Reddit mentions of The Raw Shark Texts: A Novel

I love House of Leaves too. The only book I've read that is somewhat similar is The Raw Shark Texts by Steven Hall.

I think this kind of material is awesome! I'm more of a fantasy reader myself, but the type of immersion content I like to see is stuff like...

• maps!
  
• artwork - like photos of places; drawings of stuff from the novel (swords/whatever); diagrams. I'm not personally into character drawings/photos, but I think a lot of people probably do like that.
  
• unpublished artwork and scenes - like original cover concepts, as well as scenes that had to be cut or side-stories about characters who don't get enough time in the main work
  
• "making of" content, like early drafts, planning pages, crappy doodles, whatever
  
• games/puzzles related to the story
  
• recipes! This is kind of a weird one, but a lot of people love descriptions of food and a lot of books (esp scifi and fantasy) have weird food that I think might be fun to try to make yourself
  
• other (non-written) media, like songs/music from the book
  
• other genre/format material, like comics about the same characters,
  
  I'm largely unpublished at the moment, but I do a lot of side-projects and I also enjoy developing a story from multiple angles :D I think that's a great way not only to entertain existing fans, but to draw people to your book/product. Despite the fact that my novel is unpublished, I got quite a lot of attention to a "which character are you?" quiz that I made for my blog.
  
  This is a big unrelated, but you might also like checking out the Raw Shark Texts (allegedly there are real-world places you can travel to to "discover" more things about the book content) and/or The Ship of Theseus (/"Book of S"), which is sold with a bunch of "extraneous" material like newspaper clippings, and the whole book is filled with notes written back and forth from "previous readers"; it's a pretty interesting experience.

The Raw Shark Texts was ridiculous the first time I read it. More so the second time. Ended up loaning my copy out a dozen times, eventually losing track of it. But it's probably in a better place now. Also, House of Leaves is phenomenal. If you haven't read it yet, you need to correct that as soon as possible.

Used books are fine. They're still books. Smell more like books, too.

Bookworms rule!

If you dug the way Danielewski played with format, and you want another original book that pulls you in, try The Raw Shark Texts

I forget how I even found it, but I really dig it.

And sure, give Infinite Jest a try. I for one ignored it for too long, but absolutely loved it once I finally gave it a try. I'm about to tackle it a second time.

There's a novel called The Raw Shark Texts that has some pages where words/letters make up pictures. I don't remember if there was one with an 'e,' but it's worth a shot!

Got to recommend:
House of Leaves, Mezzanine and Nadja. The Raw Shark Texts, Astronomical

The Raw Shark Texts.

Dhalgren.

The Wind-up Bird Chronicles

The Raw Shark Texts - BONUS: Tilda Swinton Reading an Excerpt

Those are a good place to start.

Loving this thread. I'd recommend:
The Raw Shark Texts
The Coincidence Engine
The Universe in Miniature in Miniature

That's a tall order!

Some books that similarly acknowledge the book you're holding as complicit in the story, or bring in multimedia elements, might include Tree of Codes by Jonathan Safran Foer, Night Film by Marisha Pessl, A Humument by Tom Phillips, or S by J. J. Abrams and Doug Dorst. The Raw Shark Texts also plays with words on the page in an interesting way.

I also liked Danielewski's Only Revolutions. It's not on par with House of Leaves but it is a unique read: two protagonists tell the same story from their own perspective. As the book progresses, each chapter gets shorter and the font gets smaller, like the tale is spiraling in on itself. And when you've finished one character's story you literally flip the book upside down to start the other's. (Danielewski recommends reading one chapter from one side, then the corresponding chapter from the other, as you go. The hardcover includes two bookmarks for this purpose.)

As far as "surreal" or perhaps unique in concept... I'd recommend The Raw Shark Text by Steven Hall.

It's in my top 3 favorite books.

http://www.amazon.com/The-Raw-Shark-Texts-Novel/dp/1847671748#productDescription_secondary_view_div_1458717427129