Lullaby267 reviews
Chuck Palahniuk

Anchor, 2002

By the balls

+ as good as fightclub
+ Unexpected dark humor... how can you resist?

This book grabbed me by the balls until I was done. I normally take a few months to get through a book, like Choke, but this was about a week. I would have only liked more main characters to die.
  
  











  



  
Haunted : A Novel of Stories185 reviews
Chuck Palahniuk

Doubleday, 2005

Disturbing, but Rings True

+ Fantastic book...

And the fact some of these stories do ring true might be the most disturbing thing of all. While reading, I was alternately disgusted, horrified, and amused. I was most uncomfortable when Palahniuk's characters expressed thoughts I could identify with...but that is where this writer's ...
  
  











  



  
Fake Liar Cheat51 reviews
Tod Goldberg

MTV, 2000

Strange little gem

+ Couldn't put it down
+ Fake Liar Cheat

I buy a lot of books for a buck a pop at a local thrift store. Most of them are so-so, but this one was a firecracker in a pile of duds. This was short, fast paced, and funny, which was great considering how the main character's bucolic life falls down around his ears throughout the span of the ...
  
  











  



  
Floating18 reviews
Robin Troy

MTV, 1998

floating...not high enough

I am a big fan of MTV books, but Floating lacks what most of them have, courage. This book has a slow paced story that does nothing but float...so the title was well picked. You truly feel like you are floating through the life of Ruby and it's not a very exciting ride. The book had it's moments ...
  
  











  



  
What My Mother Doesn't Know209 reviews
Sonya Sones

Simon Pulse, 2003

One of My Favorite Books

+ what my mother doesnt know
+ "What My Mother Dosent Know" Book Review

I absolutely adore this book! I picked it up off of a Books-A-Million bargain table on a whim, thinking it would be a nice light read to occupy my time on a way home. It turned out that this is one of the best young adult books I have ever read. I leant it to two of my friends, both of whom agree ...
  
  











  



  
Thin Skin19 reviews
Emma Forrest

MTV, 2003

Powerful

+ Dark is as dark does

Deeply provacative and powerful twist on a realm of a destructive force of a girl. Even though the character may have seemed difficult to relate to on a practical level, it's a glimpse into a human's own self destructive nature. It's reality in the rawest sense making it difficult to grasp. But ...
  
  











  



  
Number 6 Fumbles29 reviews
Rachel Solar-Tuttle

MTV, 2002

this book is for you IF...

+ beautiful novel
+ :)
+ Great
+ An account of a Person Nature
  
  











  



  
The Perks of Being a Wallflower1268 reviews
Stephen Chbosky

MTV, 1999

Freakin' Awesome

+ Thoughtful coming-of-age story
+ Pretty good.
+ Left wanting to know more...
  
  











  



  
Choke472 reviews
Chuck Palahniuk

Anchor, 2002

Great Ideas

+ Gutsy readers only--this is not for the faint-hearted

Well, I didn't this book was that funny and written so smartly, a lot of jokes not only sexual jokes, but those about death are awesome... this is a great book for people who likes jokes and are not afraid of laughing at death, addictions and oder human abilities....
  
  











  



  
Invisible Monsters290 reviews
Chuck Palahniuk

W. W. Norton & Company, 1999

This book is ca-razy!

+ Great Company to purchase from
+ My Unexpected Favorite
+ GREAT
+ a slow start, followed by a headlong rush. This book stayed in my head for a long time afterward!
  
  











  



  
Crooked10 reviews
Louisa Luna

MTV, 2002

Astounding

+ Good read, but kind of depressing
+ Crooked

This is a tightly written, sharply visualised novel -- really a work of literature, which might explain some of the disappointed reviews I've seen elsewhere from people who may have been expecting another link from the great sausage-factory of Music Television Books. Ms. Luna has created, in ...
  
  











  



  
Reasons to Live19 reviews
Amy Hempel

Harper Perennial, 1995

Reasons to weep

+ Reasons to read
+ Thank you Chuck
+ Queen of the short story
  
  











  



  
Last Chance (Bite)2 reviews
Sarah Dessen

Hodder Children's Books, 2002

Published under another title

+ Entertaining

Just to alert anyone who plans to read Dessen's novels, this was also published as Keeping the Moon. Lucky for me, I was borrowing them from the library when I made this discovery and didn't have to return a book. Great story though!
  
  











  



  
The Contortionist's Handbook59 reviews
Craig Clevenger

MacAdam/Cage, 2003

Amazing novel

+ A solid read
+ Must read!
+ Great book...
  
  











  



  
The Dog of the Marriage: Stories11 reviews
Amy Hempel

Scribner, 2005

Intense and without equal

+ Peculiarly Bewitching

There are many people who try to imitate Hempel's style, but in the end no one can touch the true depth of the original. The density of her work, where almost every sentence (nay, maybe even every syllable) contains every level of storytelling thin and superficial readers like "Gracie" obviously ...
  
  











  



  
Vielleicht lieber morgen.
Stephen Chbosky

Vgs Verlagsges., 2000
  
  











  



  
Stranger Than Fiction: True Stories25 reviews
Chuck Palahniuk

Anchor, 2005

Guilt & Redemption

+ Enjoyable read
+ Stranger than Chuck...
+ Some stories are slow, but overall worth it.
  
  











  



  
Survivor: A Novel385 reviews
Chuck Palahniuk

Anchor, 2000

Survivor: A Novel

+ Great
+ amazing imagination

Survivor by Chuck Palahniuk ***** Survivor is the story of where it all went wrong. The point in our lives where we have all had choices to make. The choices that affect the rest of our lives. Survivor is the search for something far and something big, maybe something bigger than all of us, it ...
  
  











  



  
Pieces22 reviews
Stephen Chbosky

MTV, 2000

Enjoyable collection

+ great
+ very good

This was an extremly enjoyable collection of stories to read. This book was well put together with the stories they picked to make it with. I hope they put more out like this one. It never let me down not once.
  
  











  



  
Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist42 reviews
Rachel Cohn, David Levithan

Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2006

Edgy, honest, fun.

+ Captivating, Smart, and Sexy
+ A short, sharp glimpse at Infinite
+ The Compulsive Reader's Reviews