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A review by jnikolova
Tell-All by Chuck Palahniuk
1.0
If it's any consolation to whoever: I rate it 1.5 stars, but can't give 2.
I now know that I'm not going to become a fan of Palahniuk, ever. But I will continue reading his books because I like finishing what I have started.
Tell-All is different from everything else of his that I have read, with the potential of being a great book if written by another. Sadly it has Palahniuk's usual elements. Using one repetitive motif throughout the book - Roar, meow, moo Audrey Hepburn(also Jack's crap(Fight Club); the chemical elements(Pygmy). I think that Chuck has Turret's syndrome. Also there are a lot of penises, anal, oral, orifices and so on, as in any other of his books. The twist at the end was interesting, though mid-book it was kind of obvious, when the housekeeper stated that she's hiding the notes for the dog from Kenton's friends. It could have been a really good crime novel, but the cheap comedy that the author tries to create in all of his books ruined it.
Conclusion: NEVER read an author's whole bibliography. You'll be able to write his/her books for them in the end.
I now know that I'm not going to become a fan of Palahniuk, ever. But I will continue reading his books because I like finishing what I have started.
Tell-All is different from everything else of his that I have read, with the potential of being a great book if written by another. Sadly it has Palahniuk's usual elements. Using one repetitive motif throughout the book - Roar, meow, moo Audrey Hepburn(also Jack's crap(Fight Club); the chemical elements(Pygmy). I think that Chuck has Turret's syndrome. Also there are a lot of penises, anal, oral, orifices and so on, as in any other of his books. The twist at the end was interesting, though mid-book it was kind of obvious, when the housekeeper stated that she's hiding the notes for the dog from Kenton's friends. It could have been a really good crime novel, but the cheap comedy that the author tries to create in all of his books ruined it.
Conclusion: NEVER read an author's whole bibliography. You'll be able to write his/her books for them in the end.