Helpful Score: 2
Okay, so the premise of the book is pure Palahniuk.
From the back cover:
"Six hundred dudes. One porn queen. A world record for the ages. A must-have movie for every discerning collector of things erotic.
Didn't one of us on purpose set out to make a snuff movie."
-From Snuff
Okay, so it sounds funny and even intriguing. In reality it was extremely hard to follow. I kept wondering who was Mr. 137 again. I thought it drug along in the dust. There were a few classic funny moments. But I saw the 'surprise' ending far far away from the end. So it just didn't do much for me.
I think the genius of Mr. Palahniuk is that he takes things that are ordinary and makes us, forces us, to see them in an entirely different light. Lullaby is the best example of this in my opinion. For him to take his particular gift and turn it on the porn industry is to make himself the butt of the joke and not the industry in question.
I just didn't think it work. I hope his next book is better.
From the back cover:
"Six hundred dudes. One porn queen. A world record for the ages. A must-have movie for every discerning collector of things erotic.
Didn't one of us on purpose set out to make a snuff movie."
-From Snuff
Okay, so it sounds funny and even intriguing. In reality it was extremely hard to follow. I kept wondering who was Mr. 137 again. I thought it drug along in the dust. There were a few classic funny moments. But I saw the 'surprise' ending far far away from the end. So it just didn't do much for me.
I think the genius of Mr. Palahniuk is that he takes things that are ordinary and makes us, forces us, to see them in an entirely different light. Lullaby is the best example of this in my opinion. For him to take his particular gift and turn it on the porn industry is to make himself the butt of the joke and not the industry in question.
I just didn't think it work. I hope his next book is better.
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