Pre-Owned Snuff (Hardcover) by Chuck Palahniuk

from johnmischief

Whilst i enjoyed this short novel,i was disappointed after the amazing Haunted. Again Palahniuk looks deep into the twisted human condition and dredges up all the nasty things that swim at the bottom. I think it would have worked better as a short story,nethertheless this is still recommended.

from lookitisheef

Probably the easiest-to-read Palahniuk, in my opinion. Don't let the subject matter turn you away from this...yes, it is about the adult film industry, but no it is not gratuitously offensive. Yes, there are a lot of adult-themed references, but they stay just references, no significant detail or...

from gonzobrarian

Chuck Palahniuk is a really talented writer whom I fear will have his works misinterpreted. For on the one hand, he has quite a knack for delivering a superficial, though by no means trivial, raging masculinity among his characters. The feeling of empowerment he creates within such characters is ...

from pivic

This book sickened me, both from making me laugh and making my stomach churn at the same time. Apart from the many potential - and probably existing - film-titles in this book, there are a lot of traces of Palahniukisms that crept into my mind while reading this seemingly simple story about three...

from matthew254

Snuff is a novel I shouldn't admit to having read. I remorsefully read it in less time than I'm comfortable admitting. My third Palahniuk novel and certainly not my last. One has to admire the level of research required for such a topic.