jm3 reviewed The Invention of Sound by Chuck Palahniuk
Review of 'The Invention of Sound' on 'Goodreads'
2 stars
Extreme trigger warnings for dysfunctional sex stuff, violent murders, generalized cynical doomer accelerationism. (The book, not the review)
A tumescent thrashing through a timeline tinted by ubiquitous surveillance, Me Too, Pizzagate-style conspiracies, our post-truth, deep-faked reality, and FIGHT CLUB’s exhaust, set in the armpit of Hollywood. The writing is good, as always, but the story’s more muddied than usual, with fewer sharp angles, and less of a gut punch payoff than a long series of rabbit punches to the back of the head. If you’re not an existing fan of the author, steer far, far away.