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Rant by Chuck Palahniuk

5 reviews

travisjhay's review

challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

It has like 3 acts (give or take). The first is harder to read and track given the format as you get used to it and the story evolves. But it gets easier and more interesting as it goes. 300+ pages, but with that in mind, if you're ready for 300, I recommend if you like Palahniuk. Definitely shouldn't be your first Palahniuk, but if you have a feel for his writing it's worth it in the end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Rape, Death, Gaslighting, and Sexual assault

ellie_rowo's review

challenging dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Cursing, Death, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Sexual assault, Violence, Sexual content, and Animal death

Moderate: Ableism, Car accident, Blood, and Addiction

Minor: Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Suicide

drjoeby's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Drug abuse

malia7's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Animal cruelty, and Animal death

noel_b's review

dark funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

You've heard of books with an unreliable narrator, get ready for a book with dozens of them.
The experience of reading Rant is squinting at the page, thinking "I can tell you're fucking with me, but I'm not sure how". Then you think you know, but you were wrong. And then you were right. Maybe.

This book is an oral history of Rant Casey, who is could be a serial killer. And a rabies superspreader. Possibly. Just a violently weird dude. After his very publicized death, we get the collective testimony of all that knew him (or not), piecing together his improbable life. The format may be hard to get into, especially at the beginning when there's not much to anchor yourself, it feels a bit disconnected,  but a few pages in you get used to it. I definitely think the middle of the book is the strongest and while I enjoyed the ending, it did fall a bit flat for me.

There are some graphic "gross-out" sequences, unexpectedly funny moments, clever satire and twisty plot... everything you expect from a Palahniuk novel.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Murder, Medical content, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Car accident, Medical trauma, Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Drug use, Ableism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Suicide, Rape, Mental illness, Incest, Misogyny, and Forced institutionalization