The country's population at large contributing online to an America's Least Wanted list complete with bounties that can only be collected by bringing in that person's ear. The primary focus of the story is on the buildup to a specific day, sharing the same name as the book's title, which has been building up in various ways: Politicians creating another draft to send their surplus of disenfranchised young men off to die in another senseless war in Western Asia. NortonĪdjustment Day goes through several running stories at once from different perspectives, akin to one of his previous novels (and one of my favorites) Rant, but without the interview style and without chapter breaks. So if you want nothing to do with it, this is your cue to turn around and go back where it's safe. WARNING: We're going to keep this as spoiler-free as possible, but please be aware, we are going to talk about the book and the premise. So I was excited to get a chance to read his first original novel in nearly four years when Adjustment Day came our way. Whether it be Choke, Haunted, or Snuff, Palahniuk has a way of putting you on edge… and then kicking you off it into the disturbed but totally plausible pit below, possibly with you smiling as you fall. I've been hooked ever since the film and have enjoyed my time being grossed out and horrified throughout his novels, as they tend to give part of my brain a workout that rarely see the light of day in a somewhat civilized world.
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