Aaron B. (aaron19) reviewed on 8/19/2010 + 8 more book reviews

This is the first book by Palahniuk that I have ever read. It tells the story of a model who happens to suffer an accident by being shot in the face. At the hospital she meets this "woman" named Brandy Alexander. They have all sorts of crazy adventures. But the story starts at Evie Cottrell's wedding, where Evie has just shot Brandy Alexander. Brandy tells the narrator to tell her life story. It's full of jumps from one time to another (and they might disorient you), but it's a fascinating read that makes you wonder if beauty is a blessing or a curse, if beauty is something you can walk away from like everything else in life. It makes you ask yourself that question long after the final page, it's been turned. You wonder to yourself, "My life, does it amount to anything at all or is it random shit grouped together to give the appearance, the feeling of cohesiveness, of meaning and unity?" That's what a good book should do, is make you wonder whether life means anything. If you don't ask yourself that question, then the book hasn't fully impacted you the way it should have impacted you.

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