A review by creepepaper
Damned by Chuck Palahniuk
2.0
Uuughhhhhhh.... I made it through this book. The initial story is interesting, but I feel Palahniuk introduced a hundred different storylines with no true investments and no fulfilling resolution to them. We're half-assed introduced to this "breakfast club" group of characters that seem to be interesting, but we don't really delve into their stories enough. They disappear on and off throughout the whole book and I know they're the "breakfast club" like group because Chuck Palahniuk felt it was necessary to repeat it in text several times.
The main character, Maddie, is undoubtedly a 13 year old girl written by a man who doesn't know what it's like to be a 13 year old girl. The language she used and the self-esteem thoughts she had were just not those of a real human girl.
The story was a whirlwind of a couple mysteries presented, a quest with no definite goal, Maddie working at Hell's Call Center because ????????? And the people being in a cell with her in the beginning but actually being (spoiler) long time residents of Hell all along??????
No, this was not a good book. It gets 2 stars because it was readable enough for me to finish it, I guess.
The main character, Maddie, is undoubtedly a 13 year old girl written by a man who doesn't know what it's like to be a 13 year old girl. The language she used and the self-esteem thoughts she had were just not those of a real human girl.
The story was a whirlwind of a couple mysteries presented, a quest with no definite goal, Maddie working at Hell's Call Center because ????????? And the people being in a cell with her in the beginning but actually being (spoiler) long time residents of Hell all along??????
No, this was not a good book. It gets 2 stars because it was readable enough for me to finish it, I guess.