Invisible Monsters cover

Invisible Monsters

by Unknown Author
1999272 pages
Mood
Dark, Wry
Protagonist
Shannon McFarland, a former model whose face has been blown.
Parental Rating
R
Pace
Fast

Themes & atmosphere

Common questions

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A model loses the lower half of her face in a freeway shooting and meets Brandy Alexander, a trans woman recovering nearby. The two of them, plus the model's cheating boyfriend, hit the road in stolen designer clothes.

Invisible Monsters was written by Chuck Palahniuk and published in 1999. A revised director's-cut edition titled Invisible Monsters Remix came out in 2012, restoring scenes and altering the structure.

Invisible Monsters uses a non-linear, jump-cut structure with frequent narrator interjections (Jump to a chapter back, Jump to another scene). The prose is propulsive but the form takes adjustment.

Invisible Monsters is 272 pages in standard print editions, though page counts vary slightly between hardcover, paperback, and large-print formats.

At an average reading pace of about 250 words per minute, Invisible Monsters takes most readers 4 to 6 hours to finish.

Invisible Monsters is a standalone novel by an unknown author, not part of a series.

Invisible Monsters is available in hardcover, paperback, ebook, and audiobook formats from Amazon, Bookshop.org, ThriftBooks, and most major bookstores.