Rant by Chuck Palahniuk

This book is a fictionalized account of the life and times of one Buster "Rant" Casey. Written in the form of an oral history the book consists of interviews with anyone that had any contact with Rant. People from Rant's friends, neighbors, acquaintances and even enemies articulate on who Rant was, his bizarre origin, and try to explain is often very strange behavior. There are also several relevant side stories that directly involve Rant throughout the course of the book and make sense and tie in at the end of the book. From the Rabies epidemic Rant started, The vehicular sport of "Party Crashing", to the extreme burden on the Highway Infrastructure and subsequent division of society in the form of a set curfew that turn someone into either a "Day Timer" or "Night Timer", from which a class battle begins.

Anyone familier with Chuck Palahniuk's book "Fight Club" and of course subsequent movie of the same name will find a similar ironic twist at the end. Palahniuk if nothing else, is a Post Modern O'Henry on Acid. Even though it's written in the form of an oral history and the plot seems to shift in an existential manner at times the book is still engaging. The most interesting aspect of the book is Rant's shifting from past, present, and future and the meaning it has on the story. The book can get strange and Palahniuk poses some very peculiar ideas that are intriguing and frightening at the same time. But in Rant's dystopian world it all makes some sense. This book if nothing else, will make an interesting read.

Chuck Palahniuk is best known for his book "Fight Club" which was later made into the film directed by David Fincher. Other books Palahniuk has written are: "Invisible Monsters", "Survivor", "Lullaby", "Diary", "Haunted", and "Choke" which was adapted into the 2008 film of the same name.