The last book you read was really good.
It was almost done in one go. It was a book that made me feel like I had received something as a reward. Books like this don’t come out all the time, and I can’t stop talking about this book. Like Chuck Palahniuk’s new novel, Shock Induction, it was addictive.
There was once a time when Samantha Deal loved to sing.
She was good at it and wanted to rely on the voice of an angel to escape poverty and her parents’ addiction to cold medicine. But they took away her passion, saying she needed to stay home to take care of her uncle, who was upset and feloniously disabled.
So, thinking that if he couldn’t hear himself, then no one could either, Sam overdosed on aspirin and lost his hearing.
She also lost her boyfriend Gavin. His death was one of a series of suicides that occurred at the school, but no one could understand. Interestingly, all of the suicidal students were favorites of Mr. Terry, whom the students called “The Red Death.” Also funny, Sam notices that Gavin gave her a peanut butter-colored book.
She has always loved reading, and A Practical Guide to Greener Pastures promised to change her life. It wasn’t like Moby Dick or any of the books the government had warned us about. It is believed that these books had drugs embedded in them and were sent to prisoners. No, “Greener Pastures” were for the smartest of people.
People like Samantha and this book certainly changed everything.
Sam saw the world differently. She finds out that Gavin is still alive. She finds out that her life is on sale for billions of dollars. She might become queen someday.
And she was being followed by a weirdo named War Dog who called himself an “intervenor” and was waiting for her to wake up.
If you are new to the works of author Chuck Palahniuk, the first thing you should do is forget about following the plot first. “Shock induction” may not make much sense at first, but that’s sort of the point.
It brings things into focus, just like putting on your glasses in the morning. All you have to do is lean into the weird and let it happen.
That way, you get a story that feels both realistic and dystopian at the same time, with an emphasis on teenage angst, and side plots that touch on book banning, government intervention, and plutocracy. You can get it.
The story also contains enough gruesomeness to satisfy horror fans. A lot of creeping, sarcastic and perverse humor. There’s a lot to make you squirm. And an ending that throws you off like you just stepped off a broken carnival ride.
This is not a book for everyone. Some scenes may give sensitive readers nightmares, but then again, isn’t that the point? If you think it’s good, then the next book you read is ‘Shocking’・It should be “induction”.
