Doomed

In the second part of Chuck Palahniuk's religious fantasy, young Madison Spencer of Damned returns to Earth as a mischief maker and possible prophet. In her world, Darwin is a myth and the Bible is real. A practical joke played on her parents has turned people on to Boorism as a ticket to Heaven, and bad behavior is the norm. Madison's adventures are entertaining enough, but the real nourishment comes from Palahniuk's humor, social criticism, and aphorisms about theology, philosophy, and love. There is: "Why do the impulsive notions of a would-be do-gooder always translate into the ideals of the next civilization?" Or: "The avant-garde in every field consists of the lonely, the friendless, the uninvited." And: "What two people don't say to each other forges a stronger bond than honesty."