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Tony, informed, said: They love funerals.

The New York Stories of Elizabeth Hardwick by Elizabeth Hardwick

We Live In Water by Jess Walter

Snuff by Chuck Palahniuk

Survivor by Chuck Palahniuk

Goodbye Mr. Chips by James Hilton

Lyra's Oxford by Philip Pullman

Elementals by AS Byatt

December 31, 2018 by vel veeter Leave a Comment

New York Stories – 4/5 Stars I read Elizabeth Hardwick’s collected essays earlier this year. I also read her novel Sleepless Nights last year. This is a collection of stories that encompasses about 45-50 years worth of short stories edited and selected by Darryl Pinckney, another novelist and critic who also famously worked with and was friends with Hardwick. I read these stories in a variety of orders, and since they are not part of an intentional collection this blending and mixing up of the […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Short Stories, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: as byatt, chuck palahniuk, elementals, elizabeth hardwick, goodbye mr chips, james hilton, Jess Walter, lyra's oxford, Philip Pullman, snuff, survivor, the new york stories of elizabeth hardwick, we live in water

vel veeter's CBR10 Review No:491 · Genres: Fiction, Short Stories, Speculative Fiction · Tags: as byatt, chuck palahniuk, elementals, elizabeth hardwick, goodbye mr chips, james hilton, Jess Walter, lyra's oxford, Philip Pullman, snuff, survivor, the new york stories of elizabeth hardwick, we live in water ·
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Love and other strangenesses

February 20, 2017 by Mim Leave a Comment

Meet Shannon Mc Farland:  in one night, she goes from atop the world to underneath it.  Now, as anyone who’s read a Palahniuk novel knows, the problem is not giving away the twist, and dancing around this one is going to be difficult.  This novel is about the bonds of love and friendship and the illusion of outward appearances.  It touches on desperation, toxic families, and hatred:  it does a bit more than flirt with suicide.  For those of us with triggers related to drug […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: chuck palahniuk, drugs, dysfunctional family, Invisible Monsters, modelling, road trip, self-harm, transgender

Mim's CBR9 Review No:2 · Genres: Uncategorized · Tags: chuck palahniuk, drugs, dysfunctional family, Invisible Monsters, modelling, road trip, self-harm, transgender ·
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That “Blah” Feeling When Something Is Objectively Fine But Just Not for You

June 8, 2016 by Lisa Bee Leave a Comment

I don’t know why I keep trying to read books by Chuck Palahniuk. That is not to say that he’s not a good writer, it’s just that his very distinct style and way of telling a story is not for me. I’ve given him a go with a couple of other novels, but I think I’ve just come to realize that while I can see why others might like his work, I just can’t seem to enjoy it. And that’s okay. Though I will say […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: chuck palahniuk, damned

Lisa Bee's CBR8 Review No:15 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: chuck palahniuk, damned ·
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Rant by Chuck Palahniuk

On Myth and Mayhem (A Robert #CBR6 Review)

February 26, 2014 by Robert Leave a Comment

Call Rant: The Oral Biography of Buster Casey Chuck Palahniuk’s sci-fi epidemic kind-of but not really zombie novel about folklore and the creation of mythical figures. No, really. That’s the best line I can come up with to explain what, exactly, Rant is supposed to be. People are interviewed about Buster “Rant” Casey, a ne’re-do-well country boy who packs up his things at 18 (including millions in stolen gold coins) and brings a small town epidemic to the big city. Or, it’s the novel about […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Science Fiction Tagged With: chuck palahniuk, rant, sci-fi

Robert's CBR6 Review No:6 · Genres: Fiction, Science Fiction · Tags: chuck palahniuk, rant, sci-fi ·
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