About this title: She's a catwalk model who has everything: a boyfriend, a career, a loyal best friend. But when a sudden motor 'accident' leaves her disfigured and incapable of speech, she goes from being the beautiful centre of attention to being an invisible monster, so hideous that no one will acknowledge she exists.
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Vintage
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780099285441ISBN:0099285444
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: VINTAGE Country = UNITED KINGDOM
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780099285441ISBN:0099285444
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 304 pages. (304 pages) a fashion model with everything is disfigured in a road "accident" and goes from being the beautiful centre of attention to being a monster, so hideous that no one will acknowledge she exists. she then has to learn that reinventing herself means erasing her past and making up something better. (Paperback) read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Date Published: 1999
ISBN-13:9780393319293ISBN:0393319296
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Corners are worn. Different cover than shown. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 278 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Vintage
Date Published: 02/11/2000
ISBN-13:9780099285441ISBN:0099285444
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Vintage
Date Published: 02/11/2000
ISBN-13:9780099285441ISBN:0099285444
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Vintage
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780099285441ISBN:0099285444
Description: New. A fashion model with everything is disfigured in a road "accident" and goes from being the beautiful centre of attention to being a monster, so hideous that no one will acknowledge she exists. She then has to learn that reinventing herself means erasi... read more
"I've said it time after time and I'll say it again. Palahniuk is to alternative ficion what John Grisham is for the legal thriller. With that said, I eat him with a straw every time.
This is the one everyone told me to read and it did not disappoint in the sense that it was utterly "Palahniukian." Terse sentences, fragmented and promising grittiness. End it with a nice twist which if you think about, is probably dumb, so try not to think about it too hard.
I'm still however, trying to figure out why everyone liked this one so much. The topics are humdrum and unlike the anti-hero in Fight Club, this protagonist is trying a little too hard to hate the world. We get it, you're a monster, but even emo kids eat ice cream sometimes...
"Invisible Monsters" to me, was another side of the coin of "Lullaby." Like "Lullaby," the book is moving, a road book that jumps back and forth through time. And if Palahniuk's devices don't wear on you (if they are, you're thinking too hard), then it's fun, like a wooden rollercoaster. The headaches will go away as long as you just keep downing the cotton candy.
"Invisible Monsters" would be part of the Palahniuk reader, since "Lullaby" fails to be as popular. Symptomatically Palahniuk, but would we want to read it if it weren't?"
"Despite the tragedy of the storyline and the callousness of the lead characters, I promise you are going to get several belly laughs from this twisted piece of literature.
In a zany prose reminiscent of Candace Bushnell's 'Sex In The City' and the surrealism of Bret Easton Ellis's works, Palahniuk has written a twisted and sick tale of disfigurement, love, hate, and fashion here in Invisible Monsters.
Shannon McFarland's career as a picture perfect model was ruined the day her lower jaw was shot off while she was driving down the freeway. Her best friend Evie Cottrell steals all her clothing while she is in the hospital, and her fiancé Manus Kelley leaves her; but during her speech therapy classes she meets the enigma that is Brandy Alexander.
Brandy befriends Shannon, and together with friend Seth Thomas they set off on a wild cross country tour, viewing high end estates up for sale and stealing all of the prescription drugs from them. But believe me when I say, nothing is as it seems in this crazy story. You are in for several very big surprises.
Invisible Monsters is a book that is not about the plot, it is about the characters, and yet there are twists upon twists upon twists every turn of the page. Who is Brandy Alexander? Who is Shannon McFarland? Who is Seth Thomas? And who is Evie Cottrell? You'll just have to keep reading. Like me, you will probably wind out not caring about any of them, but they are going to make you laugh out loud with their outrageous plans and antics.
You'll have tears running down your face when Shannon's parents (in a flashback scene before her disfigurement) give her nothing but condoms for Christmas because her brother died of AIDS. And the conversation around the Thanksgiving table turns to graphic depictions of hinder romping while they cower in unnecessary fear because they support AIDS families. Be thankful these are not your parents.
Told oddly in a profusion of scene jumping, using the written word like flash photography, Palahniuk has written a psychotically offbeat tale that nonetheless will have you turning pages as rapidly as Brandy pops vicodin and estrogen. I found it strangely enjoyable and morbidly compelling, and if you like screwy and disgusting stories, you will most likely love Invisible Monsters. Enjoy!"
"Wow. That is all I find myself saying, and have been saying for the past 5 minutes, for I have just finished the book, "Invisible Monsters". This was one HELL of a book, and if you want shocks, twists, and turns, this is the holy grail of books. There are a total of 5 main plot twists that will really surprise you. But I warn you, if you do read it, it is also a very disturbing book, but it also teaches a lot of lessons in life and how sometimes, you have to do wrong to make it right again. My favorite experience from reading this was probably when I was reading the ending while listening to music and at the moment that Brandy got shot and "Time to Dance" by Panic! started to play, it was freaking awesome.
Overall favorite moment: When Brandy (Shane) tells that he actually put the can in the fire, because he was tired of being a normal kid, and how he became a girl because everything else in the world was either too trendy, or too vague.
Favorite chapter: The Big Finish:Chapter 27-32 (Discover that Evie used to be a man, Brandy gets shot, Shannon tells Brandy her life story, burn the place down, wedding reception to name a few parts)"
"I had really wanted to read something of Chuck Palahniuk's. I had never read any of his novels, and did not want to read Fight Club because I felt it would be too "pop" of an introduction to his work. Consequentially, my fiance bought me this novel. I have to say, I really really like the author's style. The story is dark and gory and brutal, but the writing style is humorous rather than vulgar, and the subject matter is treated with a black comedy feel. I got the impression from reading this book that the author does EXTENSIVE research to lend his worlds as much realism as possible, and delves deeply into them to ensure their believability. Because I read a ton of Haruki Murakami's novels before even checking out Chuck Palahniuk, I must compare him to Murakami-san, one of my favorite authors. He is like a darker, less-horror-more-humor, American post-modern version. The twist at the end of this novel was great; I never saw it coming, and it left me blinking in my chair for a while with a big "what the hell just happened" grin on my face. I love when books do that."
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