![]() ![]() The over-the-top premise is classic Palahniuk, but he stumbles in its delivery, focusing more on the farcical aspects of these societies rather than on the characters living in them, resulting in a thin story. One elder white woman blackfaces to awkwardly fit in, while a heterosexual couple passes as gay so they aren’t permanently separated. As misplaced citizens flee, others must hide in plain sight. New leaders arise from the rebels, creating three separatist states: Caucasia, which reverts to a medieval society Blacktopia, which springboards into a magical and technologically advanced world and Gaysia, a state consumed with outing heterosexuals and inseminating lesbians to keep the economy in balance. To avoid disappointment, please ring 02 9262-7996 to talk to a staff member and order in-store. With the American government on the verge of reinstating the military draft, Talbott’s followers rebel, killing and enslaving all journalists, politicians, and academics. ![]() ![]() Soon, copies of a blue and black book proliferate quickly underground through the U.S., speaking of an Adjustment Day that will bring power to the powerless. ![]() As American society continues to fail the common man, the mysterious actor Talbott Reynolds appears on radio and TV promising a new system built truly by the people. The defiance of social order well-known from Palahniuk’s Fight Club finds new-if stunted-life. ![]()
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