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Some of these stories lived up to "Stranger Than Fiction", but some fell a little flat for me. I thought all stories would have me googling "is that real??". Not a bad book and worth a read for the half of the stories that do you have you wondering if it could even possibly be true (that first one I thought for sure was made up). Wow. Read if you are a Chuck P fan, you'll appreciate the dark humor of it.
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True tales from the life of author Chuck Palahniuk.
Helpful Score: 1
Chuck Palahniuk's world has always been, well, different for yours and mine. In his first collection of nonfiction, Chjuck Palahniuk brings us into this world, and give us a glimpse of what inspires his fiction.
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I enjoyed this book more than most of Chuck Palahniuk's fiction. His fiction may be stranger, but I found the true stories in here far more engaging. Only a couple fell flat. The rest will make you laugh, cry and most importantly THINK.
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Palahniuk is often a little too dark for me, but I love some of his work. This collection of nonfiction (mostly) stories was kind of in the middle; I enjoyed a lot of it and found Palahniuk's approach to celebrity interviews (such as Marilyn Manson and Juliette Lewis) amazing. Very different from what you would normally read, less contrived. I am not usually a big fan of insight on celebrities' lives but I'd probably subscribe to "People" magazine if Palahniuk was writing the stories! A few of the stories here just did not capture my attention but it was still well worth reading. I skipped over maybe 20% of the book overall. One of the very first stories about a "Testicle Festival" was particularly lewd and kind of prepared me for a wilder ride than the book turned out to be (which was not a bad thing).
