Lullaby
Lullaby by Chuck Palahniuk is a reprint edition published by Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group on July 29, 2003. This novel presents a unique narrative centered around a lethal lullaby that serves as a verbal weapon, exploring themes of horror and crime within a fictional context. The story follows reporter Carl Streator as he uncovers the deadly implications of a culling song while investigating Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, leading him on a frantic quest to eliminate the threat posed by the song’s existence.
Readers will find a blend of dark humor and suspense as Streator teams up with a real-estate agent, her Wiccan assistant, and an ecoterrorist boyfriend in a race against time. The narrative delves into the consequences of the lullaby’s power and the chaos that ensues as the body count rises. With 272 pages, this edition invites readers to engage with a thought-provoking exploration of language and its potential for destruction, all set against a backdrop of contemporary societal fears.
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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From the author of the New York Times bestseller Choke and the cult classic Fight Club, a cunningly plotted novel about the ultimate verbal weapon, one that reinvents the apocalyptic thriller for our times.
“A harrowing and hilarious glimpse into the future of civilization.” —Minneapolis Star-Tribune
Ever heard of a culling song? It’s a lullaby sung in Africa to give a painless death to the old or infirm. The lyrics of a culling song kill, whether spoken or even just thought. You can find one on page 27 of Poems and Rhymes from Around the World, an anthology that is sitting on the shelves of libraries across the country, waiting to be picked up by unsuspecting readers.
Reporter Carl Streator discovers the song’s lethal nature while researching Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, and before he knows it, he’s reciting the poem to anyone who bothers him. As the body count rises, Streator glimpses the potential catastrophe if someone truly malicious finds out about the song. The only answer is to find and destroy every copy of the book in the country. Accompanied by a shady real-estate agent, her Wiccan assistant, and the assistant’s truly annoying ecoterrorist boyfriend, Streator begins a desperate cross-country quest to put the culling song to rest.
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