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3.05 AVERAGE
3.05 AVERAGE
changed my mind since i originally rated and decided to give it 4.5 stars rounded up to 5 here.
this is the second of palahniuk’s books that i’ve read (fight club being the first), and it did exactly all the things right that i also adored about fight club. twists and turns. vulgarity. insanity. wonderful writing. the use of the “you” perspective. and, possibly my favourite aspect of his writing, something that i have started to call “inside jokes”, or, to say it normally, the use of repetitions. the use of callbacks to earlier parts in the book. it’s just so incredibly fantastic, i wish i owned all of his books so i could devour them one by one.
this is the second of palahniuk’s books that i’ve read (fight club being the first), and it did exactly all the things right that i also adored about fight club. twists and turns. vulgarity. insanity. wonderful writing. the use of the “you” perspective. and, possibly my favourite aspect of his writing, something that i have started to call “inside jokes”, or, to say it normally, the use of repetitions. the use of callbacks to earlier parts in the book. it’s just so incredibly fantastic, i wish i owned all of his books so i could devour them one by one.
dark
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Well... I read it. I sure did read it. And it was read. By me even!
Not good. Not terrible but I cant imagine i'll be talking about this book for years to come
Not good. Not terrible but I cant imagine i'll be talking about this book for years to come
dark
funny
medium-paced
I have been on a Chuck Palahniuk kick lately. I’ve enjoyed most of his work so far... I like the daringness of subject matter and what he was trying to do with this one but it didn’t work for me on a lot of different levels. Most of his characters sounded exactly the same to me.
dark
funny
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
tense
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:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
I’m not really sure what I was expecting now that I’ve read it, but it wasn’t this. I wanted to be blushing and offended.