Lullaby

I'm counting one, counting two, counting thr...I can't freaking finish...
I just couldn't do it. I thought that the idea was really amazing and I was hooked at the beginning, but then it starting getting so repetitious that I found myself skipping over full sections. Aside from that the characters were all completely insufferable. I don't think I liked a single character in the entire book! I just couldn't finish it.

This is a weird, racy little black comedy with supernatural elements and characters that are repulsive yet entertaining in various ways. It's a road trip story that moves very fast; not much time is wasted on involved backstory or character development. There's a cynical rather than sentimental approach to the premise, which certainly could have incited more empathy given the tragedies involved.

I see similarities between Lullaby and Fight Club. There's the antisocial/sociopathic characters, the social commentary, and the identity-related plot twists. With Fight Club, I was more engaged and involved with the narrator. The rebellion against consumer culture and living for a meaningless career, for instance, gave Fight Club meaning for me. Lullaby spends a lot of time on noise pollution, which is interesting but doesn't resonate with me quite as much.

I'm counting one, counting two, counting thr...I can't freaking finish...
I just couldn't do it. I thought that the idea was really amazing and I was hooked at the beginning, but then it starting getting so repetitious that I found myself skipping over full sections. Aside from that the characters were all completely insufferable. I don't think I liked a single character in the entire book! I just couldn't finish it.