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Shock Induction
Shock Induction | Chuck Palahniuk
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From the bestselling author of Fight Club comes a dark, satirical parable about a string of mysterious high school disappearances, the seedy underbellies of billionaires, and the tough choices we make in the face of an uncertain future. In Shock Induction, the best and brightest students at a seemingly reputable high school are disappearing. Every day it seems another overachiever is lost to an apparent suicide. But something far more sinister is lurking beneath the surface. These kids have been under surveillance since birth, monitored and measured by an online service called Greener Pastures. Its here, in Greener Pastures, that billionaires observe and recruit the next generation of talent. The highest test scores, the best grades, and the most niche extracurriculars just might land these teenagers an enticing offer at auction. A couple billion dollars in exchange for the remainder of your life and intellectual labor sounds like a pretty fair dealdoesnt it? In a high school only Chuck Palahniuk could imagine, students must choose between the risk of following their dreams or the security of money and a lifetime of servitude to the worlds wealthiest and most elitebut how much of a choice do they truly have?
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bookish_wookish
Shock Induction | Chuck Palahniuk
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This book almost feels like you are going in and out of consciousness. It will make total sense then no sense at all. Chaos and genius. In all that chaos there is actually a story. A good story. I cant explain it. This is very much in the vein of Fight Club. A fever dream of a story for sure.

DogMomIrene Literally reading this as I‘m reminding husband to buy more 🥑🥑🥑 1mo
TieDyeDude Thanks for the review. I miss enjoying Chuck's books. I may give this one a go. 1mo
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bookish_wookish He is always hit or miss with me but this one kept my attention. Let me know what you think when you read it! @TieDyeDude 1mo
Megabooks Yes! I read this last month and completely agree with your review. I went back and forth chapter to chapter either thinking it was brilliant or crazy. 1mo
bookish_wookish I think i will end up reading it again at some point! @Megabooks 1mo
Gissy Your nail💅🏻😍🖤🖤🖤 1mo
bookish_wookish Still on my Halloween vibe! @Gissy 1mo
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Shock Induction | Chuck Palahniuk
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Having read many of Palahniuk‘s novels I was very excited when given the opportunity to listen to Shock Induction, but even with my knowledge of his style I found myself rather lost throughout this novel. There is an amazing story here, I just struggled only listening to the story and not having the words in my hands. It seemed like the story jumped around a bit and I often wasn‘t sure how I got to where I was and what happened to lead up to it.

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Shock Induction | Chuck Palahniuk
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Started this one on my lunch break.

TieDyeDude I'll be interested in what you think. I used to be a big fan, but it's been a while since I read something from Chuck that I enjoyed. 2mo
bookish_wookish I already have no idea what is going on but i‘m going to stick with it! @TieDyeDude 2mo
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