Survivor
A Novel
WW Norton · Print & ebook · May 1, 2018
"Brilliantly satiric and savagely funny, Survivor is a wild amphetamine ride through the vagaries of fame and the nature of belief." —San Francisco Chronicle Tender Branson—last surviving member of the Creedish Death Cult—is dictating his life story into the recorder of Flight 2039, cruising on autopilot at 39,000 feet somewhere over the Pacific Ocean.
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- Who it’s for
- Readers interested in dark satire and social commentary
- Themes
- fame, belief, cult
- Pacing
- Fast
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"Brilliantly satiric and savagely funny, Survivor is a wild amphetamine ride through the vagaries of fame and the nature of belief." —San Francisco Chronicle Tender Branson—last surviving member of the Creedish Death Cult—is dictating his life story into the recorder of Flight 2039, cruising on autopilot at 39,000 feet somewhere over the Pacific Ocean. He is all alone in the airplane, which will crash shortly into the vast Australian outback.
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But before it does, Branson will unfold the tale of his journey from an obedient Creedish child and humble domestic servant to an ultra-buffed, steroid- and collagen-packed media messiah.
Who it’s for
- Readers interested in dark satire and social commentary
- Fans of unconventional narratives involving cults and media culture
Where it sits
| Satire | 93% |
|---|---|
| Dark Humor | 62% |
| Thrillers | 46% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Literary Fiction
- Satire
- Authors
- Chuck Palahniuk
- Publisher
- WW Norton
- Published
- May 1, 2018
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- fame · belief · cult
- Reading lane
- Literary Fiction