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angus_mckeogh's review against another edition
3.0
Helter skelter! A prescient read about essentially a war of the races that results in the dissolution of the United States into separate regions based on race and sexual preference. A vision of the future? Or a critique of the past? And a fairly good story to boot, although not one of my favorites of Palahniuk’s.
staplerscissors's review against another edition
4.0
Haha the part where Fight Club comes in was exactly where I was thinking, "I'm kinda thinking about FC right now," and then there you go-- Palahniuk is writing about Palahniuk.
fauxclore's review against another edition
3.0
Para quem gosta de Palahniuk é um livro divertido, que mantém o estilo cáustico e direto que o autor costuma usar. No entanto, não é tão ambicioso nem acutilante como as últimas obras do autor.
Para quem não conhece Palahniuk, recomendo começar pelo Fight Club, Haunted, Invisible Monsters ou Rant.
Para quem não conhece Palahniuk, recomendo começar pelo Fight Club, Haunted, Invisible Monsters ou Rant.
ngip's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
jmcook's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.0
bird_babe's review against another edition
5.0
There's is nothing that compares to reading a Chuck Palahniuk novel. His perspective, his way of seeing the world, or carrying a concept through to its conclusion is unique and disturbing and worth reading.
bethanrf's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
sparkletoothed's review against another edition
challenging
dark
funny
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75
joshhall13's review against another edition
2.0
I gave up.
Too many branching storylines & a disjointed style outweighed all the positives (of which there were many)... But the meandering story broke up my attention span too far.
Too many branching storylines & a disjointed style outweighed all the positives (of which there were many)... But the meandering story broke up my attention span too far.
mkr687's review against another edition
4.0
I never review books because I love reading but I’m a terrible writer so I’ll try to keep this short. I’ve never read anything by Palahnick before so I wasn’t sure what to expect. This book is absolutely insane and I loved it. The story itself is so different and shocking that it keeps you interested. My only complaint is that there’s no central character. There’s a bunch of different characters and story lines that all intertwine in some tiny way eventually. I’d read about a character in the beginning, completely forget about the character after 20 or more pages, then be brought back to that character again. You get used to it eventually but it’s confusing at first. It just jumps from place to place so quickly. I would still recommend it though. It’s an extremely interesting read if you can get past how choppy it feels.