A review by penne_lane
Haunted by Chuck Palahniuk

challenging dark slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Is suffering the meaning of life? Read this book, and you still won't know the answer. But you sure will have thought about it a lot. Dark, existential, disturbing, absurdist, and extremely graphic; I actually really enjoyed this book as a whole. This is the first one of his books I've ever read. His writing style is extremely evocative, and I was hooked right from the beginning, even though the pace was fairly slow. Reading this felt like watching a giant, intricate and beautiful puzzle come together, only to realize it's an image of some guy mooning you. But in a good way? Hard to explain, but worth the experience if you can stomach it. 
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