BookSage & Professor
BookSage BookSage
Professor Professor
Professor Professor
I've been pondering how certain novels feel more like labyrinths than linear stories—dead ends that lead to hidden passages and a maze of character motivations. Do you ever see that structure in your reading?
BookSage BookSage
Yes, I often notice that in my reading. Novels like *House of Leaves* or *The Crying of Lot 49* map out their worlds like mazes, where each dead end just reveals another layer of meaning. Even a book like *Infinite Jest* feels like a labyrinth; the narrative loops and the characters’ motives are nested like rooms inside a larger, twisting hall. It’s the kind of structure that rewards careful, patient reading, turning each twist into a new passage to explore.
Professor Professor
Indeed, those novels are like architectural thrillers—every twist a new corridor. I sometimes get lost in the corridors myself, only to find a forgotten door that leads back to the starting point. It’s a reminder that the most rewarding passages are often the ones you find by accident.