BUT BEFORE YOU DO THAT:
Alec over at A-Ton is swiftly approaching his 100th post. This monumentous occasion can be found at this location.
Chuck Palahniuk happens to be a great source of inspiration for me, so I've always looked forward to anything he's published. Tell All, his latest novel, was a sleeper release for me, odd since I'm usually on top of everything this man is putting out, but this book caught me completely by surprise.
Headed out to the University of Oregon bookstore and copped this jawnt with the quickness upon learning of it, brought it home and started in. It opens rather confusingly, but this isn't exactly farfetched for a Pala book. However, it kind of keeps that entire motif throughout (and it's only a couple hundred pages).
All things considered, the book was pretty good. The plot is odd enough, but works along with Palahniuk's very unique writing style which makes Tell All pretty fun to read. However, it's not even close to my favorites of his, so I don't know. Wait for this one to hit secondhand bookstores.
If I was a teenage girl, this book would be the shit. Trouble is, I'm not, so this book is shit. It's a Battle Royale-inspired romp coupled with Twilight-esque female protaganist who is a blank slate upon which all the female readers can project upon without fear of interfering with the character developement which happens to be... boring.
When it's not biting Battle Royale, it's ok. I like the premise enough, and the world Collins has created is an interesting and full Dystopia. The prospect of learning more about society in the book's universe, as well as how it came to be that way, is really what keeps me going. That and what I hope will be gory fights pitting youngsters against their peers. I've only plowed through about half of the book, so I can't really tell you how it went as a whole, but if the first half is any indication, you could skip this without missing much.
-GT
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