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  <title>Rant: An Oral Biography of Buster Casey</title>
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  <read_at>Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I am sad to say that I don't think Chuckie P. has written anything good since Invisible Monsters.  I love the guy to death, but he's just been going too much for shock value rather than writing a deeply thought-provoking novel.  <em>Rant</em> <strong>almost</strong> fulfilled this.<br/><br/>I was greatly intrigued by the viral epidemic the book discusses.  More so by the fact that it could very well happen.  I also found the &quot;oral biography&quot; writing style, while difficult to grasp at first, to be surprisingly enjoyable and complimentary to the story in every way imaginable.<br/><br/>I enjoy <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/search/search?q= Chuck Palahniuk" title=" Chuck Palahniuk"> Chuck Palahniuk</a>'s apocalyptic storytelling abilities.  Now if only I could get his monotone voice out of my head whenever I read...or maybe he wants that to stay?]]></body>
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