![]() ![]() This is different and (sort of) clever, but for this reader it added nothing to the reading experience beyond a growing annoyance, especially when I realized that in order to read Chapter 3 I had to hold it up to a mirror. ![]() As Norton also explained, “Readers will jump between chapters, reread the book to understand the dissolve between fiction and fact, and decipher the playful book design.” Translated, that means when you get to the end of Chapter 1, the author tells you, “Now, Please Jump to Chapter 40,” at the end of which he sends you back to Chapter 2, and from there to 41 and you get the idea. The entire cast of main characters - Shannon, Brandy, Evie, Ellis, Seth, Manus and Shannon’s (apparently) late brother Shane - are all weird. Palahniuk loves to use names like that, and in his fiction, they work. When she suffers a family tragedy, she seems lost and even doomed until she meets another of the small group of main characters, namely Brandy Alexander. The main character, Shannon McFarland, is a successful fashion model, and it is this world in particular that the author satirizes most effectively. Palahniuk is a supremely talented satirist and a very funny writer. To enjoy this novel, you have to have a high tolerance for low language, but your patience - if that is the right word - will be rewarded, for Mr. There is nothing in the way of subject matter or language that the author considers beyond the pale. If you didn’t read “Invisible Monsters,” but think you might like a read on the wild side, please do, though you might want to proceed with caution. ![]() If you are among the devoted many who liked the original, however, you’ll definitely like this slightly different version. Laced in are new chapters of memoir and further scenes with the book’s characters.”īeware publishers bearing explanations. Norton & Co., touts the book this way: “Injected with new material and special design elements, ‘Invisible Monsters Remix’ fulfills Chuck Palahniuk’s original vision for his 1999 novel, turning a daring satire on beauty and the fashion industry into an even more wildly unique reading experience. Explaining the difference between this version and the original, his publisher, the well-respected W.W. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |