so-soOne of my favorite authors. But this is not one of my favorite novels from him. The style of prose is still fantastic, the characters are suitably ghastly and the gross-outs are multiple. But this one did not connect with me as much as his other books do. I‘m not sure why; possibly enough of this went over my head, and I‘ve not experienced the full weight of the story. Recommended for fellow fans, but not for everyone.
pickWhat the heck did I just read?!
First time reading Palahniuk, and at first I was like ‘is this whole book going to be written in this voice?‘ The answer is yes, and it took me about 1/3 of the novel to appreciate it. At a certain point it washes over you, fully immerses you. You have to give Palahniuk credit for writing the whole thing in Cecil‘s POV without slipping up once; that takes some serious skill.
Recommended only for the adventurous.
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so-soWell, I knew what I was getting into. Uncomfortable & cartoonishly subversive, but it‘s bad when the brutality gets boring. Shorter would have preserved some punch. Preying on the weak. Lauding the brute. Oskar in “The Tin Drum.” Ágota Kristóf. Satirical, yes, but still, ouch. Where did all this pain come from? But such a great stylist & the language clips along. 20 “Once the breakable things are broken,” Otto said, “then everyone can relax.” 2023
bailed26 pages in and not a shred of a story in sight. Not today, Chuck.
Got to start this before the rain came. I'm only a handful of chapters in and I feel a DNF comin' on 😕
Yesterday I went to the most surreal and hilarious author event ever! If you ever have the chance to see Chuck speak, do yourself a favor and go! I got a signed copy of his new book! Plus, he threw me a plushie kangaroo!
panUsed to love his writing (as disturbing as it is), but this one just ended up being pretty boring to me. He still has his signature shock factor, but I needed more of a plot. #arc
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Full review at: https://erinkonrad.com/2023/09/02/not-forever-but-for-now-book-review/
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Chuck has done it again. When I‘m reading his work, I wonder where the hell is this all going? And find myself in great need of a shower to wash the unseen filth from myself. Then I get to the end and think “Holy shit. I‘m rather glad I read that.” He has a way of making one face the darkest, most grotesque parts of one‘s own psyche, without judgment. For many, I think they take his writing too seriously in that they get put off and ⬇️
