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Invisible Monsters by Chuck Palahniuk

16 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

charlottemarie17's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Drug use, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Transphobia, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Homophobia, Mental illness, Blood, Medical content, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Dysphoria

perth_is's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.75

ily brandy alexander 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

emequalsme's review against another edition

dark funny fast-paced

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

3.0

I wasn’t sure how I felt about this book until well into the first half. The characters are abhorrent and so completely unlikable, it was hard to get into. However, I found myself engaged in the second half and didn’t have trouble finishing it. By far not the author’s best work (I read Pygmy before this, which I really enjoyed), but still somewhat entertaining, and it’s such a fast read that if you’re not that into it, it will be over soon enough. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical trauma, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Body horror, Drug use, Gore, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Gun violence

yccmqb's review against another edition

dark funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Sexual content, Transphobia, and Violence

ohsnapsabrina93_'s review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, and Grief

tenoreo's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Violence

jeremie's review against another edition

dark funny tense medium-paced

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

4.75

this and “fight club” should be talked about in the same breath

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Eating disorder and Incest

fuathling's review against another edition

dark emotional funny sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

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