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artificialjad 's review for:
Haunted
by Chuck Palahniuk
This book is about a man who hosts a writer’s retreat, locks all of the attendees in a building, and the disturbing events that occur. This book is told in three ways: through the telling of the plot in traditional chapter format, through poems about the people at the retreat, and through short stories written by the retreat’s attendees. This book was kind of a slog for me to get through. I think Palahniuk’s writing style is just not fully for me. I was into some chapters and I liked a few of the short stories, but mostly I was unengaged, pushing myself to keep reading. This book is funny, it’s hard to describe, but there’s a lot of dark humor, kind of in a karmic “you’ll get what’s coming to you” way. This book wasn’t 100% for me, but maybe it is for you if you like the idea of a story told through poems and short stories, you like reading about body horror and exploring the dark side of people’s behavior, and most of all if you already know you like Palahniuk’s writing style. This book discusses lots of sensitive topics and includes violence/gore, so if you’re sensitive to anything, I’d recommend looking up the trigger warnings before reading.