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Book Review of Snuff

Snuff
Snuff
Author: Chuck Palahniuk
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Hardcover
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Helpful Score: 3


What happened, Mr. Palahniuk? My first exposure to your wit and philosophy was through Fight Club. Your novel, Choke, was the hit that got me addicted. And then I soared through Lullaby, Survivor, Invisible Monsters, and Haunted. Then Rant. I could see it coming with Rant. The beginning of the end, but I could still see some of the Palahniuk I loved in Rant....but Snuff? WTH? The only trademark Palahniuk I could even remotely find in Snuff was the outrageous ending and the constant referral to men as masturbatory pet names. I felt the same way, reading this book, as I do when watching a bad Ben Stiller movie. I do not know what this book is trying to accomplish--but if it is complete and utter disgust and dismay.....