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`the hip, flip prose skips along invoking and ridiculing pop culture.'
--The List
`Palahniuk has described the novel as The Lovely Bones meets The Shawshank Redemption via Judy Blume. Expect to be appalled.' --Vogue
`The vistas of his underworld are engrossing' --Metro
`The clarity of the writing and the situation (and revoltingness of the environment) will make this a memorable evening's read.' --The BookBag
`true to Palahniuk form, Damned is gross in parts, scandalous in others and funny throughout. And, tantalisingly, it concludes with a `to be continued...'' --TimeOut London
`a dark but funny novel about a 13-year-old girl's journey through hell' --Grazia
`Funny and sad, Damned still sneaks in the moments of graphic obnoxiousness that have made Palahniuk into a notorious cult figure' --Bizarre
`Gleefully riffing on Judy Blume's 1970 coming-of-age classic Are You There God? It's Me Margaret, Palahniuk's dead heroine must traverse the infernal landscape in search of Satan - and of her true self - as she tries to discover exactly how she died.' --Financial Times
`Palahniuk certainly has a way with words. His ever-inventive, high-energy prose is a joy.' --The Daily Mirror
`Damned is vintage Chuck - as dark as it gets, but with loads of gross-out humour, all your favourite dead celebs, and plenty of grim details of the Inferno's unmentionable horrors' --Dazed & Confused
`Damned is highly imaginative and downright funny, representing Chuck Palahniuk at his satirical, twisted best'
--Liverpool Post
--The List
`Palahniuk has described the novel as The Lovely Bones meets The Shawshank Redemption via Judy Blume. Expect to be appalled.' --Vogue
`The vistas of his underworld are engrossing' --Metro
`The clarity of the writing and the situation (and revoltingness of the environment) will make this a memorable evening's read.' --The BookBag
`true to Palahniuk form, Damned is gross in parts, scandalous in others and funny throughout. And, tantalisingly, it concludes with a `to be continued...'' --TimeOut London
`a dark but funny novel about a 13-year-old girl's journey through hell' --Grazia
`Funny and sad, Damned still sneaks in the moments of graphic obnoxiousness that have made Palahniuk into a notorious cult figure' --Bizarre
`Gleefully riffing on Judy Blume's 1970 coming-of-age classic Are You There God? It's Me Margaret, Palahniuk's dead heroine must traverse the infernal landscape in search of Satan - and of her true self - as she tries to discover exactly how she died.' --Financial Times
`Palahniuk certainly has a way with words. His ever-inventive, high-energy prose is a joy.' --The Daily Mirror
`Damned is vintage Chuck - as dark as it gets, but with loads of gross-out humour, all your favourite dead celebs, and plenty of grim details of the Inferno's unmentionable horrors' --Dazed & Confused
`Damned is highly imaginative and downright funny, representing Chuck Palahniuk at his satirical, twisted best'
--Liverpool Post
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A dark, disturbing and very, very funny new novel from the inimitable Chuck Palahniuk - his best yet.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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"Damned" by Chuck Palahniuk is a novel with a lot to say about human beings and life in general. It is a highly subversive and thought provoking story. But getting past all that complex literary analysis, was it a good read?
Yeah, this is a fun book, it's a nice easy read, so if you're the kind of person who isn't into slow-burning methodical novels, this is recommendable. The aspect which has to be stressed the most is the laugh out loud humour. It's an intelligent humour, the reason I found it so funny was because of its relationship with common aspects of everyday life. The Hell aspect is executed brilliantly. Palahniuk has one hell of an imagination. Suffice to say that as you read the novel you will explore the Sea of Insects, the Dandruff Desert, and not to mention, the Field of Toenail Clippings (you may want to check me on the names of these). There's plenty of popcorn balls too!
The characters are developed well. Again, we can relate them to real life. We can ascribe them to the different social groups in our varying culture.
The only thing to nitpick is the ending. A new aspect is introduced. I won't give it away, but interesting as it is, it isn't explored as fully as I feel it should have been. It seems to come from nowhere and then disappears and isn't given a great deal of mention afterwards. Also, I wouldn't recommend the novel if you don't like to suspend disbelief. If you overlook the positive factors you might find yourself describing the novel as: Insane. Also, I feel as though it's a little too short. I would have liked to have seen a confrontation between Madison and Satan. But then again, Palahniuk suggests to us that the story is to continue. I'd certainly be interested in a sequel if that's the case.
Just my two scents. Check it out.
Yeah, this is a fun book, it's a nice easy read, so if you're the kind of person who isn't into slow-burning methodical novels, this is recommendable. The aspect which has to be stressed the most is the laugh out loud humour. It's an intelligent humour, the reason I found it so funny was because of its relationship with common aspects of everyday life. The Hell aspect is executed brilliantly. Palahniuk has one hell of an imagination. Suffice to say that as you read the novel you will explore the Sea of Insects, the Dandruff Desert, and not to mention, the Field of Toenail Clippings (you may want to check me on the names of these). There's plenty of popcorn balls too!
The characters are developed well. Again, we can relate them to real life. We can ascribe them to the different social groups in our varying culture.
The only thing to nitpick is the ending. A new aspect is introduced. I won't give it away, but interesting as it is, it isn't explored as fully as I feel it should have been. It seems to come from nowhere and then disappears and isn't given a great deal of mention afterwards. Also, I wouldn't recommend the novel if you don't like to suspend disbelief. If you overlook the positive factors you might find yourself describing the novel as: Insane. Also, I feel as though it's a little too short. I would have liked to have seen a confrontation between Madison and Satan. But then again, Palahniuk suggests to us that the story is to continue. I'd certainly be interested in a sequel if that's the case.
Just my two scents. Check it out.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
As a Chuck fan, I found this to be a blisteringly brilliant return to form, compared with the most recent novels. Superb ideas, humour and satire mixed with vivid yet macabre descriptions and a wholly original perspective on a topic as old as humankind. One minor point: it turns out that your Mum was right to advise you against anti-social behaviour like breaking wind in lifts and discarding cigarette butts.
2 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
imagine a little girl 13 years old, but this is Hollywood so the blurb knocks a couple of years off, living with her nudist, vegan, adoptaphiliac, drugtaking, parents whose fondest fun is using the internet to lock maids into rooms until everything is spotless. Imagine this little girl finding herself in the breakfast club version of hell, with a jock, a punk, a barbie doll and a geek, walking around hell, visiting the sea of insects and the tide of sperm, helping a goddess to find love and meeting hitler, catherine de medici, and other famous people, working for a call centre, the kind that always calls during lunch and is ok if you kill yourself to get off the line. Imagine this little girl meeting the man of her dreams and finding the truth, imagine the worst of hell and the best of hell.
My name is not Rod Serling and this is not the twilight zone.
My name is not Rod Serling and this is not the twilight zone.
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Still not quite back to form
I did really enjoy this book, although it still can't compare to my favourite Chuck P books such as Haunted - however definitely worth a read and miles more interesting and... Read more
Published 8 months ago by S. Chadwick
Classic Chuck!
After the last few books, Tell All and Pygmy being good but not as good as some of Chuck's earlier works (Choke, Lullaby etc) Damned was eagerly anticipated (by myself... Read more
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