Survivor
Ratings108
Average rating3.8
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Ratings108
Average rating3.8
Tender Branson, the last surviving member of the Creedish Death Cult, is dictating his memoirs into the record of Flight 2039. The plane is on autopilot at 39,000 feet somewhere over the Pacific Ocean. Branson is alone on the flight; the plane is programmed to crash into the Australian Outback. Before the plane crashes, however, Branson will have recorded his transformation from an obedient Creedish child to an ultra-buffed, steroid- and collagen-packed media messiah.
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Probably my favorite Chuck Palahniuk book. Most I just feel ok reading, but this one kept my attention and his writing is a little clearer than in some of his other books. Great story that catches your attention.
I should have know what I was getting myself into when I started reading this book. I actually read the whole thing while I was on a trip wit our school's baseball team and I'm so glad they couldn't see the faces I made throughout this. It was entertaining, graphic, and oddly riveting.
I'll be the first to admit that I have weird tastes in books. The weirder the better. The gorier the better. I think that's why, despite the nature of this book, I actually enjoyed it.
I got a little nauseous on the bus reading it, but it made the trip go fast!
I'm reading Palahniuk's novels in the order they were published. The first thing I noticed about Survivor is that the writing style is exactly like Fight Club's, as it this part of my notes: staccato sentences, mired in small details, repetitive. The story made the style work in Fight Club, not so much in Survivor. I thought it started out pretty well, but about three quarters of the way into the book, I kind of lost interest. I expected to be somewhat disappointed by the time I finished reading, and sadly, my expectations were met.
Seeing as this is one of the two Chuck Palahniuk books I actually own (the other being Pygmy) and the only one I ever read and finished, I liked this immensely.
