Made up of 23 of the most horrifying, hilarious, mind-blowing, stomach-churning tales, "Haunted" is Palahniuk at his finest - which means his most extreme and his most provocative.
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How does it compare to audio works by the same author?
Quite good
Advantages:
Well split up, each chapter being about 30mins (good for my train journey to work ! )
Disadvantages:
Tricky to follow due to interlocking stories, and interludes .
Recommend to potential buyers:
yes
Full review
This book has a different writing style to other books by Chuck Palahniuk. It is more mature. Palahniuk's observations of social situations have improved, which leads to the reader being able to identify more easily with the emotions. The themes which are involved in the book include canibalism and murder. These themes are involved in the main story of the book, as well as the alternate chapters which are stories written by the characters in the book itself. The highlight of these is definitly 'Guts'. This story was a story which Palahniuk read at book readings, and would make 50 people in the room faint.
A first time reader may find this book a little difficult to get into. Palahniuk has used many of his usual literary tooks, however this books is deeper and requires considerably more concentration than other novels which he has published.
For a Chuck Palahniuk fan, a hard back copy of this book is a must, the design of it is nothing short of beautiful!
This book is well worth reading for a Chuck Palahniuk fan, however for first time readers, Fight Club, or Inivisible Monsters may prove a better starting point.
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