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Summary: Satisfying and fun!
Review: A whimsical look at the horror of modernity which manages to be thought-provoking and entertaining at the same time. I enjoyed the hell out of it.
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Summary: Awesome book
Review: I would recommend this book to anyone looking for a refreshment from the normal, typical novel. Mr. Palahniuk creates a world in which you can totally immerse yourself in. There is really nothing bad I can say about this book.
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Summary: A Good Book
Review: I greatly appreciated this book, I thought it was finely written, the characters were well developed, and it was an interesting story. At certain parts where it would start to drag the author (whos name i cannot spell for the life of me, much less say) would interject humor, or add a twist to the plot. The author has an excellent idea of modern humor, and many modern feelings, I would suggest this book to anyone, proudly, knowing i had done them a service.
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Summary: thrown away
Review: This was the type of book that looks mildly interesting in an airport gift shop. It is the kind you buy, read 2/3 of during a cross country flight, and then decide to ditch because the in-flight magazine crossword puzzle is better. I hope whoever picked it up out of the seat pocket in front of me (where I left it) got more enjoyment out of it. I wouldn't waste my time...
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Summary: Superb style
Review: Lullaby was my first book to read by Chuck Palahniuk. I was so very impressed with his writing style and his well-crafted story. Assigned to investigate Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, a reporter uncovers an ancient culling spell. When he learns the power of the spell, and the damage it can do, he sets out with some other very interesting characters, to remove this poem/spell from every library and bookstore in the country. In my opinion, the power of Palahniuk's style is in his use of repeated phrases. This book was about the power of words and the power of humans to change the world (good and bad). With words as a central theme in the book, Palahniuk constructs many rhymes and phrases that are mentioned often through the book: "Sticks and stones can break your bones, but words will kill you...", "These noisaholics, these quietophobics..." They are very well-placed, and really add to the overall meaning of the story. The writing was very raw, enough to make me cringe at times, but I still loved the overall story. This book has definitely opened me up to Palahniuk's writings, and I plan to read his many others in the future.
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Summary: Don't Look for Depth
Review: The best part about "Lullaby" was the summary inside the front cover. The premise sounds exciting enough: an African culling song can kill with words and the heroes, Helen Boyle and Carl Streator, are out to destroy all copies to redeem them from their previous sins. Seems like something original, occult, and obscure enough to be fresh, right? It isn't. Palahniuk is a connoisseur of good ideas but can't present them. The author falls back on bad angst, juvenile anti-civilization commentary, and mindless repetition to bludgeon readers into believing that he is a brilliant modern writer. He exploits the fascinating philosophy of nihilism without even offering entertainment in return. His characters are indistinguishable and all speak with the same voice - his. Ultimately they can't express what he wants to say with this book, so he falls back on blatant, preachy, tiresome comments about society which provoke little or no thought. His tone inevitably loses what wit it originally possessed (and let's just say he's no Douglas Adams, either) and deteriorates into self-righteous condescension. "Lullaby" yearns to be brilliantly avant-garde, artistically misunderstood, and appealing to only a selective, free-thinking minority. Unfortunately, it only manages to be shallow and irritating. If you can put up with Palahniuk's style, you might enjoy this book. Just don't expect too much.
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Summary: A review of a reviewer from one star from Chicago
Review: Have read "Fight Club", "Choke", and "Lullaby". All excellent books. Reviewer from Chicago, Il has written reviews on all of Palahniuk's books, giving all of them one star. The reviewer gives long rants about how the books are crap and people simply carry them about in public as a means of achieving some sort of social recognition. Yet in any of the reviews given, there has yet to be any analysis of the books themselves. Reminds me of when right wing conservatives call for the banning of certain books because of their content without ever reading the books themselves. Palahniuk is good at exposing the darker side of modern day society through fiction. If you like books along the lines of the classic "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest", check out any of Palahniuk's books. If you're too afraid to read them, leave the reviews to those that aren't.
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Summary: Entrancing
Review: I was iffy about this book, I admit. I have read other Palahniuk novels (Fight Club and Invisible Monsters) and have been thoroughly captivated, but, for some reason, had my doubts about this one. After the fourth or fifth page, however, my fears were assuaged. I simply couldn't put it down. I will shy away from a breakdown of the story. I hate reading reviews that tell you what happen. Believe me, you will be surprised, you will laugh out loud, and, at times, you will wonder, "Why didn't I think of that?"
This novel is great. It's a quick, almost obsessive read. I don't think that it will make it into the Pantheon of great literature, but I'll never forget it.
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Summary: simple and stupid
Review: A rainmaker, for sure. isn't it ironic Tyler Dyrden in real life would hate Brad Pitt AND Chuck Palahniuk?
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Summary: sing someone to sleep . . . forever out of your way!
Review: It is a wacked world. Lulliby was fun, but not as "eccentric" as i was expecting. Interesting: The idea of murder for the sole purpose of having at your disposal a beautiful partner and presenting it as an acceptable, and perfectly reasonable practice that makes absolute sense. In some dark morbid way it's like, "why didn't i think of that, hmmmmmmmm." I liked the present-time inserts, "Stop making babies!" and the talking "Judas cow" scene, along a story that begun at present, then backtracks to the lullaby discovery/realization by [Oregonian] reporter Carl Streator. The "hero" (Helen Hoover Boyle), as sarcastically referred to, reminded me of all-about-money women that men love to hate, hate to love, but are doomed to becoming inseparable with them (like me) -- "and this is my life." It seems fitting how "the hero" ends up; although, the story could have ended in so many other ways--It's a nice image though to think that a woman (conceited, middle-aged, too much foundation...) ends up inside the body of an old baggy potato of a prison cop. Lighter than his other books, it's a good ride(along).
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