At its worst it’s a tool used by powerful people to control the masses. A chapter told from the point of view of a US Senator makes it very clear that after years of keeping things calm with Ritalin, online gaming, and pornography, the government-controlled social media has turned the public against draft-age men so no one will resist too much when the surplus population of young and/or poor males is culled, freeing up resources – including eligible women – for all the wealthy older men sitting comfortably at home.Īnd if that particular bit of fiction sounds uncomfortably close to reality, well get ready, because there’s going to be a lot more of that sort of thing in this book.Ī big element of all of Palahniuk’s books is how absolutely anything we value in society is, at best, a good idea that’s been implemented really badly. No matter where the conflict takes place, an entire generation of young men are facing certain death. The upcoming war will be in North Africa, but it might as well be Iraq or Afghanistan or Korea.
The catalyst for Adjustment Day is the reinstatement of the draft. It’s Palahniuk, the novel has graphic descriptions of sex, death, birth, and all the stages of bodily disease and decay, of course I’m going to fucking swear. It’s the exact opposite of a popularity contest, and when Adjustment Day comes it’s going to determine who will lead America into a bright, perfect future and who…won’t.Ĭontent warning for coarse language.
Some people are obsessed with the list most people think it’s a joke. The list appears online, and anyone can add a name or vote for names that are already there.
The story starts with a book, one with a remarkably seductive message, and with a list of names. I gotta say, I thought about that advice more than once while reading this. Which he did so, with his unique combination of the ridiculous and the unsettling: “Tell yourself this is only a book!” Hoard power and the government rots.Ĭhuck Palahniuk was one of the guests at this year’s NC Comicon: Bull City, so I was able to buy a copy of his latest novel Adjustment Day for him to sign.
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