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A review by miumius
Make Something Up: Stories You Can't Unread by Chuck Palahniuk
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
mixed bag.
favs:
>smoke-so. fucking. good. thats all
>expedition-never thought i’d see chucks take on gothic and it was such a treat. very edgar allan palahniuk very c.p. lovecraft while still retaining the very specific palahniuk brand of satire. would read 7 books of this
>red sultan’s big boy-one of those palahniuk titles that makes me want to crawl inside his skin and live in his brain for a day, like fight club and lullaby.
>toad prince-stephen king meets green gables meets teeth (movie)
>cannibal-quite literally deranged. so funny.
>mister elegant-cute funny perfect length i dont know that this is what ppl had in mind when they said representation matters but its really something !
>eleanor-somehow chuck created an abstract painting using words
>torcher-didnt care for the story in this one tbh but the writing style was really good in this one
>aardvark-best of the fables. story was alright but the writing was so nice here too
>romance-personally didnt love this but objectively i think its quintessential palahniuk in a bite size format
>loser-again quintessential palahniuk. few writers can immerse readers in an acid trip as well as this
>tunnel of love-one of the prettiest written ones. gave me one of my fav chuck quotes of all time.(tba) the way the story ended abruptly was so so sooo good the most perfect and purposeful cliff hanger ive ever experienced
>loser-the plot twist being hope and happiness is too funny. unexpectedly optimistic commentary
didnt like:
>fetch-worst story so far so tedious and boring with no pay off maybe ill reread it later to give it a second chance but at first read its not enjoyable luv
>phoenix-too long with no pay off like there were four different metaphors going on and they just never came together. only redeeming quality is many quotable quotes
>facts of life-Meh
favs:
>smoke-so. fucking. good. thats all
>expedition-never thought i’d see chucks take on gothic and it was such a treat. very edgar allan palahniuk very c.p. lovecraft while still retaining the very specific palahniuk brand of satire. would read 7 books of this
>red sultan’s big boy-one of those palahniuk titles that makes me want to crawl inside his skin and live in his brain for a day, like fight club and lullaby.
>toad prince-stephen king meets green gables meets teeth (movie)
>cannibal-quite literally deranged. so funny.
>mister elegant-cute funny perfect length i dont know that this is what ppl had in mind when they said representation matters but its really something !
>eleanor-somehow chuck created an abstract painting using words
>torcher-didnt care for the story in this one tbh but the writing style was really good in this one
>aardvark-best of the fables. story was alright but the writing was so nice here too
>romance-personally didnt love this but objectively i think its quintessential palahniuk in a bite size format
>loser-again quintessential palahniuk. few writers can immerse readers in an acid trip as well as this
>tunnel of love-one of the prettiest written ones. gave me one of my fav chuck quotes of all time.(tba) the way the story ended abruptly was so so sooo good the most perfect and purposeful cliff hanger ive ever experienced
>loser-the plot twist being hope and happiness is too funny. unexpectedly optimistic commentary
didnt like:
>fetch-worst story so far so tedious and boring with no pay off maybe ill reread it later to give it a second chance but at first read its not enjoyable luv
>phoenix-too long with no pay off like there were four different metaphors going on and they just never came together. only redeeming quality is many quotable quotes
>facts of life-Meh