Survivor

Contributed by Dawson, gr. 12, Jan. 2019

Survivor is told in an unconventional count-down manner. Although the novel has been described as a comedy, it focuses upon serious themes.

The story follows an ex-cult follower as his life transitions from a humble house worker to a steroid-fuelled-machine-turned-religious leader. Like Palahniuk’s novel Fight Club, the plot focuses upon a male protagonist, a quirky female character, and another male character who seems to be present to cause trouble and uncertainty.

This book initially appealed to me entirely because of its bright orange cover, but after reading for a couple minutes, I found myself hooked. The book counts down to the moment of a plane crash and recounts all the events leading up to it, which are unpredictable and sometimes seem straight out of a dream.