FICTION
Released: Aug. 1, 1996
"This brilliant bit of nihilism succeeds where so many self-described transgressive novels do not: It's dangerous because it's so compelling."
Brutal and relentless debut fiction takes anarcho-S&M chic to a whole new level--in a creepy, dystopic, confrontational novel that's also cynically smart and sharply written.
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FICTION
Released: Feb. 1, 1999
"Brilliant, engrossing, substantial, and fun: Palahniuk carves out credible, moving dramas from situations that seemed simply outlandish and sad on the evening news. (Author tour)"
A morbidly fascinating black fantasy about a young cult member's rise to fame and his fall from grace, written by West Coast novelist Palahniuk (Fight Club, 1996).
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FICTION
Released: May 15, 2001
"Palahniuk is a cheerful nihilist with a mordant wit and a taste for scatological humor. Fair warning: some may find his language and imagery offensive."
The author of
Fight Club (1996) takes as the hero of his fourth novel an unlovable loser who
doesn't blame Mom.
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FICTION
Released: Sept. 17, 2002
"Outrageous, darkly comic fun of the sort you'd expect from Palahniuk."
The latest comic outrage from Palahniuk (
Choke, 2001, etc.) concerns a lethal African poem, an unwitting serial killer, a haunted-house broker, and a frozen baby. In other words, the usual Palahniuk fare.
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NONFICTION
Released: 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 premium on deep-dish subjectivity."
Novelist Palahniuk (
Lullaby, 2002, etc.) squires readers through Portland at its outlandish best.
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FICTION
Released: Aug. 26, 2003
"A loose-limbed nightmare both vaporous and all-enveloping: awe-inspiring."
Failed artist becomes wife of carpenter on picturesque island--then, in Palahniuk's remarkable sixth novel (after
Lullaby, 2002), everything goes to hell.
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