Snuff
 

Snuff

by Chuck Palahniuk

From the master of literary mayhem and provocation, a full-frontal Triple X novel that goes where no American work of fiction has gone before

Cassie Wright, porn priestess, intends to cap her legendary career by breaking the world record for serial fornication. On camera. With six hundred men. Snuff unfolds from the perspectives of Mr. 72, Mr. 137, and Mr. 600, who await their... (read more)

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jasonpettus
  • Rated 4 stars

(Reprinted from the Chicago Center for Literature and Photography [cclapcenter.com]. I am the original author of this essay, as well as the owner of CCLaP; it is not being reprinted here illegally.)

As I'm sure a certain amount of CCLaP's readers are already aware, there's a new type of pornography that's become more and more popular within the last half-decade now, a type that I'm positive will eventually say more about the Bush Era to future historians than just about any other...

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Brent S
  • Rated 2 stars

When I was in college I studied art and one day on my way to class I was confronted with a rather shocking piece of art. One of my fellow students had hung a huge slab of meat from a giant hook from the roof of the art building. For the next couple of days the student's work was the topic of discussion. Many of the students felt the work was nothing more than shock value. There was no greater meaning behind the huge piece of meat hanging from the building than to be disgusting and to make you...

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Community:
  • Rated 3.098425 stars
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  • Rated 3 stars
 

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  • koopa matthew

    koopa matthew said:

    I gave it one star because it sucked. It is terribly written, plot-less and rather boring.

    I sincerely hope Palahniuk hasn't lost his touch.

    posted Wednesday, June 25 2008
  • erthian

    erthian said:

    Gritty, uneasy, dramatic... just his style. Successfully tackling the intrinsic reality of the porn industry is no easy task, yet he glides through it with assured ease. It was a big surprise to me in the end at how much I liked it. Its a true manipulation of plot and literary trickery. Its a worthy read and a good starting place for him I think. I enjoyed choke more, but this novel shows a lot of maturity in his craft. I only gave it a four instead of a five because it still Phalahniuks dramatic style that leaves a bit of exploration unturned that Hemmingway or Neal Stephenson surely would have gone into head first. Give it a shot, its a quick read. Quick, but good.

    posted Tuesday, June 24 2008
  • Josh  D

    josh d said:

    The review of Snuff in this weeks "New York Times Book Review" was pretty harsh, though, perhaps on target at times. She made some sweeping generalizations and seemed eager to dismiss the book out of hand. Anyone get a chance to read it?

    posted Thursday, June 12 2008
  • flawednarcissist

    flawednarcissist said:

    I really enjoyed this book, albeit it was not Palahniuk's best. It's a very quotable piece, much like all his others.

    posted Monday, June 9 2008
  • patch406

    patch406 said:

    I really can't even make a joke about this book. Typical wackjob Palaniuk. Brilliant.

    posted Sunday, June 1 2008
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