Bait

Not content with displaying the underbelly of modern American society in projects like <i>Fight Club</i>, <i>Survivor</i> and <i>Choke</i>, author <b>Chuck Palahniuk has turned his attention to an unexpected new medium</b> the coloring book. --THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER Chuck Palahniuk is <b>pushing boundaries</b> again. --COMICBOOK.COM Chuck Palahniuk brings his <b>twisted</b> vision to the humble coloring book. --PLAYBOY Within eight <b>salacious</b> short stories, Bait presents problematic parents, taboo-centric sex clubs, scatalogical celebrity satire, and a Titanically-twisted Pygmalion variant, all with that Palahniuk edge fans have come to anticipate, with equal measures of excitement and anxiety. --CBR Remember those adult coloring books with all of those repetitive floral, sometimes tribal, most times trippy designs? Yes, that s the inspiration. But instead of giving you some peace of mind with mindless coloring, you re given <b>eight short stories of <i>Fight Club</i> quality, drawn by nine renowned artists</b>. --EPICSTREAM The bestselling author of <i>Fight Club</i> and <i>Make Something Up</i> is famous for penning macabre tales that haunt readers, and his latest does not disappoint. <i>Bait</i> pairs eight disturbing short stories with <b>gorgeous (and twisted) </b>illustrations from eight artists, forming a short story/coloring book hybrid created solely for adults. --PASTE MAGAZINE The mind that changed our perspectives on the childish idea of an imaginary friend is taking the innocent notion of a coloring book and warping it into <b>a complex emotional symphony </b>dealing with ideas such as legacy, fame, and survival. --COMICS BEAT Those <b>evocative</b> images of Palahniuk s prose are brought to the page with crisp black-and-white linework, inviting readers to contribute their own creative vision through coloring .Joelle Jones s illustrations enrich the story with art nouveau-inspired visuals that are as beautiful as they are haunting. Like most adult coloring books, there s an intricacy to the linework that demands a certain degree of focus, and Jones goes overboard with detail to make the coloring process even more involved. Readers can join the fun with the release of Bait this Wednesday, and the <b>impressive </b>hardcover package makes Bait a great gift idea for any Palahniuk fans during the holiday season. --AV CLUB <b> Some of the best comic book artists in the industry have lent their talents to <i>Bait</i>. </b>- FREAK SUGAR Too sick, too profane and too disturbing to be within arm's reach of anyone who isn't prepared to scarred by Palahniuk's biting prose . But, more importantly, it is <b>an amazing read</b>, and if you're going to get any coloring book aimed at adults (and by god, this must be the adult-iest on the market), it should be this one. --AL.COM The conceit is a blast. Ingenious...Palahniuk likes to involve his readers, and maybe even have them be co-conspirators. I loved this book. It s smart in a new way that deserves to be recognized. <b>Congratulations once again to Palahniuk for showing us a new way to do things and to make us involved. </b>--FORCES OF GEEK <b>Kids will want to stay far away from Chuck Palahniuk s new coloring book, entitled Bait, but kids at heart will enjoy indulging their creepy creative side</b><i> </i>by filling in illustrations to gruesome stories like Salvation. --SIGNATURE