289 pages
English language
Published Feb. 7, 1999 by W. W. Norton & Company.
Tender Branson, the last surviving member of the Creedish death cult, has commandeered a Boeing 747, emptied of passengers, in order to tell his story to the plane’s black box before it crashes. Brought up by the repressive cult and, like all Creedish younger sons, hired out as a domestic servant, Tender finds himself suddenly famous when his fellow cult members all commit suicide. As media messiah, he ascends to the very top of the freak-show heap before finally and apocalyptically spiralling out of control.
Chuck Palahniuk always manages to make his readers uncomfortable in the most comical way possible. It was a wonderful book that challenges everyones faith and then leaves his audience laughing and crying. Beautifully written, as always.
I love Chuck Palahniuk's writing style - it's funny and philosophical. However, his characters tend to annoy me. There is no growth or personal development - just whiny people talking about how we're dying one minute at a time.
