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3.05 AVERAGE
3.05 AVERAGE
Bit of a silly story really about trying to make a certain world record. I only liked it a little but that’s not to say that it won’t appeal to other readers.
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I don’t even know what to say. It felt like reading a horrible version of Good Time
dark
funny
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Each sentence Palahniuk writes is pure sensory overload and I never get tired of it. Truly a wonderous style and grasp of how to convey vivid imagery.
challenging
dark
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Just a deeply, deeply weird book. The whole thing was gross and also clinically sterile at the same time? One of the more unsettling short books I've read in a long time.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Gore, Homophobia, Incest, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Medical content, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail
This book was a little over hyped to me so I came into reading it with really high expectations. It was also slightly misrepresented to me as to what it was about.
All in all, I'm not a huge Palahniuk fan. I'm in the group of people who think Fight Club as a book was awful and who think that even though the movie was slightly better the movie was awful too. But I loved Haunted.
Compared to what I usually read, this was a very short book with very large print. It was decent book that actually surprisingly pulled me in as I wasn't expecting that (and that was a really nice surprise) but left a lot to be desired in my mind. The frustrating part is I can't explain WHY it did, I just know it did.
The end felt like it bounced around a lot within the different perspectives and I had to re-read it a few times for it to actually make sense.
It wasn't fantastic or spectacular like all the people who have recommended it to me proclaim it to be but it wasn't terrible either.
All in all, I'm not a huge Palahniuk fan. I'm in the group of people who think Fight Club as a book was awful and who think that even though the movie was slightly better the movie was awful too. But I loved Haunted.
Compared to what I usually read, this was a very short book with very large print. It was decent book that actually surprisingly pulled me in as I wasn't expecting that (and that was a really nice surprise) but left a lot to be desired in my mind. The frustrating part is I can't explain WHY it did, I just know it did.
The end felt like it bounced around a lot within the different perspectives and I had to re-read it a few times for it to actually make sense.
It wasn't fantastic or spectacular like all the people who have recommended it to me proclaim it to be but it wasn't terrible either.
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character