ADJUSTMENT DAY

Narrator Corey Allen tries to keep up with the sprawling story that is the latest offering by the author of FIGHT CLUB. Without a central character to follow, listeners would benefit from more variety in the performance to help differentiate between the ever-changing cast. For those who persist, however, Allen's upbeat, masculine flair brings across the dangers lurking in a not-so-distant future when being different in America is actively discouraged. In this nontraditional novel the plot meanders from one setting to another with Allen doing his best to maintain the listener's interest. For fans of Palahniuk's work, this is the latest in a series of social satires to be savored before it can be fully understood. M.R. © AudioFile 2018, Portland, Maine [Published: MAY 2018]