Damned,
by Chuck Palahniuk. The snarkiest little dead girl in Hell, Madison,
finds herself in a row of cells accompanied by a gathering of
inappropriately placed, not-so-bad individuals who are forced to cold
call members of the living world, in an endless loop of market
research.
After
a breakout, they take a tour of the underworld to confront the devil
himself, who has some unusual plans for our Maddy.
A
great fun read, and very well-researched. Numerous demons from
international folklore play their part, while Maddy's backstory- what
landed her in the fallen kingdom- is gradually revealed to us.
I'm
currently hammering my way through Doomed, the second in the trilogy.
After a run of non-fiction books and short graphic novels, a novel
like Damned by a favourite author was a refreshing change.
This
week: Not much on the nightlife calendar to speak of, but Sunday
morning has a Meetup with Talk About It, Mate,
'a non-judgemental environment in which to meet others who have
experienced different issues.' Drop into Peter St's Caffe Nero for a
chat at 11am.
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