Invisible Monsters by Chuck Palahniuk

Invisible Monsters by Chuck Palahniuk is yet another twisted unpredictable story about characters that are anything but normal. Mr. Palahniuk is most famously known as the writer of Fight Club and if you have ever seen that movie then you might have some sense of the unconventional standards that his writing style takes.

This story takes on the agony of beauty and the shallow ways that people judge and characterize each other. There is a huge twist ending to the novel as can be expected with most Palahniuk novels. Without getting into the meat of the novel’s plotline (go read Amazon reviews for that) I found Invisible Monsters to be an enjoyable story mixed with some artistic mumbo jumbo ramblings. Some chapters were very entertaining. There were hilarious moments that were very engaging, but as a whole the book took too many twists and turns for the reader to easily follow the complex storyline.

By the end of the story I was very frustrated with the complexity of the novel, not because it was too hard to understand, but because Mr. Palahniuk wrote the story in such a convoluted way one finds it difficult to follow just one line of thought. There were brief moments of enjoyment, but the frustrating moments in between were disheartening.

Overall, I think Invisible Monsters was over the top. Half the ramblings were very unnecessary and only made it more difficult to read. I do not recommend this book.

Rating: 4 out of 10