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A review by bethreadscrime
Shock Induction by Chuck Palahniuk
4.5
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I've been a longtime Palahniuk fan β discovering his books in my teens and even focusing a section of dissertation on ππͺπ¨π©π΅ πππΆπ£. I regularly import his books from the US, where he does signings, and Iβve been lucky enough to receive two completion prizes from him. Someone, please get him to tour the UK!
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ππ©π°π€π¬ ππ―π₯πΆπ€π΅πͺπ°π― feels like a return to classic Palahniuk β experimental, chaotic and yet completely digestible. Opening with a reader warning about ERE poisoning, you'll find out in due time what that acronym stands for of course. This is fleshed out further into the book with interwoven newspaper snippets that I couldn't believe were true. They are.
As is tradition with Palahniuk, this book is hard to review. It made me long to be reading him as a teen for the first time again, just so I could properly dissect it. I think my brain may be a little too fuzzy for that these days.
It's reminiscent of ππͺπ¨π©π΅ πππΆπ£ β including a nice nod to the cave of your power animal. Every food is italicised. There's an author's note prior to the end. There's fantastic imagery throughout about Devil's Breath. The cover art makes beautiful sense after reading. Each section is divided by a little hummingbird image. Paramecium.
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Here are some of my favourite quotes...
A person not so young they bank on every haircut being a fresh start. A person old enough to recall when the top of all windshields was colored blue.
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Do you even know what you truly want? Or are you waiting for the television to tell you?
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"When you sign your married name, your signature is never as beautiful as the maiden name you learned to write while growing up." Women never like to admit that, she says. "All your married life, your hand hates signing anything. Your hand fights this constant betrayal of the original you."
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Avocado.
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I've been a longtime Palahniuk fan β discovering his books in my teens and even focusing a section of dissertation on ππͺπ¨π©π΅ πππΆπ£. I regularly import his books from the US, where he does signings, and Iβve been lucky enough to receive two completion prizes from him. Someone, please get him to tour the UK!
ποΈ
ππ©π°π€π¬ ππ―π₯πΆπ€π΅πͺπ°π― feels like a return to classic Palahniuk β experimental, chaotic and yet completely digestible. Opening with a reader warning about ERE poisoning, you'll find out in due time what that acronym stands for of course. This is fleshed out further into the book with interwoven newspaper snippets that I couldn't believe were true. They are.
As is tradition with Palahniuk, this book is hard to review. It made me long to be reading him as a teen for the first time again, just so I could properly dissect it. I think my brain may be a little too fuzzy for that these days.
It's reminiscent of ππͺπ¨π©π΅ πππΆπ£ β including a nice nod to the cave of your power animal. Every food is italicised. There's an author's note prior to the end. There's fantastic imagery throughout about Devil's Breath. The cover art makes beautiful sense after reading. Each section is divided by a little hummingbird image. Paramecium.
ποΈ
Here are some of my favourite quotes...
A person not so young they bank on every haircut being a fresh start. A person old enough to recall when the top of all windshields was colored blue.
ποΈ
Do you even know what you truly want? Or are you waiting for the television to tell you?
ποΈ
"When you sign your married name, your signature is never as beautiful as the maiden name you learned to write while growing up." Women never like to admit that, she says. "All your married life, your hand hates signing anything. Your hand fights this constant betrayal of the original you."
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Avocado.
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