Invisible Monsters
(Chuck Palahniuk)
Invisible Monsters, by Chuck Palahniuk (the author of the insanely amazing, unbelievably cool, life changing book and movie, Fight Club ? His name is Robert Paulson!), is probably the strangest book I have ever read. Give it a shot and see what you think. It starts at the end and then goes back through a series of flashbacks to try to explain to the reader what the heck is going on. And Chuck actually manages to really surprise the reader with each and every turn. Then main character used to be a beautiful woman (a bit odd for a male author but he pulls it off very well), but was shot through the jaw while driving (by who? The reader does not learn until the end) and is now completely disfigured. She wears a veil, hangs out with a transvestite and a homosexual cop in denial, and steals prescription drugs from the houses of old people. She learns more about herself and her past and the reader finds out some of it at the same time. I was completely blown away at the end. It is not quite as life changing as the ending of Fight Club, but it is still very interesting. Final verdict: very interesting, a good read. It will definitely be one of the most original pieces you will read this year (or maybe ever) but makes a good pool read. And a fantastic conversation starter. Really quite strange?but good? Disclaimer: this book is not for the prude of the squeamish. There are portrayals and descriptions of various homosexual acts as well as plenty of drug use. Therefore, parents, I would not recommend you let children under 16 read this book. If it was made into a movie, it would most definitely be rated R.
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