So true about the lull... but damn: Good story!
You ever tried reading House of Leaves by Poe's brother? The singer Poe, not Edgar Allen.
She even made an album, like a soundtrack to his novel while her career was briefly hot. Hey Pretty is a single that got attention and is a direct passage from his book.
An award-winning National Geographic photographer moves into a new house and decides to set up cams everywhere tp document his family's life (this was before reality TV was going on) and he discovers that his house is 5 centimeters longer on the inside, upon taking measurements.
So he calls upon his National Geographic friends and correspondents to investigate.
But that's only a third of the story... The book literally tries to drive you mad.
Give it a go.