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A review by holdenwunders_
Not Forever But For Now by Chuck Palahniuk
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
*I feel like to write this review I do have to rant a tiny bit so please bare with me. I quite frankly don’t understand reviewers and rating books lower when not understanding the material or just not vibing with it. This is VERY Chuck Palahniuk and should be taken into consideration. I get everyone has opinions but to come in here saying it was just bad blows my mind. There are certain genres I don’t like but to call them poorly written would be an injustice to the authour. Reviews imo are for finding the correct fan base for readers and to help people find the right books for them rather than to trash artists visions.*
ANNNYYYWAAAYY, this is the epitome of a Chuck Palahniuk book and if you like his stylistic writing, why aren’t you reading this book already? Tonally it reminds me so much like A Clockwork Orange and What We Do Is Secret had a baby. Taking POV from a young child/brother in a family of, let’s face it, fucked up murdering psycho killers, this book goes OFF.
Palahniuk has such a clever way of writing that continually blows my mind. Through his use of repetition, slang, and a child’s mind, he is able to take us through a Bildungsroman that will make you welcome your tame existence. Poignant and raucously funny, clever and wholly uniquely itself. If you can get down with the pointed writing style and let it flow through you instead of battling against it, you will see the wisdom and nuance in its entirety.
This will definitely not be for everybody which is perfectly fair, but find your fucked up friend who tells you too much about enemas and conspiracy theories because they will love you forever for introducing them to the mind fuck that is Chuck Palahniuk.
I’ll be adding some favourite quotes soon to this review because I highlighted SO much.*
ANNNYYYWAAAYY, this is the epitome of a Chuck Palahniuk book and if you like his stylistic writing, why aren’t you reading this book already? Tonally it reminds me so much like A Clockwork Orange and What We Do Is Secret had a baby. Taking POV from a young child/brother in a family of, let’s face it, fucked up murdering psycho killers, this book goes OFF.
Palahniuk has such a clever way of writing that continually blows my mind. Through his use of repetition, slang, and a child’s mind, he is able to take us through a Bildungsroman that will make you welcome your tame existence. Poignant and raucously funny, clever and wholly uniquely itself. If you can get down with the pointed writing style and let it flow through you instead of battling against it, you will see the wisdom and nuance in its entirety.
This will definitely not be for everybody which is perfectly fair, but find your fucked up friend who tells you too much about enemas and conspiracy theories because they will love you forever for introducing them to the mind fuck that is Chuck Palahniuk.
I’ll be adding some favourite quotes soon to this review because I highlighted SO much.*