My Top Favorite Chuck Palahniuk Books:
- This book is about a man who is going through personal problems that cause him to not be able to sleep. He starts going to support groups to "see real pain", and they actually help him to let go of himself and cry, which helps him to sleep. He works for a car company dealing with recalls, which causes him to travel a lot. He leaves for one trip, and when he comes back his apartment has exploded and he needs somewhere to stay. This causes him to call a guy he had just met on a plane. After a few drinks and a good ol' bar fight, he moves in with the guy from the plane, who introduced himself as Tyler Durden. These men begin an underground fighting club, which eventually turns into Project Mayhem, another underground group that causes destruction and wreaks havoc.
- I like this book because it is expectly written in a way that keeps you reading and always wanting more. It is not only action packed, but also psychologically thrilling throughout the entire book.
- This is a great book to read if you liked any other of Chuck Palahniuk's books. If you like any other books like Silence of the Lambs, American Psycho, or A Clockwork Orange, then you will also like this book.
- Rant:
- The main character of this book is addicted to getting bitten by venomous, like snakes, spiders, and scorpions. He has been since he was a kid, from when he first got bitten. When he moves away from his family house, he begins to live in a more dystopian society where there are two groups of people: Daytimers and Nighttimers, who all have to follow a strictly enforced curfew. The main character, Rant, falls into a group that calls themselves "Party Crashers". The individuals involved in this group go out and intentionally crash into the others' who participate's cars. Rant contracts rabies and goes around intentionally infecting people, causing an epidemic that shakes their world. The book is written in the way of an oral biography, where the story is built from things others have said.
- I enjoied this book because of the way it was written. Not many books are written in the form of an oral biography, and even though it was very confusing in the beginning you eventually get used to it. It is very confusing because it jumps from the past to the present, but it keeps you entertained and interested. The ending comes as a huge, shocking twist that you would never have been able to guess was coming.
- This is a book for anyone who is a fan of any of Palahniuk's other works, or is interested in reading a book that is written in an unusual form.
- Lullaby:
- This book is written about the idea of a "culling song", which is basically a song that you can sing to anyone and cause them to die instantly. The main character, Carl Streator, is a journalist who is sent out to study SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome). While he is researching this phenomenon, he realizes that all the babies who have died that he's looked into have been read the same song from a children's book. When he finds out the powers this song holds, he decides to go on a trek to destroy every copy of it left in the world. While on this journey with three people he meets in a strange way, he becomes a low-key serial killer. He starts using the culling song to kill people who annoy him or even pester him in the slightest way. The three people who accompany him on the journey are not only looking to destroy the culling song, but are also looking for something called a grimoire, which adds a witchy and almost demonic edge to the story.
- I like this book because of the creepy turns it takes. It starts off with an ordinary man, who begins to kill people with a common nursery rhyme, then takes off on a cross-country journey with three people he barely knows.
- Again, if you enjoy any of Palahniuk's work, you will enjoy this read as well. It's also a good read for anyone who likes the darker side of the genre spectrum, those creepy books about witchcraft and demonic workings of the world.
- Invisible Monsters:
- The plot of this book is very unique, as most of Palahniuk's are. It is written in a non-linear way that just jumps around a lot. It's told by a narrator that never really gives us her realy name. She goes by many nicknames that are given to her by the infamous Brandy Alexander. The two met at a hospital, where the main character was admitted for a disfiguring shotgun blast to the face. Brandy is at the hospital undergoing the very tedious sex change operation. Brandy takes the main character under her wing and begins to show her how to live life to its fullest. The main character's jaw was blown off by the shotgun blast, so she can't talk and rarely every shows her face. Throughout the book you are left wondering how everything really ties together, and who in the world shot the narrator.
- I really enjoied this book because of all of the major twists and turns that are revealed to you. There are so many unexpected turns in this book, that you're left with that "whoa" feeling after you've finished it. It completely blows your mind with all of the major shocks it throws in your face.
- This book can't really be put in a category, it's completely original. So if you liked reading any of Chuck's other books, you'll enjoy it.
- This is a very interestly written book. It is written in the form of a "coma diary", which is a different take on the journals that sailors used to write to their loved ones back home while they are away. It is written from the perspective of Misty Wilmot, who is writing it for her comatose husband who is in the hospital after a failed suicide attempt. Misty and her now husband, Peter, met at art school. They married soon after, and moved back to his hometown, which is actually Waytansea Island. Misty begins to find very strange signs around the island that are warning her to "leave before it's too late". The island slowly begins to be taken over by tourists, which leads Misty to become a lowly waitress. You begin to find out that before Peter tried to off himself, he was sealing off rooms inside of houses he renovated and writing really cruel things on their walls. You begin to piece things together, but only as more questions are popping up. You don't get the real answers until the very end, and even then there are many things left unknown.
- I liked this book because of the unique way it was written, and because of the literary techniques Palahniuk used. I like that it was written as a coma diary, so Misty was writing about herself in third person, and would sometimes say things like "... Peter's old jewelry. Your old jewelry," which just reminded you that it was written for her dying husband. And she would say how she was feeling in the way of a forecast: "the weather today is slightly sarcastic with a chance of jealousy".
- This is a great book for anyone who loves cliffhangers, or unresolved questions. It's also good for any other fellow Palahniuk lovers.
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