Okay, so before I get too far into my first book review, I should probably explain the title of this column. For those that might not be aware,
Seinfeld is one of my all-time favorite shows. It's one of those shows that I can watch over and over and never get sick of. As a result, I decided I wanted to name this column after something in the show. One of my all-time favorite performances on the show was in the episode entitled "The Library". Actor Philip Baker Hall plays Lt. Bookman, a veteran library police officer. After tracking down Jerry due to an overdue book, Bookman utters one of the funniest lines ever on the show (and a great reading to boot):
"Maybe we can live without libraries, people like you and me. Maybe. Sure, we're too old to change the world, but what about that kid, sitting down, opening a book, right now, in a branch at the local library and finding drawings of pee-pees and wee-wees on the Cat in the Hat and the Five Chinese Brothers? Doesn't HE deserve better? Look. If you think this is about overdue fines and missing books, you'd better think again."
And thus, "Drawings of Pee-Pees and Wee-Wees" was born. Okay, now that that's out of the way, onto the book review.
A little over a week ago, I was given the chance to receive a free copy of Chuck Palahniuk's latest novel, titled
Damned in advance, provided I do a review for it. This book won't be released for at least another five weeks to the general public, so I jumped at the chance. Palahniuk just happens to be my favorite author, and I own every book he's ever written, including both non-fiction works. Although some of Palahniuk's works are better than others, I have yet to be disappointed with a single one of his books.
I can tell you right off the bat that
Damned is no exception.
