I enjoyed the twists and turns.

As a trans person this shit was crazy I don’t even know how I feel but I love his writing and his batshit plots and twists

Over the course of reading Invisible Monsters, my appreciation for the artistry that went into The Women Men Don't See increased tenfold.

“Nothing of me is original. I am the combined effort of everyone I've ever known.” Injected with new material and special design elements, Invisible Monsters Remix fulfills Chuck Palahniuk's original vision for his 1999 novel. The chapters jump around literally; there are footnotes telling you to turn to this chapter or that, almost in a Choose Your Own Adventure style minus its alternate-endings effect. The first release of Invisible Monsters years ago wasn’t as topsy-turvy as this; however, Remix contains Palahniuk’s original vision of the novel so I was content to have read it first. The book revolves around the story of a fashion model whose career and charmed life came to a halt when an “accident” leaves her disfigured and unable to speak. She becomes friends with pill-popping Brandy Alexander, and together they travel, conning people, rummaging big houses for drugs, and in the end finding out who they really are and what significant roles they play in each other’s lives. The constant jumping between vignettes and notes from the author didn’t disorient me as much as I thought it would. While the novel did advise us to jump ahead to certain chapters, I did read the book in the way it was organized. I do feel like reading it this way still gives the desired effect the author was looking for. I loved the little author’s notes littered throughout the story, it added to the “magazine” effect the author was intending for this book, and I loved hearing the inspiration for different aspects of this book, especially the author’s experience in Vancouver, the city in Canada where I’m from. I loved the colourful and fleshed out characters on display in this novel. They all felt fresh and interesting, and even the characters with the more eccentric backstories felt real and lived in, each fitting into this world perfectly. I loved the visuals and interesting descriptors used throughout this book, especially the contrast between the gorgeous and the grotesque. The twist was huge and worked for me, even if it felt crazy and outlandish. The way it all came together was surprising, but what was even more hard to believe was how this disjointed narrative managed to be enticing and effective in telling this story in a satisfying way. I was surprised to read the ending of the story halfway through the story, but knowing how this story ends and how everything connects didn’t ruin reading the rest of the story for me. I think following the footnotes to jump around from chapter to chapter would make a conventional narrative with a magazine feel, but I do think there was something special in reading it in the disjointed way that I did. I think it’s interesting that Fight Club is the author’s claim to fame in the mainstream, because I think that a film adaptation of this novel would do far better in our modern contemporary age. The final author’s note felt like it encapsulated the themes of the book and everything this story was trying to be, and I was surprised by how much I enjoyed this story and this author, and I’m now looking forward to reading the rest of his work. “No matter how much you think you love somebody, you’ll step back when the pool of their blood edges up too close.”

A favorite

This book is just too fucked up and too good! You have to read it to appreciate it but I swear to you, it's totally worth it!

Este es sin duda, uno de mis favoritos. Es crudo, real, emocionante. Para mí fue como ver una película. Mientras más leía más sorpresas me llevaba. Excelente.

Well that was a wild ride. I wouldn't recommend finishing this book right before you fall asleep. I had some weird dreams last night.

This is a weird story. It’s hard to follow the train of thought of the protagonist when you start reading however once you get it, you see lots of layers on the writing style. I liked it overall (although I would appreciated a grandiose finale).

This book leaves you in a constant state of "What the hell is going on?" but entirely in a good way. For the entire first half of the book, the plot seems as though it is going nowhere and will never make since. Several times I was even tempted to put the book down entirely. However, when things finally did start coming together, it was mind blowing. The entire book wraps up into a nice, neat little bundle that leaves you extremely satisfied.

Palahniuk certainly has a knack for always throwing in yet another plot twist without becoming tiring.

The first 75% of this book was absolutely amazing. I loved all the little plot twists and the way the story starts to come together in the reader's mind. We get little pieces of the story and find out how the characters are all connected. However, it really falls apart at the end with a very rushed conclusion and some of the characters revealing things that just don't make any sense. I enjoyed the majority of the book, I was just a little disappointed by the ending.

5/5 Give me wisdom. Flash. Give me insight. Flash. This book was, a huge fucking roller-coaster of a book. I went into this with only two impressions: The first was that it was the same author of Fight Club. The second was that this book was apparently disgusting and disturbing. Now unfortunately I did not find this book as disgusting as other people have written in their reviews. That is unfortunate to be honest, since I really enjoy when a piece of media goes to the extreme and explores certain aspects that I thought were unattainable. Nevertheless the book was really weird at times, and I really liked it. I loved the way it was written since it mimics the disarrayed life of the narrator. So the reader gets to have the same feeling the narrator is feeling as she is going on this grand adventure. What I also enjoyed obviously was the plot. There were like 3-4 twists nestled and woven in between the book that seriously caught me off guard and made me step back. One issue I had were that sometimes the book would get a bit repetitive, if you read the book you would know when. There is a recurring thing that the characters keep on doing. However thanks to the nature in which the book was written it didn't dull me as much as it did other books. This constant jumping around in this huge timeline of the narrator felt like you were solving a jigsaw puzzle. You were given the edge pieces to begin with, the main structure, and you are slowly given pieces as you try and solve this puzzle of a plot. All in all, I really enjoyed it. I am also so glad that it had a satisfying ending which is what usually lets me down, if something has a bad ending. I would recommend this book for anyone who would be prepared for some really weird stuff. It's not a typical book, which is exactly why I liked it. Who wants a typical book anyway? Give me relief. Flash. Give me Closure. Flash

This book is definitely not my normal genre or style, in fact it's the first I've read by the author. Despite my initial hesitance to read it, I ended up enjoying it way more than I thought I would. It was funny, provocative, crazy, and full of plot twists and turns, some of which I guessed and some I didn't. I think it's a perfect book if you're looking for something insane to read that will completely blow your mind. I am now looking forward to reading another Palahniuk book which is a sentence I never thought I'd say!

This book is disgusting, visceral. I wish I read it in High School.

This is one of those books that I was so strange that I hated it, but hated it so much that I kind of liked it even though I never want to read it again. Definitely stuck with me.

Easily one of my favourite books of all time. He writes how I write, but better, how I want to. This will change everything.

Probably my favorite book of Chuck's. Dark story that I was obsessed with. Every other page seemed to be dripping with genius. I loved it!

This is probably one of the most disturbing and at the same time intriguing books I've read. ,,Wait, What?" Is all I can say xD. No, but in all seriousness. This Book made me question a lot of things in our society. Mainly beauty standarts and how much people are willing to give to be perceived as attractive... OR to which extents jealousy can drive you. Not that we didn't all know those things to begin with. And of course this books portrays that in an overly dramatic way (errr... hopefully). But I suppose you get what I mean :). Chuck Palahniuk portrayed "beautifully" how society can really mess you up.

not for me, but i can see why people like this book

Really enjoyed this one. Wasn’t so sure at the beginning but it scooped me up and had me along for the ride once I had a grasp on the constant jumping. Awesome twists and turns and surprises in this gonzo thriller.

my favorite book EVER

I quite enjoyed this book! The writing is amazing, love the style. I liked that the storyline wasn't linear; all the surprises came at once and it made the story propel itself towards the end. My one negative comment would be that I'm not sure I liked the overall portrayal of transgender people that Palahniuk painted. When you first realize that there is a transgender character, that was all fine, but as the story got closer to the end, the messages were a bit ...weird. Perhaps I wasn't interpreting his tone properly? But it felt like he was implying that being transgender is just a lie, similar to getting cosmetic surgery done on yourself. Again, maybe I was too dumb to understand that that's not what was meant? I don't even know. But it felt like it was a bit of a joke, which rubbed me the wrong way. Feel free to provide counter-feedback in case I'm actually way off base! But overall, great book and worth the read.