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3.72 AVERAGE
3.72 AVERAGE
Started a little slow but eventually it got "good". Odd story that at times felt like a zombie story, at others a sub-culture tale and lastly a story about time travel.
If you are a Chuck P. fan, then you will love this book. If you are on the fence regarding this kooky, sometimes disgusting, author, then this is a good book to check out. Funny and clever, it is a quick read worth checking out. Note: Some subject matter is pretty nasty, but fortunately not too all consuming.
Absolutely masterful. Hilarious. Disgusting. Unique. 10’s across the board.
Certainly not Palahniuk's best.
There are a lot of ideas in this book, but they only exist like passing distractions you see in a blur going 75 mph on the highway. There's hints of the typical consumerism run amok Palahniuk fare, as well as some off-brand facsimile of Ballard's Crash. There is some sort of time travelling twist that pays off like the prize in a cracker jack box, and the whole book's style of an oral history doesn't have the exegetical punch that might've been intended. By the time you know who is who, the book is near over, leaving you bewildered and like one of the Old Sharks who's spent too many years Party Crashing looking for that high of first reading Palahniuk and something more Palahniukian.
There are a lot of ideas in this book, but they only exist like passing distractions you see in a blur going 75 mph on the highway. There's hints of the typical consumerism run amok Palahniuk fare, as well as some off-brand facsimile of Ballard's Crash. There is some sort of time travelling twist that pays off like the prize in a cracker jack box, and the whole book's style of an oral history doesn't have the exegetical punch that might've been intended. By the time you know who is who, the book is near over, leaving you bewildered and like one of the Old Sharks who's spent too many years Party Crashing looking for that high of first reading Palahniuk and something more Palahniukian.
amusing but SO confusing
started out with a very graphic story of a boy growing up in a small town with nothing to do except exploring nature and being a menace to society, which quickly progressed into a wild sci-fi story about time travel and advanced technology (not my favorite genre)
started out with a very graphic story of a boy growing up in a small town with nothing to do except exploring nature and being a menace to society, which quickly progressed into a wild sci-fi story about time travel and advanced technology (not my favorite genre)
challenging
dark
funny
medium-paced
adventurous
challenging
dark
funny
mysterious
reflective
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It was as if Palahniuk had read a lot of Philip K. Dick and assimilated into his own twisted sense of humor. One problem that I had was the concept of boosting in the book seems to be taken from the movie Strange Days. I don't want to give away too much of the book because I feel that the less you know going in, the more you would enjoy it (even though I figured the plot twist out about half way through the book, and then Pahlahniuk insists on hitting you over the head with what is happening).