Snuff

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• 'Snuff' by Chuck Palahniuk

  But Palahniuk delivers such an extraordinarily funny story that you can't help but laugh your way through it. And before long you realise that this isn't a novel glorifying pornography. If anything it sends it up, pokes fun at the ridiculous nature o ... (read full critics)

  readingmatters published on Tue, 28 Sep 2010

• Chicken-chokers' convention

  In an interview promoting his new novel, Chuck Palahniuk - whose best-known work to date is Fight Club, an interesting book which became a more interesting film - was asked his opinion of Martin Amis. Dismissing Amis as the author of "beautifully pad ... (read full critics)

  guardian.co.uk published on Fri, 24 Sep 2010

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  Interesting premise, but disappointing overall--predictable plot and two-dimensional, exasperating characters.

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  Chezmerelda said on Aug 13, 2010 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

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  Subtle, funny beyond my words

  This book sickened me, both from making me laugh and making my stomach churn at the same time. Apart from the many potential - and probably existing - film-titles in this book, there are a lot of traces of Palahniukisms that crept into my mind while reading this seemingly simple story about three me ... (continue)

  This book sickened me, both from making me laugh and making my stomach churn at the same time. Apart from the many potential - and probably existing - film-titles in this book, there are a lot of traces of Palahniukisms that crept into my mind while reading this seemingly simple story about three men who are among the 600 waiting to have sex with Cassie Wright in the gang-bang that she hopes will take her to history.

  Of course, there is more to the tale than this, simply put.

  Apart from the wonderful characters, the stories within the story, the history of the main characters, there are a lot of wonderful little facts strewn throughout, which may or may not be true; I feel like it's not very relevant to find out whether or not they are.

  Palahniuk writes in a very subtle way, which I cannot even fathom doing given the subject. Imagine the Monseigneur Creosote skit in Monty Python's "The Meaning of Life" without the effects, and you might find out what I mean.

  And I don't mean he excludes sex, sperm, rubber, sweat, bronzer, the risk of death through too much sex, your mother catching you masturbating, fecal matter, cyanide and Oklahoma.

  Highly funny, very recommendable and a small, neat modern classic.

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  Niklas Pivic said on Aug 11, 2010 about the Others edition | Add your feedback

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  Debunking and funny as hell, but not in Palahniuk standards.

  Meet Cassie Wright, and her impossible mission, to shoot a gangbang movie, starring the 600 against one.
  The story is seen from the point of views of numers 72, 137 and 600, and Sheila, Cassie wrangler. The book makes itself readable: Palahniuk writing style is always present, and the titles of all ... (continue)

  Meet Cassie Wright, and her impossible mission, to shoot a gangbang movie, starring the 600 against one.
  The story is seen from the point of views of numers 72, 137 and 600, and Sheila, Cassie wrangler. The book makes itself readable: Palahniuk writing style is always present, and the titles of all the movies shown are hilarious, but it lacks of a depth. Stage tricks are often banal and predictable, and the story rythm goes on in an ascending line until the end, where it brutally drops, leaving a feeling of emptiness.
  This doesn't make it a bad book; it still is enjoyable, but there are a lot of better Palahniuk works.

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  Codinh said on Mar 26, 2010 | Add your feedback

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  More of an exercise in writing like Chuck Palahniuk than an actual original novel. I hate to say it, but this was a huge disappointment.

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  Bret said on Jul 11, 2008 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

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  With this and Rant, Chuck Palahniuk appears to have hit another dry phase. Hopefully he'll bounce back and right another Haunted.

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  pktechgirl said on Jun 25, 2008 | Add your feedback

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• English Books
• Paperback 208 Pages
• ISBN-10: 0099499371
• ISBN-13: 9780099499374
• Publisher: Vintage
• Pub date: Aug 01, 2009
• Also available as: Hardcover, Audio CD, Others and eBook
• In other languages: other languages Deutsche Bücher, Libros en Español, Libri Italiani

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