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A review by illustrated_insomniac
Invisible Monsters by Chuck Palahniuk
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
what I loved most about this book was its transgressive nature - the ideas of beauty, gender, sexuality & identity as a whole are explored & questioned. Palahniuk has such a particular way of writing that is poetically existential & utterly thought-provoking.
another aspect of this book that I found intriguing was the way it would jump back & forth to different times. it acted almost like a puzzle for me to complete as I read. & because of that, it kept me hooked and unable to put the book down.
overall I rate the book a 4 stars, only because the jumping back & forth was a /little/ confusing for me at times - not to mention the different aliases the characters went by! & because of that, it's not the type of story you can read a chapter of & leave for a while before returning.
I wholeheartedly recommend this book to anybody - although written 22 years ago, it still holds so much validity in today's society - probably more now than it did then.
another aspect of this book that I found intriguing was the way it would jump back & forth to different times. it acted almost like a puzzle for me to complete as I read. & because of that, it kept me hooked and unable to put the book down.
overall I rate the book a 4 stars, only because the jumping back & forth was a /little/ confusing for me at times - not to mention the different aliases the characters went by! & because of that, it's not the type of story you can read a chapter of & leave for a while before returning.
I wholeheartedly recommend this book to anybody - although written 22 years ago, it still holds so much validity in today's society - probably more now than it did then.
Content Warnings
Minor: Sexual assault