
It's typical Palahniuk, with troubled characters, gross-out moments, shocking twists, "true facts" that may or may not be true, etc. It's a much simpler story than some of his others, feeling more like an extended, shallow short story than a complete novel, but it's an entertaining quick read for any fans of his previous work.
Snuff also has the best collection of porn movie titles I've seen. World Whore Three: The Whore to End All Whores is just the beginning.
Palahniuk's style does get a little grating after reading several of his books. Characters in his stories never really have conversations; they just talk to themselves while in close proximity. Sure, they're all a bit fucked up, but it would be nice if, just once in a while, characters actually responded to one another like normal people.
Also: I'll be happy if I don't have to read the words "shared meatloaf" ever again.
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Where do you find the time to read? I keep buying books faster than I can read them.
I procrastinate a lot and have no social life.
Hey, nice review. I dig a lot of the older beat style stuff (Brautigan, Bukowski, Burroughs), though I somewhat despise the category of "beat", since categories are the type of convention it's supposed to rail against.
Found you through the verve links.
Blame them.
I really like Chuck, and porn, so this one'll be a winner (or weiner) when I get around to it. The thing I always find with Chuck, like bad porn, is that he fizzles out around the end.
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