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Haunted by Chuck Palahniuk is a novel made up of stories: twenty-three of them, to be precise. Twenty-three of the most horrifying, hilarious, mind-blowing, stomach-churning tales you’ll ever encounter—sometimes all at once. They are told by people who have answered an ad headlined “Writers’... read more
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Haunted is a novel made up of twenty-three horrifying, hilarious, and stomach churning stories. They're told by people who have answered an ad for a writers' retreat and unwittingly joined a "Survivor"-like scenario where the host witholds heat, power and food. As the... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
Characters/People edit
- Mr. Whittier: The sadistic organizer of the writer's retreat where the book is set. He hosts the retreat as a way for people to be separated from the distractions of life so they can write their story, but the retreat degrades to a cycle of self-destruction in which Mr. Whittier is set as the villian.
- Cora Reynolds: Director Denial's cat.
- Cassandra Clark: Mrs. Clarks daughter, and is the reason Mrs Clark went on the retreat.
- Saint Gut-free: Add a description of this character.
- Shirlee
- Olson Read
- Miss Leroy
- Lenny
- Claire
- Mother Nature
- Chef Assassin
- Larry
- Miranda
- Evelyn
- Mandy Somebody
- Sarah Broome
- Lady Baglady
- Terry Fletcher
- Brandon
- Mrs. Keyes
- Adam
- Nelson
- Villa Diodati
- Byron
- Sedlak
- Marilyn Monroe
- Baroness
- Betty
- Tess Clark
- Mona Lisa
- Danny
- Packer
Quotes edit
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“Yes, terrible things happen, but sometimes those terrible things- they save you.”
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“You will always have some excuse not to live your life.”
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In your own mind, you are always right. Every action you take—what you do or say or how you choose to appear—is automatically right the moment you act.
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The air will always be too filled with something. Your body too sore or tired. Your father too drunk. Your wife too cold. You will always have some excuse not to live your life.
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That’s the American Dream: to make your life into something you can sell.
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To create a race of masters from a race of slaves, Mr. Whittier said, to teach a controlled group of people how to create their own lives, Moses had to be an asshole.
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People in France have a phrase: “Spirit of the Stairway.” In French: Esprit d’Escalier. It means that moment when you find the answer but it’s too late.
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“If you love something,” says the Matchmaker, “set it free.” Just don’t be surprised if it comes back with herpes . . .
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“It’s the mark of a very, very young soul,” Mr. Whittier used to say, “to try and fix the world. To try and save anyone from their ration of misery.”
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What you have to love about drinking is, every swallow is an irrevocable decision. You charging ahead, in control of the game. It’s the same with pills, sedatives and painkillers, every swallow is a definite first step down some road.
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Our purest joy comes when people we envy get hurt. That most genuine form of joy. The joy you feel when a limousine turns the wrong way down a one-way street.
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“Until you can ignore your circumstances, and just do as you promise,” he says, “you’ll always be controlled by the world.”
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First Sentence edit
When the bus pulls to the corner where Comrade Snarky had agreed to wait, she stands there in an army-surplus flak jacket-dark olive-green-and baggy camouflage pants, the cuffs rolled up to show infantry boots.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 1 of 10 in 10 most disturbing novels. (community list)
This book is in Significant Speculative Fiction (Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror). (community list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Chuck Palahniuk (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Doubleday
Country: USA
Publication Date: May 3, 2005
ISBN: 978-0385509480
Page Count: 404
Publisher: Doubleday
Country: USA
Publication Date: May 3, 2005
ISBN: 978-0385509480
Page Count: 404
Awards edit
- Bram Stoker Award (Finalist, 2005: Collection)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.54
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