder, but a man, in the throes of obsession, loses enough weight to shock people when they see him.
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WhyThough
A man shoots himself in the chest and another character hangs themself with their sheets
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Noxious
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Is there shakey cam?
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basilange
It is a book, so no, but there is a frequent, unorthodox use of layout that can get very disorienting, meant to invoke feelings of claustro- and agoraphobia
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Are there flashing lights or images?
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scout.
I know this is put here because of epilepsy, so I don't think it counts, but it does include a lot of VERY manic, confusing, and all over the place writing that could incite a panic, so I put yes just to be safe?
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Paranoia
Is the fourth wall broken?
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wrongwarp
Hard to explain, but the story presents itself as a real book that was published by the (fictional) characters in the book, attempting to blur the line of reality between itself and the real world.
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Pregnancy
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Prejudice
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Does the black guy die first?
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Anonymous
An African child dies several years before the events of the story. Her death is discussed several times throughout the book.
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Sex
Is there sexual content?
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Definitely.
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kttdrustv
mentioned in passing
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Spoiler
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Vehicular
Does a car crash?
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CLmajot
Not really, a character vividly imagines a truck crashing into him, but no actual accident takes place during the scene.
A woman drives dangerously while under the influence of drugs. Does not crash the car but it's somewhat related.
A woman drives dangerously while under the influence of drugs. Does not crash the car but it's somewhat related.
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Is someone hit by a car?
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CLmajot
Not really, a character vividly describes a truck hitting him, but it is quickly revealed to not have happened. No car accidents happened during the scene.
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