Survivor: A Novel
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| Rating | : | 4.75 (699 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 039333807X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 304 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-12-13 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
They dance in morgues. All that will be left, Branson assures us with a tone bordering on relief, is his life story, from its Amish-on-acid cult beginnings to its televangelist-huckster end. In the wee hours and on lonely highways, they exist in a perpetual twilight, caught between the horror of the present and the dread of the unknown. They eat lobster before it's quite done. Scary as they might be, these characters are ultimately more scared of themselves than you are, and that's what makes them so fascinating. This time out, the author's protagonist is self-made, self-ruined mogul-messiah Tender Branson, the sole passenger of a jet moments away from slamming first into the Australian
But before it does, he will unfold the tale of his journey from an obedient Creedish child to an ultra-buffed, steroid- and collagen-packed media messiah. He is all alone in the airplane, which will crash shortly into the vast Australian outback. Unpredictable and unforgettable, Survivor is Chuck Palahniuk at his deadpan peak: a mesmerizing, unnerving, and hilarious satire on the wages of fame and the bedrock lunacy of the modern world.. “A wild amphetamine ride through the vagaries of fame and the nature of belief.”San Francisco Chronicle Tender Bransonlast surviving member of the Creedish Death Cultis dictating his life story into Flight 2039’s recorder
This book was reviewed at[] K. Rennie “SURVIVOR”“Survivor” is Chuck’s second book published (1999). It’s not as crude as “Choke” and not as subversive as “Fight Club.” It has the same dark humor that I openly laughed out loud at; thankfully when . The end of the world is near, and Chuck Palahniuk wants you to be prepared Andrew Ellington Suicide death cults, psychics, mass murderers and Super Bowl halftime riots only make up a small yet essential part of this wildly entertaining and completely original tale of one man's journey from outcast to celebrity. Leave it to Chuck Palahniuk to paint such an in. "Great Book" according to Paige Ray. I really loved this book. The page numbers and chapters go backwards letting you know that there is a demise at some point. I love the way Palahniukk writes. He gets you deep inside the characters head and never lets you go back. You see the turmoil and issues that th