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Not Forever But For Now by Chuck Palahniuk

11 reviews

pigottch's review against another edition

dark 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

3.5

Pure Palaniuk

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

thor's review against another edition

dark

i didn't understand a lot of it, it was particularly gross and shocking, and then the last couple of chapters had me shedding actual tears. i have no idea how to rate or review this book. i will just say that, as per the author's note,

this really is a book about pain and addiction and i think the ending articulates it really well, even if i was confused by the rest of the novel.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Gore, Incest, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Violence, Vomit, and Murder

aliclare's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Murder, Gaslighting, and Dysphoria

lizfields's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense fast-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Incest, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Violence, Murder, and Sexual harassment

djbobthegirl's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense slow-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Mental illness, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Abandonment

anntharai's review

dark slow-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

1.0

Whoever wrote the blurb to this could be charged with false advertising. Theyd be aquitted I'm court, but only on a technicality. 

Sure, it is a story about a family of assasins and their whacky adventures. If by whacky adventures you mean r*ping - oh sorry "having a go on" - and murdering approximately half the people they meet. This "HILARIOUS horror satire", as per blurb, manages to funny between 1 and 3 times. One could argue that there's genuine social commentary to be had but that's true of anything if you try hard enough. 

Perhaps if they cut the sexual assault/abuse in half it would average every other page, I wish i was exaggerating.  

If it wasnt so preoccupied with winning edge lord of the year it might have been a good and interesting story. As it is, it's not particularly good or interesting. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

ltyson's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad tense medium-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Incest, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Murder

steaksauce's review against another edition

Too weird for me at this moment 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

grimamethyst's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

readerette's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-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

You might read the About the Author section first to give you a better chance of engaging with this book in the spirit the author intended.

I did not read the About the Author first, and it's hard to say in retrospect if it would have helped me, given that I don't gravitate toward unadulterated darkness (which does make Palahniuk's works something of a challenge). Mostly this is a book about spoiled, ignorant adults who stay in the mindset of children and engage in dark behaviors such as murder, rape, general debauchery, and spoiling others' lives. It doesn't feel to me like it has a deeper meaning despite what is said in the About the Author (which is quite touching). Aside from the extreme nature of the main characters' immaturity seemingly intended as a mockery of such behavior, there isn't much happening in this story and the characters don't grow (a pet peeve of mine). It could also be interpreted as anti-femme and homophobic, though I don't think that's the intent. 

It's well written, though I'd be curious if British readers find the British-isms over the top. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Cursing, Incest, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Classism