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Make Something Up

By: Chuck Palahniuk

Narrated by: Ken Marks, Luis Moreno, Rich Orlow, T. Ryder Smith, Scott Sowers, Chuck Palahniuk, Various

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A great collection of stories from the author of Fight Club.

In 'Zombies', the best and brightest of a high school become tragically addicted to the latest drug craze: electric shocks from cardiac defibrillators.

While in 'Tunnel of Love', a massage therapist runs the curious practice of providing 'relief' to dying clients.

And in 'Excursion', Fight Club fans will be thrilled to find a side of Tyler Durden never seen before.

Anthologies & Short Stories

Literature & Fiction

Short Stories

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"Twenty-one stories and a novella to disturb and delight." ( The Bookseller)

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As with most short story collections this is a mixed bag. The best among the collection are (to be expected with Palahniuk) funny, original and gross.
My personal favourites from the collection were: Zombies, Red Sultan's Big Boy, Romance, Fetch and Inclinations.
For me, the weaker stories often feel like failed experiments, trying to challenge the formalities of narrative storytelling. It's not a bad complaint to have. I prefer a big swing and a miss to someone who always plays it safe.
Having said that, Palahniuk does return to familiar themes and certain distinct phrases that will be apparent to anyone who has read his other books. There are horny teenagers, horny adults, corpses in various states of decomposition, numerous references to genital harm, extended descriptions of innards, a pretty horrific allusion to rape and lots of creative vulgarities. I have to admit, rape aside, I'm totally down for all the above, but it's always a sense of heart that elevates the best of the collection.