"A story so eccentric and complex that you begin to understand why Palahniuk's literature is a breed all its own.”
--- USA Today
“Mr. Palahniuk further refines his ability to create parables that are as substantial as they are off-the-wall.”
--- The New York Times
“That most rambunctious of American novelists, Chuck Palahniuk, is at it again...There's so much comic energy, so much manic imagination, so much satirical fire on display.”
--- Newsday
“Dark riffing on modernity is the reason people read Palahniuk. His books are not so much novels as jagged fables, cautionary tales about the creeping peril represented by almost everything.”
--- Time
“Genius-on-sixteen-different-levels...constantly surprising, disturbingly funny...Genuinely subversive.”
--- Book Forum
“Among sick puppies, Palahniuk is the top dog...A unique talent.”
--- People
“More twisted than a sack of pretzels and edgier than an octagon, Chuck Palahniuk has pumped out another memorable read... This is his best yet.”
--- Playboy