What happens when you enter Hell? What if you can't remember how you actually got there, and were only guessing as to why? What if pretty much every little thing you did in life sent you to this lake of fire without really knowing you were doing it? That is just the starting premise for the newest novel by acclaimed author Chuck Palahniuk.
Young thirteen year old Madison wakes up in the pits of Hell having only remembered that she went asleep in the back of a town car that was owned by her billionaire family. She believes that it could have possibly been from a marijuana overdose, but is that what really did her in? She travels around, trying to find answers from others in Hell, and wants to reach out to Satan himself in hopes that her conviction can be overturned. Along the way she garners the acceptance of others in Hell, who want to help her, and share her ideas of how Hell can be changed for the better, by confronting Satan. This close group is of a Breakfast Club sort (as is described on the back page, and is true) and makes for an entertaining group to follow during the novel.
From lakes of fire, call centers to the living on Earth, to aborted fetus pits, and meeting famous individuals you may have not thought would end up in Hell, this book exemplifies what it could be like to end up in the eternal fire. Madison though finds out some shocking information that could lead to a revelation beyond anything she could have hoped for, or could have imagined visiting her in Hell. How in fact did she end up dying at such a young age? Was it from her negligent drug addicted parents? Was it from her own wild life as a young girl? Or could it have been something even closer and beloved to her heart? Read to find out!
Being a big Chuck Palahniuk fan, I'd rate this somewhere in the middle of his novels. Being a bigger Edward Lee fan makes me wish Chuck wouldn't have bothered with this book in the first place, and let me explain why. Having read Lee's Hell series so far, to which there are four novels, you have to realize there can't really be a comparison. To see Hell for the grotesque horrific fiery pit that it is, you have to read Lee's works. He just goes above and beyond to really shine in visually showing you this world. For Chuck, I felt like it was the same sort of idea, but written in a PG-13 aspect. While it wasn't a bad book by any means, I just felt like it was reading something I'd read before, but less disturbing, and less action filled. Would I still recommend it to those who haven't read Lee's works? Most likely, because it's still a fun idea and a well written novel.
Review by Kyle Lybeck
Young thirteen year old Madison wakes up in the pits of Hell having only remembered that she went asleep in the back of a town car that was owned by her billionaire family. She believes that it could have possibly been from a marijuana overdose, but is that what really did her in? She travels around, trying to find answers from others in Hell, and wants to reach out to Satan himself in hopes that her conviction can be overturned. Along the way she garners the acceptance of others in Hell, who want to help her, and share her ideas of how Hell can be changed for the better, by confronting Satan. This close group is of a Breakfast Club sort (as is described on the back page, and is true) and makes for an entertaining group to follow during the novel.
From lakes of fire, call centers to the living on Earth, to aborted fetus pits, and meeting famous individuals you may have not thought would end up in Hell, this book exemplifies what it could be like to end up in the eternal fire. Madison though finds out some shocking information that could lead to a revelation beyond anything she could have hoped for, or could have imagined visiting her in Hell. How in fact did she end up dying at such a young age? Was it from her negligent drug addicted parents? Was it from her own wild life as a young girl? Or could it have been something even closer and beloved to her heart? Read to find out!
Being a big Chuck Palahniuk fan, I'd rate this somewhere in the middle of his novels. Being a bigger Edward Lee fan makes me wish Chuck wouldn't have bothered with this book in the first place, and let me explain why. Having read Lee's Hell series so far, to which there are four novels, you have to realize there can't really be a comparison. To see Hell for the grotesque horrific fiery pit that it is, you have to read Lee's works. He just goes above and beyond to really shine in visually showing you this world. For Chuck, I felt like it was the same sort of idea, but written in a PG-13 aspect. While it wasn't a bad book by any means, I just felt like it was reading something I'd read before, but less disturbing, and less action filled. Would I still recommend it to those who haven't read Lee's works? Most likely, because it's still a fun idea and a well written novel.
Review by Kyle Lybeck
The author does not allow comments to this entry
No comments