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Invisible Monsters by Chuck Palahniuk

4 reviews

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

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

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

whentheresteeth's review against another edition

dark funny reflective 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

"Find what you're afraid of most, and go live there."
I really deeply enjoyed listening to this book. It is infused with satire, which makes the harsh realities that it deals with almost comical, but that is also what makes them appear so real.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Police brutality, Stalking, Outing, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Transphobia, Vomit, and Dysphoria