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Invisible Monsters by Chuck Palahniuk

12 reviews

veerau's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Got me out of a reading slump so automatic 4 stars 🙏

The characters are so insufferable and unlikeable I too would have wished for them all to die, and I loved it. 
As an avid supporter of women's rights and women's wrongs, this book was just perfect <3 😊👍

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Violence, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Homophobia, Self harm, Transphobia, and Blood

jolearra's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Read this book in Highschool and had to try it again. There is no way I could have grasped anything in this book at that time but as an adult… it 100% blew me away. I love this book. The story is amazing and filled with twist after twist. My jaw was dropped midway and to the end. I’ve always liked Chuck Palanhniuk’s writing. This is the second time reading this and I’ve read his other books, specifically fight club and haunt, multiple times. Just get it. Read it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Deadnaming, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Kidnapping, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

venidasdemarzo's review against another edition

dark funny tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Deadnaming, Drug abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Misogyny, Self harm, Suicide, Transphobia, Medical content, Outing, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, and Dysphoria

Minor: Gun violence and Incest

shawn_martines's review against another edition

dark funny sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

This book is ahead of its time, but not for everyone: a story of self discovery written with LGBTQIA+ characters but full of Gay Wrongs instead of gay rights. This story is written in a way that the message could be championed by the wrong people and I could not get that out of my head. I appreciate the humour and the fast paced adventure, but this book quickly jumps into a statement that is drawn out long enough to fumble a safe landing. I left the story thinking, "what did I just read?" but not in an awestruck way.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Biphobia, Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Self harm, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, and Dysphoria

grunbean's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

Whenever I read a book by Chuck Palahniuk I can only describe my reaction with that one clip of Brian David Gilbert going ‘What the f***’?!’. For me this picked up over half way, but it’s not a bad read. Definitely interesting with plenty of surprises, which is what you’d expect! It just didn’t have its hook in me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Deadnaming, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Outing, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

c_aitli_n's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

Very transphobic and edgelord ego stroking. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Sexual violence, Transphobia, and Medical trauma

rin_dawg's review against another edition

fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Self harm, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Drug abuse and Gun violence

Minor: Pedophilia and Sexual assault

updownwrong's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Invisible Monsters is the best Chuck Palahniuk novel I've read yet. It's full of twists and turns, awful yet loveable yet loathsome characters, and outlandish yet almost plausible situations that make your jaw drop. While I don't think the book is as shocking as it would have been 20 years ago, I think it's an essential read for anyone who enjoys modern satire. Bonus points if you're a former emo kid who underlined all of the lines AFYCSO references. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Body shaming, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Ableism, Child abuse, Deadnaming, Death, Gun violence, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Kidnapping, and Outing

hunkydory's review

adventurous dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Homophobia, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Infidelity

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Deadnaming, Transphobia, Outing, and Dysphoria

emmabea19's review against another edition

challenging dark funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Self harm, and Transphobia