Buster "Rant" Casey just may be the most efficient serial killer of our time. A high school rebel, Rant Casey escapes from his small town home for the big city where he becomes the leader of an urban demolition derby called Party Crashing. Rant Casey will die a spectacular highway death, after which his friends gather the testimony needed to build an oral history of his short, violent life. With hilarity, horror, and blazing insight, Rant is a mind-bending vision of the future, as only Chuck Palahniuk could ever imagine.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 3.0 / 5.0
Hipster Grossout:
I love Palahniuk, but even a fan I can't recommend this novel. Despite the fact that the "twist" in the final 1/3 is expertly setup (and totally unlike anything you have read before)the fact remains is that the novel is boring and never completely justifies the Si/Fi BS in the last few pages.
All over the place:
I am a big fan of Chuck Palahniuk. I've read most of his books and found this one to be an excruciating read. The book is written in the view of 8 (i think, seems like 800) different characters. Each paragraph is a different character. It was extremely annoying to follow, with absolutely no flow. Do yourself a favor and skip this book... read lullaby or Survivor... those are great books.
Rant:
Rant by Chuck Palahniuk **** Written in a pretty unusual way for a novel Rant: The Oral Biography of Buster Casey is one of Palahniuks crowning achievements as an author. Entertaining, funny, insightful, and always just a little bit odd. The book chronicles the life of Buster 'Rant' Casey one of the worlds most notorious somethings. While not a mass murderer he might as well be. The story is told in spoken word interviews from the people who knew Rant best, or the ones who think they did. While... more info
Unique Story You Won't Forget:
Chuck Palahniuk is one of my favorite contemporary writers. In my opinion, I think he is destined to become known for many classics, including my two favorites: Survivor: A Novel and Fight Club: A Novel. "Rant" is a typical Palahniuk novel, and by typical I mean a incredible format and a story told only by the incredible lives of the characters that surround the hero (or anti-hero as the case may be). "Rant" is told through the lives of those that encountered him, in the incredible, amazing, and tragic... more info
