Invisible Monsters | Chuck Palahniuk

Invisible Monsters | Chuck Palahniuk | A Good One

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Invisible Monsters

	Invisible Monsters Chuck Palahniuk W. W. Norton & Company, 1999 - 278 pages average customer review:based on 289 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

She's a fashion model who has everything: a boyfriend, a career, a loyal best friend. But when a sudden freeway "accident" leaves her disfigured and incapable of speech, she is transformed from the beautiful center of attention to an invisible monster, so hideous that no one will acknowledge she exists. Enter Brandy Alexander, Queen Supreme, one operation away from becoming a real woman, who will teach her that reinventing yourself means erasing your past and making up something better. And that salvation hides in the last places you'll ever want to look.

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This book is ca-razy!

I concur with those who say this is one of Pahlaniuk's best books. This one is fresher than some of his other work. It is fast moving, and the main character, actually the main characters, are whacked-out yet somehow relatable.

Once it gets going, the story is, as mentioned above, Crazy! Super fast moving, if not terribly plausible. Highly entertaining and memorable. When I have loaned my CP books to friends, this one has recieved the most favorable reaction. Really, rather a modern classic that fans of Fight Club will definitely relish.

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A Good One

I borrowed this book from my psychology teacher to read because I had read the reviews and wanted to read it for myself. I thought it was a very good read but around the middle of the book, the storyline became stagnant. But, as I kept reading, I ended up loving the overall story and would recommend it to anyone that likes Palahniuk's work.

a slow start, followed by a headlong rush. This book stayed in my head for a long time afterward!

I tried to read this one other time and couldn't get past the start. The second time I stuck with it for just a bit, and very soon the story became gripping, rolling around in my head, and building upon itself. More, and more, and it doesn't stop.

Chuck Palahnuik has a way of rising to a crescendo, making you wait for the wave to crash down, yet it rises ever higher, higher, till you feel like you're holding your breath. Something happens, and before you can even gulp it is ascending again into a maelstrom of twisted events and epiphanies that leave you lightheaded.

'Ole Chuck's kinda twisted. I went out and bought more of his stuff.

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My Unexpected Favorite

After having knocked out about the majority of his novels, I can safely say that Invisible Monsters is my favorite Palahniuk novel so far. I never thought that a book so campy and ludicrous would resonate so well with me, but behold, it's one that I know I'm going to be reading over and over again.

It's shocking, it's satirical, it's campy, it's glossy, it's outrageous, it's insightful, it's jaw-dropping, and it's wonderful. Do yourself a favor and read this book; chances are you'll be glad you did.

GREAT

I'm studying to be a Secondary English teacher and hope to use this book along with the first "Persepolis" in my classes. Satrapi illustrates her life in a charming and hilarious way, guaranteed to grab many types of readers and learners. After reading her graphic memoirs I have a better idea of what life in Iran for women is like as well as a thirst for more novels like this.

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