Hi Mrs. Sample,
I’m glad you decided to give HOUSE OF LEAVES a try. My mom has also started to read the book. I guess it’s a fun thing to do with your kids!
Near as I can figure, the Navidson Record never existed. Johnny Truant claims that he can find no evidence about it, and Google searches won’t net you any solid results. I think it’s fun to imagine it as a real thing, though – it makes the book more spooky!
All in all, House of Leaves is definitely an unusual book. It sort of pokes holes at the divide between reality and fiction – not that I think these things really happened, but they make you think all the same. All I can suggest is to just keep an open mind and to never settle on just one single meaning!
Hope your Halloween is full of fun.
Sincerely,
David Kennedy