If Chuck Palahniuk's intent was to disgust his reader and give a view of writers as the most depraved and soulless individuals walking the earth, then this book deserves five stars.I am a fan of some of Palahniuk's work (Fight Club, Stranger Than Fiction, Choke) but this book marks a low point in my mind. Some of the contained short stories are clever and entertaining (the rich masquerading as homeless bums), but others seem written simply to see just how vile a story could be composed. I found it tasteless and ultimately pointless in a narrative that never elicited a single emotion beyond revulsion.Don't waste your time on this one as it is neither scary nor entertaining.