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Damned

Name: Damned
Rating: 3.41 (58360 reviews)
Author: Chuck Palahniuk

Chuck Palahniuk October 18, 2011

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Synopsis

The newest Palahniuk novel concerns Madison, a thirteen year old girl who finds herself in Hell, unsure of why she will be there for all eternity, but tries to make the best of it.

The author described the novel as “if The Shawshank Redemption had a baby by The Lovely Bones and it was raised by Judy Blume.” And “it’s kind of like The Breakfast Club set in Hell.”

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