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Lullaby

Chuck Palahniuk

3.61 AVERAGE


Well that was weird. Fun but disjointed and sort of confusing. Had a nice symmetry though, things all felt of a piece. That might sound contradictory to my disjointed complaint, but for that I mean more in the actual telling of the story. It jumped around and felt sort of jerky. The symmetry was more thematic. Things would fold back over each other and fit together. The main character is a reporter which gave a nice framework for the level of details you would get about people or things, but he would also lay them out so unceremoniously that it takes some of the shine off. He would literally say "The details about [_____] are...". I think this added to the staccato feeling. I did, however, like the way he described colors. It takes a little effort to sympathize with the characters because there is some moral ambiguity around the whole thing. Well really it's not that ambiguous, it's generally pretty reproachable but there are good intentions and lack on control mixed in there.
dark mysterious slow-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: Complicated
challenging dark fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Un libro strano; molto profondo e riflessivo, ma poco coinvolgente.
"Il canto della dolce morte" è una ninna nanna che uccide; Carl, giornalista, lo sa bene, visto che l'ha pronunciata causando la propria rovina, e quella di molte altre persone.
Lungo la sua ricerca incontra Helen, Mona e Ostrica, che diventeranno i suoi compagni di viaggio alla ricerca delle copie della ninna nanna e del grimoire contenente altri potenti incantestimi.
Ed è così che viene trattata la brama di potere umana, che porta tutti a farsi la guerra spezzando qualsiasi legame d'affetto.
La razza umana è egoista e manipolatrice, e uccidere non è un problema, se farlo aiuta a realizzare i propri obiettivi.
In questo Palahniuk ci ha davvero preso ed ha creato una vicenda dove ciò è ben evidente, ma il resto del libro non mi ha del tutto convinto.
è stata comunque una lettura piacevole e lo stile di scrittura è molto intrigante.
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rottenpeachx's review

adventurous dark funny reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I had to stop reading this 3/4 of the way through... I just can't deal with Palahniuk anymore.
dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
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soulrr88's review

2.0
dark medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark funny
adventurous dark funny mysterious sad fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix