![]() I really can’t sing its praises enough, it’s a perfectly balanced novel. Rather, it’s like sharing an extremely complex inside joke with the author, one that makes perfect sense to both of you but would be difficult to explain to anyone else. No, Haunted is the rare horror novel that will never leave you feeling lost or confused. I am usually extremely inattentive and have to reread things several times to comprehend them, which is frustrating as hell. In fact, I followed the plot so well that I noticed when we hadn’t heard from a character in a while. ![]() There are so many aspects, characters, forms of commentary that I just can’t cover, and yet when I’m reading the book I’m not at all lost or confused. I’ve run into myself trying to explain the plot to friends and realizing that it’s SO complex. ![]() It’s only once you wake up that you realize “what the fuck was that?” It’s not confusing, everything ties together easily. ![]() ![]() Reading a Palahniuk book is a lot like dreaming when you’re in the midst of it everything makes perfect sense. My first 5-star read of the year and probably one of the best books I’ve read: my explanation could not do it justice. Picked up a used copy at Powell’s while visiting Portland and finished it by the time I got on the plane to come home. I heard about this book on Tiktok and was intrigued by the medium of the story (told through 23 short stories and poems). ![]()
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