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From the bestselling author of Fight Club comes a dark, satirical parable about a string of mysterious high school disappearances, the seedy underbellies of billionaires, and the tough choices we make in the face of an uncertain future. In Shock Induction, the best and brightest students at a seemingly reputable high school are disappearing. Every day it seems another overachiever is lost to an apparent suicide. But something far more sinister is lurking beneath the surface. These kids have been under surveillance since birth, monitored and measured by an online service called “Greener Pastures.” It’s here, in Greener Pastures, that billionaires observe and recruit the next generation of talent. The highest test scores, the best grades, and the most niche extracurriculars just might land these teenagers an enticing offer at auction. A couple billion dollars in exchange for the remainder of your life and intellectual labor sounds like a pretty fair deal—doesn’t it? In a high school only Chuck Palahniuk could imagine, students must choose between the risk of following their dreams or the security of money and a lifetime of servitude to the world’s wealthiest and most elite—but how much of a choice do they truly have? Read more

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Simon & Schuster (October 8, 2024)


Language ‏ : ‎ English


Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 240 pages


ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1668021447


ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 46


Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 11.7 ounces


Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.9 x 8.38 inches


Best Sellers Rank: #16,034 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #224 in Fiction Satire #579 in Family Life Fiction (Books) #1,531 in Literary Fiction (Books)


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    • Best Palahniuk Novel in Awhile
The subject matter is a bit random, but a creative enough idea that, combined with Chuck's phenomenal skills as a writer, makes for a very good story. It might take a little while to get going, but once it does, you're not gonna want to put it down! I certainly felt it was a more interesting read than "Invention of Sound", and lightyears ahead of "Not Forever, But for Now" (yes, I get the metaphor, but that still didn't make it not feel like I was reading a novel written by a 7th grader.) It can feel a bit Young Adult at times, since the lead character IS a teenager going to school, but that doesn't last too long when it does before it goes right back to feeling like a Palahniuk book. I would definitely recommend this to fans of Palahniuk, and tell those who have never read one of his books, be ready for a dark satire of humanity that actually seems plausible. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on October 18, 2024 by Robert H.
    • love the author
This one was a bit too weird for my taste. As always, there are great lines that cut deep. And I like the concept. Just wish sometimes he’d play it just a tad “straighter.”
Reviewed in the United States on October 15, 2024 by Mark Perez
    • Amazing as always.
I own ever single Chuck Palahniuk book and make sure to pre-order any new coming book. You should get this book!
Reviewed in the United States on October 17, 2024 by Kristen Duncan
    • Incisive and Unique
It had been far too long since I'd read a Chuck Palahniuk novel and Shock Induction reminded me that I have been missing out on his unique and incisive writing style. Shock Induction explores a phenomenon where incredibly bright teens are committing suicide at an alarming rate, and we soon find out the culprit behind this is an organization called Greener Pastures, that auctions teens off to the highest bidder to become influential members of society at the highest levels. We follow Sam Deel and Garson Stavros down the rabbit hole as they are inducted into this world. Along the way, Palahniuk provides us excerpts from A Guide to Greener Pastures, full of stories of families and their efforts to get into the institution, and we read testimony about the ESE program, a project designed to get more teens literate by infusing books with different manners of substances so that you directly experience what happens in the book. These interludes are all in the name of Shock Induction. Despite the fact that I'm not entirely sure I understood the whole book, I was down for the ride. I found myself googling items from the book like "Jim Carrey syphilis" and "Self-Amputation of Penis and Tongue after use of Angel’s Trumpet" two things I was rather horrified to find were entirely true, but I should not have been surprised. I was really invested in Sam's journey throughout the book and why she had been selected to go Greener Pastures. I also very much appreciated the broader critique of the commodification of every single thing and experience. Overall, I definitely recommend the book - if you've enjoyed Chuck Palahniuk's writing before, you'll feel right at home. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on October 13, 2024 by Rebecca Phillips
    • 3 Chuck stars which is probably 4 stars for anybody else
"Want to control other people"? Cha-ching! A new Chuck Palahniuk. Yes, please. Let’s get right to it…The heroin is just not going to score itself, so they say, so let’s do this. Rigor erectus, crystal thing-a-ma-bobs, swimming in shit with tiny bottles of Hennessy, that soft cheese smell, the piercing eyes of Rod Sterling, a role model of quiet courtesy, digits in danger and the stained-glass colors of everything. Yep. Sounds like Chuck. Like a few of Chuck’s other recent works, I have mixed feelings about this one. There were definitely some of the old Palahniuk flashes of excellence but then there were a hundred avocados in here as well. Not bad by any means but I keep waiting for the brilliant of old. I think overly high expectations really hurt Chuck sometimes. *Note: I saw a live reading to promote this book and Chuck was engaging and funny and demented and I enjoyed it a great deal. He explained some of the process while writing this one that made some of it make more sense and increased my enjoyment in retrospect. 3 Chuck Stars which is probably 4 stars for anybody else. “To a liar the whole world looks like a lie” ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on October 15, 2024 by Bill
    • Nobody does satire as Brilliant as Chuck these days.
Nobody does satire as Brilliant as Chuck these days. This book breaks the fourth wall and gives a future that, while a tad "black pill" could come to pass with a world destined to lower the standards. This book was the best since Adjustment Day and beats that book. Highly Reccomend
Reviewed in the United States on October 9, 2024 by Amazon Customer
    • Weird but fantastic
This is one of those books that I struggle immensely to review. For the bulk of this book I was wildly confused. This is seemingly intentional on Palahniuk’s part and despite my stupefaction, I couldn’t stop reading. I’m not even going to pretend like I can give a mini synopsis. This one is *wild*. There’s a theme of drugs being infused into books and this reads like a full fledged acid trip. There are so many various interludes and side notes and the book almost gives whiplash as you’re trying to gather everything. In typical Palahniuk fashion we’re given tons of interesting tidbits and the themes presented in the book are nailed as usual. The imagery in the book is vivid. From the stained glass climbing wall to licorice scented green sludge, the reader is given so much to set the scene. The book is all over the place and it can be hard to comment on the pacing. The characters were mostly detestable but Samantha was pretty great. War Dog was another fun one but that’s one sliver of the story that felt incomplete. Overall, I really enjoyed the book. The narrative is balls to the walls crazy so it’s going to likely be a struggle for readers who vibe with more traditional, linear storytelling. This one will stick with me for a bit. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on October 9, 2024 by Dave Faichney

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