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Invisible Monsters
Book - 1999
She's a fashion model who has everything: a boyfriend, a career, a loyal best friend. But when a sudden freeway "accident" leaves her disfigured and incapable of speech, she goes from being the beautiful center of attention to being an invisible monster, so hideous that no one will acknowledge that she exists. Enter Brandy Alexander, Queen Supreme, one operation away from becoming a real woman, who will teach her that reinventing yourself means erasing your past and making up something better. And that salvation hides in the last places you'll ever want to look.
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Publisher:
New York : W.W. Norton, [1999]
Copyright Date:
©1999
ISBN:
9780393319293
0393319296
0393319296
Branch Call Number:
FIC Palah
Characteristics:
297 pages ; 21 cm
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Add a CommentWow! What a book! Another intelligent and twisted story from Palahniuk that I literally couldn't put down. The beginning was slightly confusing since it starts at the end of the story, but it didn't take me long to figure it out and really get into it despite the timeline constantly jumping around. I don't think I fully understood or really liked the book until the last 50 pages since so much of the good stuff is at the end. I can see why Palahniuk's writing isn't for everyone, and why some people might find this book crude, but I loved it. Several chapters were so powerful that I feel like I could take them out of the book and just read them as a stand alone story. My one dislike - if you're going to write something that takes place in Seattle make sure you do your research better first, as there was several specific details that aren't true at all. (IE, the space needle observation deck is not open until midnight, nor is there a store in the top part, or a safety set in case you fall... and if you're coming from the north you wouldn't be passing any "warehouses" to get there.)
This was such a fun read! Though it is entirely unconvincing as a story, if you allow yourself to suspend your disbelief as you read it, the book takes you on one of the best rides money can buy. Chock full of sex, drugs and gender reassignment, this book is a winner.
Invisible Monsters tells a rather confusing story of a once beautiful super-model who loses her looks and how she responds to it. Palahniuk continues exploring the themes of mental disorders and self-destruction that we first enjoyed in the book Fight Club. The writing style is intentionally confusing as the narrator continually jumps around in time telling the reader bits and pieces as she feels. This is definitely worth the read, but I think Fight Club is better. Recommended (if you have some comfort with LGBT issues).
Amazing book.
Palahniuk's style of writing is absolutely gripping. I found it very hard to put this book down!
Despite the fact that the story jumps around a lot, it was easy to follow.
I would recommend this book to anyone.