Vintage Chuck, excellent story, very interesting and very over the top. I was left with a few questions, but very good nonetheless. If you like Chuck, you’ll like it.

Chuck Palahniuk was my go to for years. I'm not sure if he has changed or if I have, but this was my second of his this year and I was left disappointed each time.

First off, you have to go into a Palahniuk book knowing everyone you are about to meet is extremely damaged and likely insane. Do not expect normal. Expect weird. Expect (seemingly) disjointed plot lines with lots of useless facts sprinkled about on subjects you have never even thought of before.

The first half of Invention of Sound is classic Palahniuk, lots of intrigue mixed with massive amounts of weird and disturbing people and plotlines. There was all these great ideas floating around and then...well. The ending was a bit of a mess; too many plot lines being juggled at once and none of them came to a successful conclusion.

If you're looking for a good Palahniuk read, I would recommend [b:Diary|22284|Diary|Chuck Palahniuk|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1388196823l/22284._SY75_.jpg|1602261] and [b:Lullaby|22206|Lullaby|Chuck Palahniuk|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1327268513l/22206._SY75_.jpg|1311854]. Lullaby or Diary the Invention of Sound is not. ( )

This book is an exercise in over the top excess ... a bit too much to comprehend at times. ( )

This is my first novel by Chuck Palahniuk. Boy was I in shock to find out he wrote Fight Club. As a person who loves to read, I am so bad and usually don't read blurbs so yea very surprised. This is one of those books where you have many flawed, but interesting characters. It's a quick, dark, and twisted read. ( )

A Very Formulaic Palahniuk type story, ( )