books/series where at least part of the plot is about a dude (gender neutral & for the vibes 🙂↕️) and their weird attachment to a house (please note attachment to said house may not be fully explored until later books)
created by caait
last updated April, 2026
ooo great list!! would piranesi fit here? or maybe mexican gothic?
Lolll Piranesi is such a good fit for this


I added Piranesi, I've been meaning to read that actually 😍 I'll look into Mexican Gothic more
Omg Piranesi is THE dude & house book that's such a phenomenal rec for this
Mexican Gothic might fit if you squint? I wouldn't say there is an attachment to the house but the house is a major part of it.
yeah, it's been a hot minute since i read mexican gothic so i wasn't totally sure about that one 😅
He he he, this is such a great list! I've read nearly all of them already!❤ What about House of Leaves, as an edition?
incredible 🙂↕️
The Twisted Ones by T. Kingfisher is a great one to add if you haven't read that yet! (And one of my favs by them!)
when a dude loves their house a little too much 🤨
This is the first list I’ve stumbled across that I have 100% overlap with, how fun