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Summary: An Apoclaypse Of The Self
Review: Chuck Palahniuks finest novel thus far is both a satire worthy of Voltaire and Swift, and a stunning vision of a society in thrall to ennui, celebrity, self-destruction and media sponsored religion. Written in the same deceptively simple first person style as "Fight Club" ( if you've seen the film of that novel, you may, like me, hear Tender Branson, "Survivor's" protagonist, narrating his story in the hushed, cultured tones of Ed Norton ), this is the stuff of contemporary nightmares, cataloguing as it does in recollective flashback, the progress of a not-so-innocent former member of a religious death cult, as he journeys through the terminally banal and apocryphal culture of late 20th century western culture. Martha Stewart meets David Koresh by way of Brett Easton Ellis and the denouement can only be an apoclaypse of the self. Ironically this is simultaneously one of the funniest and most terrifying visions of self immolative angst that you'll ever read.
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Summary: Great Read From A Great Writer
Review: You have to suspend disbelief quite a bit to read this book, but that is part of the beauty of because it takes you into a world that you will never experience for yourself. Every character and situation is over-the-top, but that is what makes it work. I am looking forward to every book that Palahniuk writes and his magazine articles are interesting as well.
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Summary: Yes! Palahniuk did it again...
Review: Great book. I couldn't put it down, and read it through in one sitting with breaks only to eat. Afterwards, my only thought was "When's his next book?"As usual, Palahniuk (can anyone pronounce that?) surprised me with his usual plot twists. And I was looking for them. He is the master of dark, subtle humor, and satire of the crazy corporate society we have here in America. This book helped me to understand a genuine scary cult an ongoing tragedy of the human experience: The Church of Witness Lee, aka the "Local Church," aka "Living Stream Ministry," aka "the Lord's Recovery." This novel will be taught alongside _Catch 22_ in high school English classes for years to come. A new classic. Play it again, Chuck!
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Summary: A must read
Review: This book was one of the most amazing books I've ever had the opportunity to read. This book is almost 300 pages and I read it in under two days, it was that good. I couldn't put it down. The way Palahniuk writes the dialogue is wonderful. If you read one book this year, this should be it!
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Summary: SURVIVOR - Great book and Great Ending
Review: The book is wickedly funny and the writting is incredible. CHUCK PALANIUK is one of my favorite writers, and he takes SHAKESPEAR any day. Tne ending to this book is one that totally blew me away. Then, I went to a website and found out the authors true ending, and that in it self is even more mind bending. I re-read it again and it has officially become one of the best books I have ever read. The end of Survivor isn't nearly so complicated. It's noted on page 7(8?) that a pile of valuable offerings has been left in the front of the passenger cabin. This pile includes a cassette recorder. Even before our hero starts to dictate his story -- during the few minutes he's supposed to be [useing the restroom]-- he's actually in the bathroom dictating the last chapter into the cassette recorder. It's just ranting, nothing important plot-wise, and it can be interrupted at any point by the destruction of the plane. The minute the fourth engine flames out, he starts the cassette talking, then bails out, into Fertility's waiting arms (she's omniscient, you know). The rest of the book is just one machine whining and bitching to another machine. The crash will destroy the smaller recorder, but the surviving black box will make it appear that Tender is dead.
Bottom line: if you've read CATCH 22, TRAINSPOTTING, or TITUS, then the book about the cult guy whos a 30 year virgin who has hijakced a plane and is a religious media icon and the most hated man in football history is right up your alley!
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Summary: Crazy book... intense language.... strange ending.
Review: This book is about a man who is believed to be the lone survivor of a religious cult that all committed suicide. The government is doing what they can to keep him alive. The media is making him into a religious superstar. One woman is trying to make him fulfill his destiny. And his twin brother is trying to make him break free from the cult ideals. It is a novel that mocks our consumerist society and our willingness to form heroes. The main characters naivete becomes our own foolishness. The language of this book, like all of Palahniuk's, reads like a music video - very fast paced, uptempo, and vivid. I read this book in only a few days; it was very hard to put down each time. This book was excellent and humorous, just like "Choke," but also like "Choke," could become offensive for religion fanatics and/or people with no sense of humor.
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Summary: surprise....or is it
Review: just finished the book....and made a discovery....didnt know anyone knew this or if this is true but u can actually read it from page 1 to page 289! Yes, read it in reverse and its still made sense.....great book!!
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Summary: Strange, scary, and hilarious
Review: Excelent novel! This is my first Palahniuk novel and I'm impressed. I've seen Fight Club and liked it but this is much better. The way the media is depicted. The way celebrities are made and broken. It reeks of truth. Very impressive. Now I'll have to read Fight Club.
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Summary: Flawless from beginning to end
Review: The whole story comes down to one sentence at the end of the book, and if you are clever enough to catch it than you have truly caputured Palahniuk's novel at it's essence.
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Summary: fluff.
Review: I was brought to reading this book due to Fight Club the movie. I really enjoyed the movie...I thought this book was okay. This is the first book that I have read by this author, but I wasn't that impressed. While it had some very funny moments...overall it just seemed like a lot of fluff to me. And, what's worse, I felt confused at the end. I found the story to be hip with no guts. The story was a little predictable too. Okay, okay, some parts were very funny...but that's about it.
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