Okay, so this book wasn't exactly what I thought it would be, but it was pretty close. It's about the porn industry and one woman's quest to beat the record number of sex acts in a single session. So, there are 599 dudes just chilling out waiting to have sex with this woman... plus one that thinks he's the sex goddess's long lost son. Him? He's there to save her. The truth eventually comes out, though... because it turns out that her long lost son is actually a daughter... the woman that signed her on to the project that was supposed to end in her demise in the first place. Cassie, said porn star, knew all along.I'm not going to do a synopsis because there's really no point. Nothing incredibly noteworthy happened because the book is really about the character development and if you want to know what happens just read the book yourself. It's not like it's hard. I finished in in the span of two days and only because I didn't start it until late in the evening. Palahniuk's novel is more of a short story than an actual book and is easy to devour all at once.
Truthfully, I have no strong feelings about this either way. It is what it is and it didn't bother pretending to be anything different. All I can say is that it's hard not to like some of the characters, though it's equally difficult to feel close to any of them since most are rarely referred to by name if they ever are at all... and even the ones that are... their names are stage names, so you never truly get to know any of them beyond the facade that they put on. I want to read Fight Club and maybe Choke, but aside from that, I really have little interest in exploring any of Palahniuk's other works.
Rating: 2.5/5
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