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This brilliant bit of nihilism succeeds where so many self-described transgressive novels do not: It's dangerous because... Full review >
MAY 20, 2008
The sordidness might appeal to the Palahniuk’s cult following, but it won’t extend it. Full review >
JUNE 15, 2004
Dolorous yet exhilarating dispatches from the edge. Full review >
SEPT. 1, 1999
FEB. 1, 1999
MAY 15, 2001
Palahniuk is a cheerful nihilist with a mordant wit and a taste for scatological humor. Fair warning: some may find his... Full review >
SEPT. 17, 2002
Outrageous, darkly comic fun of the sort you’d expect from Palahniuk. Full review >
AUG. 26, 2003
A loose-limbed nightmare both vaporous and all-enveloping: awe-inspiring. Full review >
MAY 1, 2007
Not for everyone, but readers who like to walk on the novelist’s wild side will rave. Full review >
MAY 5, 2009
Stylistically exhilarating but not for every taste. Full review >
MAY 17, 2005
Stomach-churning horror that takes a bit too much joy in its diabolic machinations. Full review >
JULY 8, 2003
For Palahniuk, the more acute the angle the better, but his is another solid entry in the Crown Journey series, with its... Full review >
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