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3.4 AVERAGE
3.4 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
funny
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Proper horrid! It's a rare gem of truly well written, disgusting, jaw-dropping horror.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Sexual violence, Cannibalism, Murder, Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Transphobia, Blood
Minor: Genocide
adventurous
challenging
dark
funny
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-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
dark
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
Questo è uno dei libri che rispecchia più Chuck. Ad ogni capitolo non fai altro che pensare "che schifo!" ma continui a leggere proprio perchè è scritto veramente bene. Non leggetelo se avete lo stomaco debole
101/115 (Revised 2018 Reading Challenge)
A book of stories within a story. Sons very dark & messed up stories. Some you’d be very unlikely to forget. Definitely not for everyone. But that in a way is what makes it great. To read something that you’re unlikely to forget.
A book of stories within a story. Sons very dark & messed up stories. Some you’d be very unlikely to forget. Definitely not for everyone. But that in a way is what makes it great. To read something that you’re unlikely to forget.
A group of writers are gathered together at an artist's retreat for three months to write what they believe will be their best works. It turns out they are abandoned in an old and desolate theater with little food, no heat, or electricity. They take turns telling their stories to each other, each one trying to outdo the one before him.
This was a really weird book. I had read a short story titled "Guts" which was one of the versions of the opening stories. It was about a young man masturbating in a pool. The structure of the book is like a framework with 20+ short stories and poems within the frame. The frame of the story is the larger story about these characters being trapped in the old theater. Almost none of the characters in the frame story have actual names: instead they are called by nicknames like Miss America, the Earl of Slander, Chef Assassin, Lady Baglady, and Saint Gut-Free. None of these characters are even close to being adequately developed so the reader doesn't really feel any connection to any of them. I enjoyed reading the short stories but not so much the frame story. There is a lot, A LOT of violence, and sexual violence especially throughout this book. There are many references to sex, including some descriptions of oral sex and sex with child-sized dolls. There is some alcohol and drug use. This is not a book for the faint of heart or for young people.
I am giving this book 2 stars. I really didn't like it. But some of the short stories were pretty decent.
This was a really weird book. I had read a short story titled "Guts" which was one of the versions of the opening stories. It was about a young man masturbating in a pool. The structure of the book is like a framework with 20+ short stories and poems within the frame. The frame of the story is the larger story about these characters being trapped in the old theater. Almost none of the characters in the frame story have actual names: instead they are called by nicknames like Miss America, the Earl of Slander, Chef Assassin, Lady Baglady, and Saint Gut-Free. None of these characters are even close to being adequately developed so the reader doesn't really feel any connection to any of them. I enjoyed reading the short stories but not so much the frame story. There is a lot, A LOT of violence, and sexual violence especially throughout this book. There are many references to sex, including some descriptions of oral sex and sex with child-sized dolls. There is some alcohol and drug use. This is not a book for the faint of heart or for young people.
I am giving this book 2 stars. I really didn't like it. But some of the short stories were pretty decent.
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
REALLY interesting. Some of the stories actually upset me. The ending was great. A little sloppy and all over the place but in a very interesting way.
Bloody amazing, so original and throughly gross at the same time. I've already been and bought more Chuck Palahniuk books - would strongly recommend!