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3.4 AVERAGE
3.4 AVERAGE
Even years later the stories in this book have stayed with me and buried their way into a dark corner of my psyche from which they occasionally make a random appearance.
Horrible, nunca conecté con los personajes ni con el libro...
This one just ended up being too much for me. I could barely get through it and had to take a hiatus for a month in the middle.
I started off really liking this one but it lost me somewhere along the way. Don't get me wrong, most of the stories were interesting and really well-written, however, after a certain point the main narrative felt repetitive and many times I thought the book would have been better if it was half the length. That being said, I enjoyed it much more than "Choke" or "Fight Club", though I got slightly bored with it towards the end.
Gave it around 100 pages and let it go. It seemed juvenile to me: gross for the sake of being gross. It has a rather mean spirited world view that I'm just not interested in reading about. The characters are all base and selfish and seemed flat and unbelievable to me.
dark
funny
fast-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
Oh Chuck you absolute freak
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Transphobia
I enjoy anthologies because the stories are consistently different. The endings will morph. Although I thought the book went downhill over time, it was still a unique read that I feel everyone ought to experience at least once in their lives.
I first tried reading Haunted but then put it down. Which I hate doing, so I pushed through it. I’m not disappointed by the book, just some of the chapters left me confused no matter how many times I reread paragraphs to try and figure it out. There were so many characters with nicknames which was also confusing trying to remember who was who and what their deal was. I highlight lines in books, and I did agree with some of the philosophical things written within the weird, and disgusting other things. A lot of the stories were completely out of the box, pure chaos and that’s what kept me reading no matter what. I wanted to know the next messed up story I was going to read. Honestly I definitely will not forget some of the stories I read in this book because they will “haunt” me forever. I have tried reading Palahniuk in the past, and couldn’t push through (but I was also a lot younger) and I’d say give this book a chance but also be prepared for the lot of characters, the disturbing stories, and just kind of saying “wtf?” The whole time. I don’t regret reading it, it’ll stick with me forever. Would I read it again? Definitely not.