There are also poems before the self-stories weren’t that impressive to me either, unfortunately. The actual separated background stories of the characters of the book were pretty boring to me, even though there were some portions that made me laugh or piqued my interest from the gore content or general fucked-up feeling of them. Haunted is definitely one of those books where I REALLY liked some parts, and absolutely hated others. I felt sort of ‘dirty’ afterwards but not because of the content of the story necessarily, but more that it it made me think of my own messed up sexual hijinks, but definitely not enough to make me faint, or feel sick in any way like apparently his readings at book stores do on a regular basis. I think this is technically my first Palahniuk book? I had actually read the ‘Guts’ short-story out of context as the first experience with him, and thought it was at least interesting. As the storytellers grow more desperate, their tales become more extreme, and they ruthlessly plot to make themselves the hero of the reality show that will surely be made from their plight.” They’re told by people who have answered an ad for a writer’s retreat and unwittingly joined a “Survivor”-like scenario where the host withholds heat, power, and food. “ Haunted is a novel made up of twenty-three horrifying, hilarious, and stomach-churning stories.
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