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Invisible Monsters

By Chuck Palahniuk

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| Paperback | 9780099285441

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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 exiContinue

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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  • INVISIBLE MONSTERS

    Shannon McFarland, splendida top model, dalla vita ha avuto tutto quello che si può desiderare: l'amore, la carriera, un'amicizia sincera. La sua esistenza viene però sconvolta quando, mentre sta guidando la sua auto, una misteriosa fucilata la raggi ... (read full critics)

    librierecensioni published on Thu, 24 Mar 2011

  • Invisible monsters

    La presentazione e le recensioni di Invisible Monsters, romanzo di Chuck Palahniuk, edito da Mondadori. La top model Shannon ha tutto ciò che si può desiderare dalla vita: amore, carriera, amicizia, ma vede crollare tutto ciò in un istante, quando un ... (read full critics)

    Qlibri published on Mon, 29 Nov 2010

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  • 1 person find this helpful

    "you are going to tell me your story like you just did.Write it all down" "when you understand that what you're telling is just a story, it isn't happening anymore.When you realize the story you're telling is just words,when you can just crumble it up and throw your past in the trashcan,then we'll f ... (continue)

    "you are going to tell me your story like you just did.Write it all down" "when you understand that what you're telling is just a story, it isn't happening anymore.When you realize the story you're telling is just words,when you can just crumble it up and throw your past in the trashcan,then we'll figure out who you're going to be"

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    Tho86lmb said on Aug 4, 2010 | Add your feedback

  • 1 person find this helpful

    Invisible Monsters is a book about vanity.

    Apparently, it talks about Shannon McFarland, a famous model brutally disfigured, in a journey with the drag queen Brandy Alexander, escaping from the life. While the novel goes on, more facts come to the surface, revealing her past in crysis, a family torn apart by the death of her brother, and her ... (continue)

    Apparently, it talks about Shannon McFarland, a famous model brutally disfigured, in a journey with the drag queen Brandy Alexander, escaping from the life. While the novel goes on, more facts come to the surface, revealing her past in crysis, a family torn apart by the death of her brother, and her best friend, Evie, and her story with Shannon fiancé.
    Chuck Palahniuk again succeeds to give out a ferocious criticism about society and appearance, and to write a very enjoyable book with an ending that connects all the situations, with surprising turn of events.

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    Codinh said on Mar 5, 2010 | Add your feedback

  • 1 person find this helpful

    This was an intriguing book about identity and perception. I liked how Shannon gradually learned about making assumptions based on appearances and how she learned the truth about herself and others.

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    krin5292 said on Feb 23, 2009 | Add your feedback

  • 1 person find this helpful

    Although the book has some sick details, the storyline is AMAZING. I would definitely recommend it to any adults. It addresses many of our worlds problems in a different manor.

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    Mvbprettyinpunk said on Feb 22, 2009 | Add your feedback

  • I don't know if I'll ever finish it. I had high hopes for this book, I thought it would be better than 'Lullaby'; the story seemed promising. But what a disappointment instead. Badly written, confused, repetitive (how many times can you write 'back to when..' 'flash to'), empty characters that were ... (continue)

    I don't know if I'll ever finish it. I had high hopes for this book, I thought it would be better than 'Lullaby'; the story seemed promising. But what a disappointment instead. Badly written, confused, repetitive (how many times can you write 'back to when..' 'flash to'), empty characters that were constructed to be weirder and weirder as the story progressed. After a while I slowed down reading, now I've stopped completely, whats the point in reading another 100 pages exactly the same as the previous ones? For me, none. I almost hated this book, I cant find one redeeming feature in it.

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    Dylaniata said on Nov 2, 2008 | 1 feedback

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