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A 2002 novel by [[Chuck Palahniuk]]. |
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Carl Streator is your run-of-the-mill reporter, if a bit passive aggressive. When assigned to a story concerning several recent cases of babies suddenly dying, he seems to find a pattern in every house: the book '' Poems and Rhymes Around the World'', turned to page 27. Upon further inspection, he finds that all of the children have been read something called a [[Brown Note|culling song]]... |
Carl Streator is your run-of-the-mill reporter, if a bit passive aggressive. When assigned to a story concerning several recent cases of babies suddenly dying, he seems to find a pattern in every house: the book '' Poems and Rhymes Around the World'', turned to page 27. Upon further inspection, he finds that all of the children have been read something called a [[Brown Note|culling song]]... |
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When he finds himself unconsciously using the song to kill people, Carl realizes he needs to find all copies of the poem and destroy them. As he investigates, he comes across a strange realtor, Helen Hoover Boyle, who seems to know something about the song. Along with her [[Granola Girl|nature-loving Wiccan secretary, Mona]] and her eco-terrorist [[Nietzsche Wannabe|boyfriend,]] Oyster, the two go on a quest to destroy the culling song and its source, the Grimoire. |
When he finds himself unconsciously using the song to kill people, Carl realizes he needs to find all copies of the poem and destroy them. As he investigates, he comes across a strange realtor, Helen Hoover Boyle, who seems to know something about the song. Along with her [[Granola Girl|nature-loving Wiccan secretary, Mona]] and her eco-terrorist [[Nietzsche Wannabe|boyfriend,]] Oyster, the two go on a quest to destroy the culling song and its source, the Grimoire. |
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== Tropes found in this work == |
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* [[Animal Wrongs Group]]: Oyster and whoever follows him. Really, he's enough. |
* [[Animal Wrongs Group]]: Oyster and whoever follows him. Really, he's enough. |
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* [[Arc Words]] |
* [[Arc Words]]/[[Catch Phrase]]: "These ____ophobics. These _____oholics." |
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** "And I'm counting 1, counting 2, counting 3..." |
** "And I'm counting 1, counting 2, counting 3..." |
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* [[Beware the Nice Ones]]: Carl, Carl, Carl. |
* [[Beware the Nice Ones]]: Carl, Carl, Carl. |
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* [[Brown Note]]: The entire book revolves around one. |
* [[Brown Note]]: The entire book revolves around one. |
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* [[Dude, She's Like, in a Coma]]: Once |
* [[Dude, She's Like, in a Coma]]: Once {{spoiler|Nash gets a hold of the culling song, he uses it to kill supermodels and have sex with their corpses.}} |
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** There's also the more tragic case of |
** There's also the more tragic case of {{spoiler|Carl having sex with his wife without realizing he's unwittingly killed her.}} |
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* [[Evil Plan]]: Helen has a sort of ongoing one with her business: |
* [[Evil Plan]]: Helen has a sort of ongoing one with her business: |
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{{quote|1. Find houses in which horrible crimes have occurred. |
{{quote|1. Find houses in which horrible crimes have occurred. |
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