Invisible Monsters by Chuck Palahniuk
1999
Weight: 1 lb
Method of Disposal: Leaving at Joe’s in EAV
Speaking of authors/books I loved when I was sixteen but do
not enjoy as much as a 27 year old, here is Invisible Monsters. Not similar to Winterson, in that I realized
quite a while back that I was no longer a Palahniuk fan, did not recommend him
to hundreds of people, and do not feel as sad about my changing feelings about
his work. I also still enjoy Written on
the Body in many senses, unlike Invisible Monsters.
Chuck started to lose me with books like Lullaby and Diary,
but he lost me for good with Snuff.
There is only so much you can do with being extreme for being extremes
sake. A story needs more than shock value and it is always nice when the characters
have some believability. His women
characters are particularly lacking in quality.
Invisible Monsters seems particularly weak and lackluster.
Good riddance.
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