Make Something Up
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Publisher Description
Twenty-one stories and a novella that will disturb and delight, from the author of Fight Club. The absurdity of both life and death are on full display. In 'Zombies', the best and brightest of a high school become tragically addicted to the latest drug craze: electric shocks from cardiac defibrillators. In 'Knock, Knock', a son hopes to tell one last off-colour joke to his dying father , while in 'Tunnel of Love', a massage therapist runs the curious practice of providing 'relief' to dying clients. And in 'Excursion', Fight Club fans will be thrilled to find a side of Tyler Durden never seen before.
Funny, caustic, bizarre, poignant; these stories represent everything readers have come to love and expect from Chuck Palahniuk.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
For the first time, Palahniuk (Beautiful You) collects his short stories, which feature his signature humor, horror, and grit. Old fans will relish Tyler Durden, from Palahniuk's debut 1996 novel Fight Club, returning in "Expedition" to spread his twisted influence in Hamburg, Germany. Also included are previously published stories such as "Zombies," in which the newest high school fad is lobotomy by defibrillator; "Phoenix," in which a broken family deals with the aftermath of a house fire; and the cringe-worthy "Cannibal," capable of turning stomachs. Not surprisingly, Palahniuk finds sincerity among his characters even in disreputable occurrences in "Romance" and "How a Jew Saved Christmas." Some of his never-before-published stories show him experimenting with voice and style to mixed success, but the biggest winner is the novella "Inclinations," which follows a group of teenagers checked into a "gay cure" hospital. Other stories deal with fire, bodily fluids, malfunctions, critiques of material society, bestiality, a bewitched tennis ball, and a murder at a Burning Man type retreat. The collection is essential for Palahniuk fans and will likely win him some new ones.
