Lullaby

This book was my first experience with Chuck Palahniuk. I will say this: the man can invent a disturbing story. However, I was generally underwhelmed, maybe because I was expecting a little too much. As I read, I could feel him trying to be edgy and it grated on my nerves. Statements that read at intriguing social insights on page 5 became redundant and overused by page 30, let alone page 200. He would create a gorgeous phrase and then use it so many times that the writing alone gave me a headache, not to mention the persistent necrophilia, misogyny and general gore. I wouldn't say that I hated it, or even disliked it--just, as I was reading, I couldn't help but think that if I met Chuck P. in real life we really, really, would not get alone.