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Is there some kind of riddle that I'm supposed to solve here? I've read it twice. Discovered some interesting details, but nothing of real note. Spoon feed me?

>> No.14943482

what the fuck is taking so long

>> No.14943628

Isn't the whole point that the book destroys the fourth wall and acts more of a collective art project then a simple narrative driven story ?

>> No.14944775

>>14943409
Theres three interpretaions
Johnny is pretending to be Zampano
Zampano is pretending to be Johnny
Danielwski is both Zampano and Johnny

>> No.14944887

>>14943409
yeah :) its a great novel but not for the reasons retarded video essayist think. I kinda get why /lit/ doesnt like it when everyone hypes it up so much.

anyhow one hint ill give is that dates are important. even dates in the authors life like the death of his dad. also check out the album haunted by his sister.

>> No.14944923

>>14943409
>guy gets notes about fake movie studied by crazy old man
>gets paranoia and shit because his mother had it
>gets better
That's all there is to it

>> No.14944939

I wish there was a book like this but actually interesting to read and spooky.

>> No.14944943

>>14943409
im no dissmisal fag but this was filled with very cringy/edgy tryhard prose and even the navidson record parts was boring and beyond pretentious. i was so sold on the idea but sadly i ended up hating it.

>> No.14944980

>>14944943
I think it's intentional that Johnny sucks as a person and he's literally making up most of the stories. Navidson record is suppose to be pretentious as it can be seen as a critique on self congratulating academic """analysis"""

>> No.14945181

>>14944923
>guy is born 9 months after old man said he wanted a son
>guy writes with same font as a dead character randomly then switches back
>guy "accedently" hides stuff from the viewer
>guy says he doesnt know latin but does
not really lol

>> No.14945267

>>14944980
yeah but so what?satire and intentionally annoying aren't engaging to me. even if those were the intentions, those two things don't mesh together at all. what kind of thing was he trying to make? he ended up making many things that feel disconnected and ugly together.