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I didn't like this as much as some of Chuck's other novels. The writing style was difficult to get used to (there aren't many connectors, prepositions, or possessives), but also pretty amusing. My favorite was when Pygmy, an exchange student/secret operative of "Operation Havoc," visited the "religious propaganda center" and is greeted by an older woman (who is also a Walmart greeter). He greets her by saying various forms of, "Wise venerated living skeleton." (Chuck Palahniuk must have the best
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I'm somewhat of a goodreads purist/ goodreads snob and I'm about to break one of the first rules of goodreads snobbery. I'm reviewing a book I didn't (couldn't) finish.
This is the first time in my 3 year plus stint on this fine web-institution (hereto referred to as webstitution) that I'm allowing myself to break this cardinal rule. (I even made a book club dedicated to this premise a year or so back... but I abdicated the throne when I realized nobody else cared and only 3 people joined... I in ...more
This is the first time in my 3 year plus stint on this fine web-institution (hereto referred to as webstitution) that I'm allowing myself to break this cardinal rule. (I even made a book club dedicated to this premise a year or so back... but I abdicated the throne when I realized nobody else cared and only 3 people joined... I in ...more
If I could I would give this 2.5. I've always been a huge Palahniuk fan, but there were parts of this book - particularly the first 70 pages or so - which really just didn't work for me. Whilst other sections - especially nearer the end - evoked the Palahniuk of old, they still definitely weren't his best.
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Apr 14, 2009
steen
marked it as to-read
May 12, 2009
Gary
marked it as to-read
