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A review by maureenroe42
Make Something Up: Stories You Can't Unread by Chuck Palahniuk
4.0
It always takes me a long time to work through a Chuck Palahniuk novel. He writes trainwreck stories - horrifying, but I can't really turn away, even when I want to stop reading. This is a collection of short stories and it is par for the course on what I expect from Palahniuk. He has a certain way of making the most mundane activities sad and depressing. Reading his stories also opens my eyes to some of the oddities of everyday life.
I felt all of the normal feelings I feel reading him while reading this book. Fun fact: he is one of the only authors I have read where I have actually felt physically ill due to revulsion multiple times across different books. There are humorous moments, sad, tragic moments, and he doesn't hold back on the shock value gross out moments.
So, why do I read and enjoy him? He has a unique perspective. At times it can feel immature, at times utterly brilliant. He makes me uncomfortable - sometimes in a good way, sometimes in a bad way. He makes me think. He gets under my skin and his writing lingers with me. As I said earlier, he can take a completely normal situation and turn it into something completely different and unusual. He is a good writer.
Chuck Palahniuk is not for everyone. Hell, he is one of my favorite writers, and sometimes, he isn't even for me. Some of his most recent books feel like echoes of older works, and there is a bit of borrowing in these stories (I noticed several Fight Club references, some more subtle than others), but, there is undeniable talent and a spectacular ability to tell a story in his writing.
I felt all of the normal feelings I feel reading him while reading this book. Fun fact: he is one of the only authors I have read where I have actually felt physically ill due to revulsion multiple times across different books. There are humorous moments, sad, tragic moments, and he doesn't hold back on the shock value gross out moments.
So, why do I read and enjoy him? He has a unique perspective. At times it can feel immature, at times utterly brilliant. He makes me uncomfortable - sometimes in a good way, sometimes in a bad way. He makes me think. He gets under my skin and his writing lingers with me. As I said earlier, he can take a completely normal situation and turn it into something completely different and unusual. He is a good writer.
Chuck Palahniuk is not for everyone. Hell, he is one of my favorite writers, and sometimes, he isn't even for me. Some of his most recent books feel like echoes of older works, and there is a bit of borrowing in these stories (I noticed several Fight Club references, some more subtle than others), but, there is undeniable talent and a spectacular ability to tell a story in his writing.