A review by laurolly
Damned by Chuck Palahniuk

3.0

3 Stars. This was gritty and crass at times, the way our main character viewed the world was dark and sad. The descriptions of hell certainly felt like that of a 13 year old, which was enthralling at times (like needing to watch a pimple popping video) and disconnecting at others. I thought the forth wall break was actually done very well and was effective at making the reader question what they knew and understood of the story. I liked the first half a lot better, and think that the cast of characters in hell could have been kept in later parts of the book, since many seemed to completely drop out after their initial introduction. I thought that the flashbacks were well integrated into the story, providing the reader with tidbits of information which piqued my interest in the story. Overall, it was okay, certainly a different story idea which was mostly well done.