Rant is the latest release by one of my favorite authors. Written as an oral history - featuring interviews by over 20 different characters - it tells the story of the recently deceased Rant Casey. Casey is the supposed Patient Zero of a devastating rabies epidemic that has infected the country, as well as the creator of "Party Crashing", a late-night drag-racing bumper-car activity whereby participants hunt down and crash into other participants. The book traces Rant's evolution from small town nobody to infamous serial killer. Palahniuk is an incredible story-teller, and by creating a novel in which each of his characters has a story to tell (often the same story from ten different perspectives), I think he's created his best work yet.NY Times Review: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/07/books/07masl.html?_r=1&ref=books&oref=slogin
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