" Full of wonderful moments…Palahniuk' s voice is so distinctive and intimate-he writes as though he is recounting a great story to a close friend. "  — Los Angeles Times " Step into Palahniuk' s dark worldview and watch for what crawls out. These stories are true to him and no one else. "  — The Oregonian“One of the oddest and most oddly compelling collections to come along for some time. ” —The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel“In Chuck Palahniuk’s world, the ride is fast, often disturbing, and there is never any holding back. ” —The New Orleans Times-Picayune“Eccentric, idiosyncratic, and often entertaining. ” —The Onion " Priceless grace notes from an exceptionally droll and sharp-eyed observer. "  — The New York Times“Rarely does a collection of essays continually resonate with a main theme and accumulate a weight that would lead you to call it a great book. . This is a pretty great book. ” —The Seattle Times " The book' s lurid appeal rests largely on being let in on Palahniuk' s secrets, the raw material for much of his fiction. . Acts that give spice to his novels are made more menacing when encountered in the real world. "  — Black Book