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?
My Thoughts: From the author of 'Fight Club' comes 'Snuff' - occasionally amusing, very seedy, dark and gritty novel that will take a day to read. It's easy and quick paced - and is actually tricky to put down once you pick it up.
The events are pretty raw and the three guys in it are laid bare (literally and metaphorically) with some crazy back stories. Events get more and more bizarre as the book goes along and a few secrets are revealed - the ending is completely strange and ruined the book for me a little bit.
Palahniuk's characters are brilliant and the plotline is definitely very brave. But it is the absurdity of the last, say, quarter of the book that sends it into a downwards spiral for me. Still - definitely worth a read (but not by kids!!!)...
Recommendations: If you liked 'Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas' and 'Fight Club - you'll like this.
I RATED IT 7/10
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