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Summary: depicting the state of our society....
Review: Invisible Monsters asks the question: what are we really doing with our lives? to answer that Chuck Palahniuk has written a novel that deciphers exactly what we are doing. he asks the question, he answers it. the answer is nothing. we spend to much time worrying about what we look like, what to wear, what to say, how to say it right, watching tv, etc. etc. Palahniuk not only asks the questions but answers them as well. the audience of this novel sees the main character struggling with her own ideas of what she should be and after an accident that has left her disigured she continues to ask these questions with more zeal and commitment to the answers. Brandy Alexander, the narrator's friend, is the most shallow character and asks no questions, but has no problem answering them. Evie, another friend, is as lost as a dog. so what does Invisble Monsters do for its audience? it gives us a idea of where our society is headed. i would be more then happy to tell you where i think our society is headed and how Invisble Monsters adds to that, but i think i will just let you figure it out for yourselves. If you have read any of Palahniuk's works, or anything by Vonnegut or Robbin's then this novel is for you. If you want to live in a Utopia, put it down until you realize that life is not what you think it is. Palahnuik, more then any other contempory author will distort your pre-conceived notions about society. Invisible Monsters, perhaps, will distort them even more.
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Summary: Absolutely unreal.
Review: Having read both of Palahniuk's novels immediately before this one, I would have to say that it is probably my favorite of the three (though Survivor ranks a very close second). A truly bizarre jump into a completely impossible world that, the more you turn it around in your head, the more you find yourself buying into its reality. The characters are hilariously screwed-up, as are most of the scenarios they're involved in. If you're not willing to think outside of "normal" plot structure or Oprah's Book Club material, you might want to consider a different book; if you're ready for a sweeping change of pace, this is probably what you're looking for.
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Summary: the future
Review: This was Chuck's first book. I've read the other two books, (Survivor, FightClub) and this one had more surprises in them than both of them. There was a certain approach Chuck took to writing this novel and he let's you know his approach in the second chapter. The detail and narrative style Chuck uses is beyond most writers I've read. He draws you in right away. Although the first part of the book was a little tougher to get into than his previous two what's in store has a bigger payoff than Fight Club or Survivor. I've read this book three times.
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Summary: Shocking?
Review: I've just finished "Invisible Monsters". It took me a week, while Fight Club took me just a night; so I can say it is not as good. I can say it's shocking, and so --these Palahniuk paradoxes!-- very enjoyable, but it doesn't deserve a five stars rank. A little too exagerated. The christmas chapter was pathetic, too unrealistc; the narrator parents sounded like taken from a teenagers movie from the eighties, like taken from a cheap science fiction tale froma cheap science fiction magazine. Yet, there's Brandy Alexander and her mythological Pantheon, shinnning thru all the rest of the book. I read this was actually his first novel, before Fight Club, and that it was rejcted but after Fight Club was published, totally rewritten. Palahniuk is a very good writer, but in his beginnings, so buy this book but expect more from the next ones.
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Summary: WOW!
Review: I read Fight Club which made me want to read more of Chuck Palahniuk's work. I was rather freaked out by Invisable Monsters but at the same time I was drawn to it. It took me two days to read the whole novel and that was a good two days spent. Mr. Palahniuk has a gift. He has a very unique writing style that I can't define and, quite honestly, am glad that I can't. Mr. Palahniuk writes like no other author that I've read and that makes his novel all the more original. This book jumps from past to present to past again. It definitely kept me on the edge of my seat wondering what could possible happen next. It does get pretty descriptive in parts, but everyone should read Invisable Monsters.
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Summary: Another twisted rollercoaster of a ride...
Review: In my opinion Palahniuk has to be one of the most creative writers of modern times. Invisible Monsters is another gem; eerily similiar in style to his first book Fight Club, it leaves one on the edge of their seat wondering what possible turn the narrative is going to take next. The story is symbolic of the times we live in and the social problems we all have learned to deal with. If you are looking for a quick, fascinating, thoughtful read pick up this whirl of a book.
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Summary: Not his best
Review: I loved both Fight Club and Survivor. Invisible Monsters, though, pales by comparison to both of those novels. It is very difficult for men to write convincingly from the standpoint of a woman. There were many points in the book when it was blatantly obvious that the author was a man and didn't quite understand what it's like to be a woman. (A woman would probably not think about her breasts being hard when she was holding a frozen turkey against them.) The plot was driven by bizarre turns of fate that, though interesting, seem forced. The only truly brilliant writing in the novel revolves around the protagonist's parents. I've read few other things that equal the genius of the Christmas chapter. Unfortunately, that chapter cannot make up for the rest of the novel.
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Summary: Another great psyco-drama
Review: Once again, Chuck Palahniuk has come forth with a book that alerts us of the social crisis that is all around us. We are fed visions of fame and beauty and hypnotised into wanting that for ourselves. Invisible Monsters tells us that we need not torture ourselves to achieve these things. All we need to do is let go of the dream. These people we see on tv and in magazines are not what real people are like. And, chances are, their no happier than we are. Mr. Palahniuk reminds us again that we are all a part of the same compost heap.
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Summary: oooo monsters scary
Review: i love this book. Chuck Palahniuk is a great writer. this book has like 8000 difrent surprises and it keeps you interested. i say to you, "buy this book... " nay, i demand to you.. buy this book.
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Summary: Not nearly as good as the first two novels
Review: I thought Fight Club was an amazing book. Survivor was also intriguing and interesting. This book, however, is not up to par with the other two. When I told a friend of mine (who is a librarian at our local library) that C. P. had published two other books after Fight Club, she immediately went ahead and oredered both of them. Now I'm sort of embarrassed that I even brought it up. Palahniuk has a distinct voice and this book has a "hip" feel to it - but other than that this book is just . . . well . . . sort of *dumb.* I think Palahniuk has been spending a litle too much time watching Fashion Emergency on E. I thought it was signifying that in the dedication to Invisible Monsters one of the three people he dedicated was his editor who apparently said something like, "THIS is not good enough." Don't get me wrong, though; I'm still looking forward to Palahniuk's next novel. He's REAL young and REAL prolific so I expect more novels . . . hopefully of Fight Club's quality.
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