Helpful Score: 3
I was suprised to see this book with less than great reviews...I thought it was terrific! I couldn't put it down. Very shocking, but you have to expect that with Palahniuk going in.
Helpful Score: 3
Palahniuk's Invisible Monsters is hilarious, but in a twisted sort of way, making you cringe at times. Definitely worth the read, but not for the faint at heart.
Helpful Score: 1
You either love or hate Chuck. This is one of my more favorite Palahniuk books. It's a ridiculous crazy ride with shocks, twists, and turns. If you like him, you will most likely like this one.
Helpful Score: 1
Reminded me a bit of Bret Easton Ellis. But better.
It's about a young woman (a cut-rate model) who has half her face blown off by a gunshot. In the hospital, she meets a glamorously beautiful drag queen, and with another man, they set off on a road trip involving drugs, violence and crime...
Reading it, I kept vacillating between: "oh, this is just intentionally prurient, trashy stuff!" and "oh wait, it's really commenting on a lot more than that."
So I guess it's kind of a prurient trashy novel that does have a lot to say about body image and society and all that stuff.
It' also depends on a lot of things that the reader doesn't really see coming - which makes it hard to say a lot about it!
It's about a young woman (a cut-rate model) who has half her face blown off by a gunshot. In the hospital, she meets a glamorously beautiful drag queen, and with another man, they set off on a road trip involving drugs, violence and crime...
Reading it, I kept vacillating between: "oh, this is just intentionally prurient, trashy stuff!" and "oh wait, it's really commenting on a lot more than that."
So I guess it's kind of a prurient trashy novel that does have a lot to say about body image and society and all that stuff.
It' also depends on a lot of things that the reader doesn't really see coming - which makes it hard to say a lot about it!
Helpful Score: 1
What a crazy ride on the Palahniuk express! A faceless (literally) model seeks an alternative life. Insanity ensues... There are some really funny, laugh-out-loud moments in this book that make it all worthwhile. Easily offended readers need not apply.
