1.82k reviews for:

Cavie

Chuck Palahniuk

3.4 AVERAGE

karaphernelia's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 54%

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boring :/

_matty's review against another edition

4.0

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8/10

scarlet_scribbles14's review against another edition

3.0

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THAT COVER IS INTRIGUING...YET DECEITFUL.

Well this was an interesting read. There were some elements that I enjoyed and some that bore me to tears. I would have liked the different stories to have individual personalities but instead they all still sounded like they were one person.

kdog229's review against another edition

1.0

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DNF. This was beyond what I can tolerate. I gave up. It is too bizarre for me. It is just way too weird and way too gory.

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"If you love something, set it free. Just don't be surprised if it comes back with herpes..."

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"What you have to love about drinking is, every swallow is an irrevocable decision."

secretspider's review against another edition

4.0

dark reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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If the first short story, “Guts”, doesn’t turn you away- you might be ready for the whole ride.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Gore, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Transphobia, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, Classism

The content warning list is long for a reason, it feels so weird to tag all of this and still be like “it is one of the better things I’ve read recently, though”.

carbonneau's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark tense medium-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

patrisiabb13's review against another edition

3.0

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Ever read something and immediately wish you could somehow unread it. I had many of those moments in this book. I am unsure about the value of this book, but at least the author is not a bad writer - which is something considering all of the not ready for publication books I've been coming across lately.

susitnasorella's review against another edition

5.0

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I think this is my favorite Chuck Palahniuk book ever....but it is deeply disturbing so the reader should be warned.

gwilliamb's review against another edition

4.0

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Dark, gory, and funny. I'm impressed with how Palahniuk tied multiple short stories into his entire novel and made it cohesive.

rean1mat0r_'s review against another edition

1.0

challenging dark funny tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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1/5

Hard to follow, agonisingly-slow paced, edgy slop. I loved Fight Club but absolutely hated this, which is really upsetting. I’ve been looking forward to this book for years. Really wasn’t worth reading at all. I can’t stress how frustrating of an experience this was.