Snuff
by: Chuck Palahniuk
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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 turn on camera in a very crowded green room. This wild, lethally funny, and thoroughly researched novel brings the huge yet underacknowledged presence of pornography in contemporary life into the realm of literary fiction at last. Who else but Chuck Palahniuk would dare do such a thing? Who else could do it so well, so unflinchingly, and with such an incendiary (you might say) climax?
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 turn on camera in a very crowded green room. This wild, lethally funny, and thoroughly researched novel brings the huge yet underacknowledged presence of pornography in contemporary life into the realm of literary fiction at last. Who else but Chuck Palahniuk would dare do such a thing? Who else could do it so well, so unflinchingly, and with such an incendiary (you might say) climax?
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Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: 
- Not what you think.
Although this book has a really good ending twist that only Palahniuk can write,the rest of the book doesn't deliver the impact of the title or premise. For a novel about a world record pornography event, it has very little sex and very little excitement. It has a fast pace but only because you are hoping the next pages will delivery some of what you are wishing for.
Unless you are a die-hard Palahnuik fan I would pass on this novel.
Rating: - Fair
It may be fair to say that Chuck Palahniuk's style is not to employ any style. The result is he renders the good stories that spring from his head into something that is indigestable and adolescent.
Rating: 
- Well written and entertaining Palahniuk book
This is the standard Palahniuk, witty, engaging, and edgy. Where else can you find a dark comedy centered around a porn star's death while on the set of a gang bang?
Don't listen to the naysayers commenting on this novel. This is up there with Choke. I was somewhat concerned after reading Lullaby. I thought Chuck may have lost interest in writing good books. He's redeemed himself with this one.
Now, I'm waiting until Pygmy comes out on paperback to see if he can make a good ... Read More
Rating: - A Formulaic Disappointment
I'm a long time Palahniuk fan.I started with Fight Club, wanted more, read Invisible Monsters, and I haven't stopped reading his books since then.He's got an amazing way with words, and he's not afraid to be gritty to the point of being disgusting.Unfortunately, Snuff just doesn't live up to anything he's known for, in my opinion.It revolves around a 600 person gang bang being filmed as a sort of "last hurrah" for the nearly used up porn queen Cassie Wright and four of the people involved in ... Read More
Rating: - Not as good as his other pics.
Like the title says, this is not as good as Chuck's other books. It's only OK. I would recommend reading Fight Club and Choke over this one.
- Not what you think.Although this book has a really good ending twist that only Palahniuk can write,the rest of the book doesn't deliver the impact of the title or premise. For a novel about a world record pornography event, it has very little sex and very little excitement. It has a fast pace but only because you are hoping the next pages will delivery some of what you are wishing for.
Unless you are a die-hard Palahnuik fan I would pass on this novel.
- FairIt may be fair to say that Chuck Palahniuk's style is not to employ any style. The result is he renders the good stories that spring from his head into something that is indigestable and adolescent.
- Well written and entertaining Palahniuk bookThis is the standard Palahniuk, witty, engaging, and edgy. Where else can you find a dark comedy centered around a porn star's death while on the set of a gang bang?
Don't listen to the naysayers commenting on this novel. This is up there with Choke. I was somewhat concerned after reading Lullaby. I thought Chuck may have lost interest in writing good books. He's redeemed himself with this one.
Now, I'm waiting until Pygmy comes out on paperback to see if he can make a good ... Read More
- A Formulaic DisappointmentI'm a long time Palahniuk fan.I started with Fight Club, wanted more, read Invisible Monsters, and I haven't stopped reading his books since then.He's got an amazing way with words, and he's not afraid to be gritty to the point of being disgusting.Unfortunately, Snuff just doesn't live up to anything he's known for, in my opinion.It revolves around a 600 person gang bang being filmed as a sort of "last hurrah" for the nearly used up porn queen Cassie Wright and four of the people involved in ... Read More
- Not as good as his other pics.Like the title says, this is not as good as Chuck's other books. It's only OK. I would recommend reading Fight Club and Choke over this one.
