Reviews

Doomed by Chuck Palahniuk

angus_mckeogh's review against another edition

2.0

Just slightly better than its predecessor. However, I thought Damned was a terrible book. So that's not saying much. The whole storyline seemed to have promise but the books didn't deliver. Was not a fan of this short series. I'd suggest skipping it.

librarygurl's review against another edition

2.0

While Damned was just fun, Doomed took the plot to a nonsensical level. The main problem is that I don't believe Madison exists. My problem focuses on two issues. First, I don't believe her voice. She doesn't speak like a 13 year old girl. In one moment she has the vocabulary of a teenager preparing for the SATs and in the next moment she speaks like a 3 year-old realizing the body does gross things. She doesn't even speak like a member of her own generation. Blog entries don't typically begin with a salutation, blog readers aren't Tweeters (which in the audiobook sounded just a bit like tweakers). I don't think bloggers would post multiple entries within moments of each other.
Second, I don't think Palahiuk fully understood which generation he was writing about. If Maddy is 13, a very late millennial, and her parents met at Woodstock 1999, then Camille and Antonio are early Gen Xers. They were not bra burning and draft dodging. Camille's parents were not dancing with Lindy. They were probably Baby Boomers. I felt, as I listened, that Palaniuk had taken a specific experience and tried to adapt it to modern generations. Except he forgot to change the generations.

greyxicewater's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

2.0

klparmley's review against another edition

1.0

I don't know if the narrator mispronounced words because she was trying to make the point that Madison thinks she is smarter than she really is, or if she just didn't bother to check words she didn't know.

The story sucked. The characters were all unsympathetic. And it isn't finished. This is part of a series and there is more to come of this torture porn grotesquery. I'm sorry I wasted time and money on it. I'm done with this author.

courtney_anne's review against another edition

1.0

I read this book only because I bought it prior to reading Damned. In my opinion this book was worse than the first and the writing style (although meant to be from a child's perspective) was just too childish using words like "caa caa" constantly. It was a great concept but extremely poor execution on Palahniuk's part.

ktjaeee's review against another edition

2.0

I’m ecstatic that I can finally mark this as read.

I was hoping there would be some big twist or OMG moment that would make reading this random mess worth it, but there wasn’t.

Damned was great, this sequel feels like a huge let down.

daed's review against another edition

2.0

Aunque mejor escrita que la primera parte (Condenada), ya no tiene la misma gracia y encanto. Una historia floja, bien contada, pero floja al fin de cuentas.

pastel_princess's review against another edition

dark funny lighthearted sad medium-paced

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

5.0

sofjiiiii's review against another edition

challenging dark funny medium-paced

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

3.0

i am a little bit disapointed by this book, i liked the Idea, but sone plots weren't so good. somtimes it was disgusting, so idk. 

ninevehthecat's review against another edition

3.0

Loved the first one, didn’t care much for this one. The first one was funnier and had a better structure/storyline. This one seemed a little all over the place.