John Doe
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Joined: 11/27/07
Location: Berlin %2F Germany
Posts: 27
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I finished Chuck Palahniuks "Rant" the other day, and I loved it. I always try to read his books as soon as they're released here (translated) but both Diary and Lullaby have left me a bit disappointed: He pulls out his basic formula, and it works, but in the end you realize the themes and "the more you know"-stuff he discusses are much more entertaining then the plot itself.
So "Rant" was a cool departure from that, especially since he didn't give a shit if the end result makes much sense. I liked the idea of 300+ pages of various characters slowly shaking their heads and raising their eyebrows while talking about a stereotypical Palahniuk-main character. And I liked the understatement-approach to the science fiction/dystopian-thema, since it doesn't strike the reader until halfway through the novel.
The end might be a little "Lost", and the only disappointment I felt was that this guy couldn't come up with something more profound concerning the philosophy of time then "maybe time isn't as fragile as a butterflys wing. Maybe it's like a steel fence, and you can't hardly fuck it up" - but still, good book (and an awesome cover-artwork).
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