Reviews

Adjustment Day by Chuck Palahniuk

malakhkelevra's review against another edition

3.0

Ho dovuto pensarci un bel po' prima di scrivere questa recensione.
"Il libro di Talbott" è un romanzo che richiede sicuramente tempo ed è, sotto molti aspetti, impegnativo.

È un libro pregno di satira sociale, un romanzo distopico, l'apparente rivincita degli oppressi, dei senza futuro e della carne da macello usata e sfruttata dalla classe politica americana. Ma in realtà non è solo questo. Il romanzo ha più livelli di lettura ha una forte componente critica che non perdona nessuno. Si, ma allora perché 3/5?

Ho trovato le prima metà del libro, sicuramente per colpa mia, troppo difficile\lenta. I personaggi, gli avvenimenti e le storie personali sono molteplici ed il libro è composto da tutte queste tessere del puzzle che saltano fuori all'improvviso senza darti tempo e modo di capire cosa e chi viene narrato in quel momento. Quando riuscivo a comprenderlo e ad entrare nel "ritmo" ecco che questo veniva spezzato per passare ad un'altra tessera. Quindi le prime 200 pagine le ho sudate.

Ma nonostante questo, anzi forse ancor di più per questo motivo, voglio rileggerlo nel giro di qualche anno per farlo di più mio.

Insomma, chiunque voglia leggere questo romanzo è avvertito. Credo ne valga la pena, ma siate pronti.

xosammtastic's review

3.0

First, reviewing on this updated Android app is trash.
I actually finished this a few days ago. I'd like to reread this as the format was a bit overwhelming (jumping between POV and no chapters). Overall, I enjoyed the book, but it isn't my favorite; I felt like the middle was quite slow and I had to push through to get to the good parts.

Chuck is my favorite author, but this wasn't his strongest novel.

prond's review against another edition

3.0

Постапокалепсис от Паланика, в основе которого лежит Книга Знаний, написанная полоумным ученым. Книга тезисно описывает свержение зажравшегося строя и построение нового, радикального общества, основанное на жестком разделении по расовому и гендерному принципу: на территории США создается ряд отдельных государств: темнокожих, арийское, латинское и гомосексуальное. Население меняет место жительство в принудительном порядке. Раздел материальных благ в новом обществе производится пропорционально участию в физическом уничтожении бывшей политической и ученой элиты. Материальные блага в новом обществе накопить не удастся, потому что деньги теперь имеют срок действия и ежемесячно выдаются по всей иерархии лидеров, откуда естественным образом - от избыточности - стекаются в народ. Арийскому государству положено смыть бремя белых людей, забросить науку и проводить время за обработкой земли и повышением рождаемости. Чернокожие развиваются путем духовного возрождения материализации мысли, задушенного в свое время белыми людьми. Гомосексуальное государство обязано за каждого своего гомосексуального гражданина расплатиться с государством поставщиком - гетеросексуальным гражданином, которого они искусственно зачинают и растят до 18 лет. В итоге все мужское гомосексуальное население в обязательном порядке сдают сперму, а женское с 18 лет призывается на принудительное зачатие. Во всех странах, таким образом, чуждые государству гендеры проводят время в специальных лагерях, ожидая обмена.
В общем, накал идиотизма равномерно возрастает и к концу книги усиливается до ожидаемой крайней степени всеобщего безумия.

lucasgarner's review

2.0

The first 1/3 of the book got me excited that the old Chuck was back. The one who was able to combine taboo subjects, creative storytelling, and satire perfectly into one story. All of the makings of a classic Palahniuk were there. But then we reach the middle and it kind of ramps up sharply, and then takes a huge dive south. The last 150 or so pages of this book are like a bunch of two or three page scraps of a story that might have been better, but needed much more work. It became a convoluted mess of characters you rarely see so you can never really follow their journey fully, or random anecdotes that hardly add much to the overall plot. It's a shame, and I'm still going to wait impatiently for another Invisible Monsters, Lullaby, or Rant.

portlandcat's review

4.0

This is like beat poetry about right now

liamkeith's review against another edition

challenging slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.25

sdeeim's review against another edition

challenging dark slow-paced

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

3.0

alexandrias_library'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

dkragick's review

3.0

For awhile, it was depressing because it was far too timely. Then, of course, the twists kept coming fast enough to pull it out of reality.

soulpopped's review against another edition

2.0

I liked parts of this, and I still like Chuck's writing in general, but I was disappointed when I realized this was just Project Mayhem meets The First Purge, and that was before he referenced Fight Club twice and himself as an author once. I mean, c'mon, man.