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Damned by Chuck Palahniuk

10 reviews

hardbackhoarder's review against another edition

challenging dark funny slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I would not recommend this book to anyone but myself.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Body shaming, Racial slurs, Violence, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Excrement, Bullying, Toxic friendship, Murder, Death, Child death, Cursing, and Blood

Moderate: Gaslighting, Sexual content, Fatphobia, Emotional abuse, Classism, and Confinement

Minor: Sexism, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Suicide, and Self harm

lay_kone's review

dark funny reflective fast-paced

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Suicide, Body shaming, Cancer, Child death, Violence, Vomit, Drug use, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Torture, Excrement, Fatphobia, Terminal illness, Racial slurs, Bullying, Cursing, and Death

daddylonglegz's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

0.5

the only reason it gets half a star is cause the concept would of been good if it was by some one else and not fatphobic and not had racist undertones

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Fatphobia and Racial slurs

siriface's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Hate crime, Death, Body horror, Child abuse, and Racial slurs

readerette's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

This book couldn't seem to decide where it was going. The characters were mildly interesting but Madi is mostly just petty, racist, and not an accurate portrayal of a 13-year-old. Her friends were more interesting than her but didn't get a lot of focus. The twist

, that she's a character Satan made up,

doesn't fit in the context of the story. I guess it sets up the sequel, but it is unnecessary because she was already on a path to do what the twist sets up, aka

challenge Satan, since she decided to amass armies and change the landscape of Hell and what her armies do with their eternities

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The story only really stands out for its dramatization and mocking of greenwashing, teenage relationships, Hollywood, and wealth. It's hard for me to recommend because while it's one of the more approachable of Palahniuk's books, it also lacks substance. In the audiobook narrated by Sophie Amoss, there are a few mispronunciations and possible editing mistakes. 

If I squint, the story may be written as is because

Satan did in fact make it up, isn't a great writer, and wants us to find Madi annoying and excessively self-demeaning so that we cheer for him in the final battle

. The problem there is that the second book shouldn't be its own book then and we shouldn't have spent so long on this one, and who is going to

want Satan to win

, even in a world built by Palahniuk? 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Violence, Gore, and Sexual content

Moderate: Abortion, Drug use, Fatphobia, Racial slurs, Miscarriage, Racism, and Cursing

grey_jayne's review against another edition

dark funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This was a reread and I was struggling with believing the narrator as a 13 year old girl so I listened along to Sophie Amoss on the audiobook while also reading my book. This really helped.

I do adore when Chuck Palahniuk leans into horror fantasy so this did still hook me after a while. Lurid creativity abounds with a thick layer of grime. You do need a steel stomach for these descriptions, as per usual.

Excited for the sequel now. Gonna get the print book and audiobook ready together soon.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Fatphobia, Racial slurs, Vomit, Excrement, Abortion, Body horror, Body shaming, Child death, Self harm, Suicide, and Gore

hschlecht's review against another edition

dark funny

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Chronic illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Homophobia, Mass/school shootings, Cancer, Body shaming, Racial slurs, Racism, Child death, Classism, Death, Fatphobia, and Gun violence

imtonysturtle's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Child death, Classism, Death, Drug use, Fatphobia, Racial slurs, Cursing, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Addiction, Excrement, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Toxic friendship, Body horror, and Bullying

Minor: Antisemitism, Torture, Eating disorder, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, and Terminal illness

bella_jj's review

dark funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs

lindseyrenee's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Death, Fatphobia, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

Moderate: Cursing, Drug use, Excrement, Injury/Injury detail, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Violence, Vomit, and War

Minor: Abortion, Emotional abuse, Grief, Mass/school shootings, and Suicide