Invisible Monsters
1999 • 297 pages
Ratings26
Average rating3.8
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Ratings26
Average rating3.8
"A harrowing, perverse, laugh-aloud funny rocket ride of catastrophes...Gutsy, terse and cunning, Invisible Monsters may emerge as Palahniuk's strongest book." --Greg Berkman, Seattle Times
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Panic! at the Disco made me read this. No regrets.
This was mindblowing. Now I need this to be adapted into a movie or I will go berserk.
Palahniuk is a delightful writer as usual. The same type of sarcasm and repulsion that made Haunted such a great read was encountered in this book as well. The action is a bit complicated to keep track of, with all the jumping back and forth in time, but once you get the hang of it its fine. There was also a bit of confusion regarding names being changed continously, but I think that adds to the whole idea of monsters not being visible. The title was perfectly picked, and the idea of deformed people not being noticed in society was ever present in the book. I had a few moments in which I questioned the logic of the book but towards the end they got cleared out, more or less. This is a 3 star, but it's more like a 3.5 stars review. Overall, good read, but if you want to read Palahniuk there are better books than this.
