Reviews

Rant: An Oral Biography of Buster Casey by Chuck Palahniuk

mgs3's review against another edition

2.0

This book took me some time to read. It was interesting, gross, fast-paced, weird. The plot was fresh but confusing. This is a difficult book to review.

wordybird's review against another edition

2.0

too weird. but I guess that's Palahniuk's style. Not for me

cmackrell's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

ladyra_ra's review against another edition

dark funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

zukiyasmin's review against another edition

medium-paced

2.75

took me ages to finish whoops 

ashsaxreadsstacks's review against another edition

3.0

Idk man, Im disappointed by this one. It was too tame, honestly.

..am I a bad person? Lolz

callie3184's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

eyress's review against another edition

2.0

In true Palahniuk fashion, there are the usual morbid/disturbing details that kinda make you cringe, which, truthfully, always make his books good reading for me. The oral biography format, too, was interesting: each character telling his/her own version of the events of Buster Casey's life. However, this book just wasn't one of my Palahniuk favorites--he lost me in a couple places, mainly where I felt he got too into describing/explaining technical details and deviated from the focus of the story: Buster Casey. For me, it just wasn't his best work. If you're a Palahniuk fan, definitely give it a read, just for his interesting ideas and odd twists. But if you're a Palahniuk newbie, I'd try some of his older stuff first.

andrea_loves_books_and_cats's review against another edition

3.0

I can not say that this book is for everybody, especially the interview transcript format, however, the topic it is written about was really interesting and enjoyable. It does take a lot of focus to remember each person's point of view and who they are in the story. A+ for a cool cover though!

laketrout87's review against another edition

funny medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Rape, and Sexual content