Tell-All - Softcover

Palahniuk, Chuck

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0099555298 ISBN 13: 9780099555292

Publisher: Vintage, 2011

Synopsis

TELL-ALL IS MANY THINGS: A SUNSET BOULEVARD-INFLECTED HOMAGE TO OLD HOLLYWOOD WHEN GRAND DAMES LIKE BETTE DAVIS AND JOAN CRAWFORD RULED THE ROOST. A DOUGLAS SIRK-INSPIRED MELODRAMA FULL OF BIG GESTURES AND MUTED PSYCHIC TORMENT. A VERITABLE TOURETTE S SYNDROME OF RAT-TAT-TAT NAME-DROPPING, FROM THE A-LIST TO THE Z-LIST. A MERCILESS SEND-UP OF OF LILLIAN HELLMAN S HABIT OF BUTCHERING THE TRUTH THAT WILL HAVE MARY MCCARTHY CHEERING FROM THE BEYOND. OUR NARRATOR IS HAZIE COOGAN, WHO FOR DECADES HAS TENDED TO THE OUTSIZED NEEDS OF KATHERINE MISS KATHIE KENTON, A STAR OF THE WATTAGE OF ELIZABETH TAYLOR AND THE EMOTIONAL TORMENTS OF JUDY GARLAND. THE SURVIVOR OF MULTIPLE MARRIAGES, CAREER COMEBACKS AND COSMETIC SURGERIES, MISS KATHIE LIVES THE WAY LEGENDS SHOULD. BUT DANGER LURKS WHEN GENTLEMAN CALLER WEBSTER CARLTON WESTWARD III ARRIVES AND WORMS HIS WAY INTO MISS KATHIE S HEART AND BOUDOIR. HAZIE DISCOVERS THAT THIS BOUNDER HAS ALREADY WRITTEN HIS CELEBRITY TELL-ALL MEMOIR AND THAT IT FORETELLS HER DEATH IN A FORTHCOMING LILLIAN HELLMAN- PENNED WORLD WAR II MUSICAL EXTRAVAGANZA UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER, IN WHICH MISS KATHIE PORTRAYS LILY DEFEATING JAPANESE FORCES FROM PEARL HARBOR TO NAGASAKI. AS THE BODY COUNT MOUNTS, HAZIE MUST EXECUTE A PLAN TO SAVE KATHERINE KENTON FOR HER FANS - AND FOR POSTERITY. A DARK REIMAGINING OF ALL ABOUT EVE AND AN HILARIOUS ASSAULT ON CELEBRITY, TELL-ALL IS VINTAGE PALAHNIUK.

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Review:

Every word he's written about me is a lie, including 'and' and 'the.'"
--An Unnamed Source

"From the Hardcover edition."

"Subtle as a straight right to the jaw, and just as bracing." --"Los Angeles Times "
"Dreamlike, insane, Burroughs-esque." --"San Francisco Chronicle "
"Over the top in Palahniuk's patented style, made even richer by some athletic wordplay." --"The Oregonian "
"Chuck Palahniuk is one of modern American fiction's most interesting stylists, and he's at it again. . . . A masterful feat." --"Associated Press "
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""With his love of contemporary fairy tales that are gritty and dirty rather than pretty, Palahniuk is the likeliest inheritor of Vonnegut's place in American writing." --"San Francisco Chronicle "
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"Among sick puppies, Palahniuk is top dog." --"People"
"Reading a Palahniuk novel is like getting zipped inside a boxer's heavy bag while the author goes to work on you, pounding you until there is nothing left but a big bag of bones and blood and pain." --"The Miami Herald "
"Palahniuk doesn't write for tourists. He writes for hard-core devotees drawn to the wild, angry imagination on display and the taboo-busting humor." --"The New York Times "
" "
"So funny. . . . There are a lot of laughs to be had, notably from some outlandish Broadway productions of the playwright Lillian Hellman, and the excruciating extracts we read of Westward's juicy and self-aggrandizing memoir, gloriously entitled "Love Slave."" --"The Independent "(London)
"[Palahniuk] knows how to spin whacked-out stories particular to our times." --"The Seattle Times "
"Chuck Palahniuk is William S. Burroughs and David Foster Wallace rolled into one." --"San Diego Union-Tribune "
" "
"Few contemporary writers mix the outrageous and the hilarious with greater zest. . . . Chuck Palahniuk's splenetic, anarchic glee makes him a worthy heir to Ken Kesey." --"Newsday "
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"An author who continues to challenge and intrigue readers." --"The Boston Globe "
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"[Palahniuk] has a singular knack for coming up with inventive new ways to shock and degrade." --"New York Post"
" "
"Place this bet in your time capsule: Chuck Palahniuk's novels will be required reading in American literature classes 100 years from now." --"The Fort Myers News-Press "
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"One of the most intriguing writers of our time." --"The Tucson Citizen"

Subtle as a straight right to the jaw, and just as bracing. "Los Angeles Times "
Dreamlike, insane, Burroughs-esque. "San Francisco Chronicle "
Over the top in Palahniuk s patented style, made even richer by some athletic wordplay. "The Oregonian"
Chuck Palahniuk is one of modern American fiction s most interesting stylists, and he s at it again. . . . A masterful feat. "Associated Press"
"
" With his love of contemporary fairy tales that are gritty and dirty rather than pretty, Palahniuk is the likeliest inheritor of Vonnegut s place in American writing. "San Francisco Chronicle "
""
Among sick puppies, Palahniuk is top dog. "People"
Reading a Palahniuk novel is like getting zipped inside a boxer s heavy bag while the author goes to work on you, pounding you until there is nothing left but a big bag of bones and blood and pain. "The Miami Herald "
Palahniuk doesn t write for tourists. He writes for hard-core devotees drawn to the wild, angry imagination on display and the taboo-busting humor. "The New York Times "
""
So funny. . . . There are a lot of laughs to be had, notably from some outlandish Broadway productions of the playwright Lillian Hellman, and the excruciating extracts we read of Westward s juicy and self-aggrandizing memoir, gloriously entitled "Love Slave." "The Independent "(London)
[Palahniuk] knows how to spin whacked-out stories particular to our times. "The Seattle Times "
Chuck Palahniuk is William S. Burroughs and David Foster Wallace rolled into one. "San Diego Union-Tribune "
""
Few contemporary writers mix the outrageous and the hilarious with greater zest. . . . Chuck Palahniuk s splenetic, anarchic glee makes him a worthy heir to Ken Kesey. "Newsday "
""
An author who continues to challenge and intrigue readers. "The Boston Globe "
""
[Palahniuk] has a singular knack for coming up with inventive new ways to shock and degrade. "New York Post"
""
Place this bet in your time capsule: Chuck Palahniuk s novels will be required reading in American literature classes 100 years from now. "The Fort Myers News-Press "
""
One of the most intriguing writers of our time. "The Tucson Citizen"
"

Subtle as a straight right to the jaw, and just as bracing. Los Angeles Times
Dreamlike, insane, Burroughs-esque. San Francisco Chronicle
Over the top in Palahniuk s patented style, made even richer by some athletic wordplay. The Oregonian
Chuck Palahniuk is one of modern American fiction s most interesting stylists, and he s at it again. . . . A masterful feat. Associated Press

With his love of contemporary fairy tales that are gritty and dirty rather than pretty, Palahniuk is the likeliest inheritor of Vonnegut s place in American writing. San Francisco Chronicle

Among sick puppies, Palahniuk is top dog. People
Reading a Palahniuk novel is like getting zipped inside a boxer s heavy bag while the author goes to work on you, pounding you until there is nothing left but a big bag of bones and blood and pain. The Miami Herald
Palahniuk doesn t write for tourists. He writes for hard-core devotees drawn to the wild, angry imagination on display and the taboo-busting humor. The New York Times

So funny. . . . There are a lot of laughs to be had, notably from some outlandish Broadway productions of the playwright Lillian Hellman, and the excruciating extracts we read of Westward s juicy and self-aggrandizing memoir, gloriously entitled Love Slave. The Independent (London)
[Palahniuk] knows how to spin whacked-out stories particular to our times. The Seattle Times
Chuck Palahniuk is William S. Burroughs and David Foster Wallace rolled into one. San Diego Union-Tribune

Few contemporary writers mix the outrageous and the hilarious with greater zest. . . . Chuck Palahniuk s splenetic, anarchic glee makes him a worthy heir to Ken Kesey. Newsday

An author who continues to challenge and intrigue readers. The Boston Globe

[Palahniuk] has a singular knack for coming up with inventive new ways to shock and degrade. New York Post

Place this bet in your time capsule: Chuck Palahniuk s novels will be required reading in American literature classes 100 years from now. The Fort Myers News-Press

One of the most intriguing writers of our time. The Tucson Citizen

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-Subtle as a straight right to the jaw, and just as bracing.- --Los Angeles Times
-Dreamlike, insane, Burroughs-esque.- --San Francisco Chronicle
-Over the top in Palahniuk's patented style, made even richer by some athletic wordplay.- --The Oregonian
-Chuck Palahniuk is one of modern American fiction's most interesting stylists, and he's at it again. . . . A masterful feat.- --Associated Press

-With his love of contemporary fairy tales that are gritty and dirty rather than pretty, Palahniuk is the likeliest inheritor of Vonnegut's place in American writing.- --San Francisco Chronicle

-Among sick puppies, Palahniuk is top dog.- --People
-Reading a Palahniuk novel is like getting zipped inside a boxer's heavy bag while the author goes to work on you, pounding you until there is nothing left but a big bag of bones and blood and pain.- --The Miami Herald
-Palahniuk doesn't write for tourists. He writes for hard-core devotees drawn to the wild, angry imagination on display and the taboo-busting humor.- --The New York Times

-So funny. . . . There are a lot of laughs to be had, notably from some outlandish Broadway productions of the playwright Lillian Hellman, and the excruciating extracts we read of Westward's juicy and self-aggrandizing memoir, gloriously entitled Love Slave.- --The Independent (London)
-[Palahniuk] knows how to spin whacked-out stories particular to our times.- --The Seattle Times
-Chuck Palahniuk is William S. Burroughs and David Foster Wallace rolled into one.- --San Diego Union-Tribune

-Few contemporary writers mix the outrageous and the hilarious with greater zest. . . . Chuck Palahniuk's splenetic, anarchic glee makes him a worthy heir to Ken Kesey.- --Newsday

-An author who continues to challenge and intrigue readers.- --The Boston Globe

-[Palahniuk] has a singular knack for coming up with inventive new ways to shock and degrade.- --New York Post

-Place this bet in your time capsule: Chuck Palahniuk's novels will be required reading in American literature classes 100 years from now.- --The Fort Myers News-Press

-One of the most intriguing writers of our time.- --The Tucson Citizen

"Subtle as a straight right to the jaw, and just as bracing." --Los Angeles Times

"Dreamlike, insane, Burroughs-esque." --San Francisco Chronicle

"Over the top in Palahniuk's patented style, made even richer by some athletic wordplay." --The Oregonian

"Chuck Palahniuk is one of modern American fiction's most interesting stylists, and he's at it again. . . . A masterful feat." --Associated Press

"With his love of contemporary fairy tales that are gritty and dirty rather than pretty, Palahniuk is the likeliest inheritor of Vonnegut's place in American writing." --San Francisco Chronicle

"Among sick puppies, Palahniuk is top dog." --People

"Reading a Palahniuk novel is like getting zipped inside a boxer's heavy bag while the author goes to work on you, pounding you until there is nothing left but a big bag of bones and blood and pain." --The Miami Herald

"Palahniuk doesn't write for tourists. He writes for hard-core devotees drawn to the wild, angry imagination on display and the taboo-busting humor." --The New York Times

"So funny. . . . There are a lot of laughs to be had, notably from some outlandish Broadway productions of the playwright Lillian Hellman, and the excruciating extracts we read of Westward's juicy and self-aggrandizing memoir, gloriously entitled Love Slave." --The Independent (London)

"[Palahniuk] knows how to spin whacked-out stories particular to our times." --The Seattle Times

"Chuck Palahniuk is William S. Burroughs and David Foster Wallace rolled into one." --San Diego Union-Tribune

"Few contemporary writers mix the outrageous and the hilarious with greater zest. . . . Chuck Palahniuk's splenetic, anarchic glee makes him a worthy heir to Ken Kesey." --Newsday

"An author who continues to challenge and intrigue readers." --The Boston Globe

"[Palahniuk] has a singular knack for coming up with inventive new ways to shock and degrade." --New York Post

"Place this bet in your time capsule: Chuck Palahniuk's novels will be required reading in American literature classes 100 years from now." --The Fort Myers News-Press

"One of the most intriguing writers of our time." --The Tucson Citizen

Book Description:

Chuck Palahniuk tackles Hollywood, in an hilarious assault on celebrity, and the Golden Age of Hollywood, when grand dames ruled the roost

About this edition

• Publisher: Vintage
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0099555298
• ISBN 13: 9780099555292
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192