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* [[Conveniently an Orphan]]: More and more characters appear to be orphans. |
* [[Conveniently an Orphan]]: More and more characters appear to be orphans. |
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** {{spoiler|It may simply be themselves returning to the past to kill them to achieve immortality.}} |
** {{spoiler|It may simply be themselves returning to the past to kill them to achieve immortality.}} |
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* [[Did Not Do the Research]]: ...um, [[ |
* [[Did Not Do the Research]]: ...um, [[Invisible to Gaydar|not that Palahniuk can really be blamed for this]], but the {{spoiler|stains left on sanitary pads are NEVER that small or neatly defined.}} |
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* [[Expospeak]]: One third of the way in, an entire chapter is dedicated to Shot Dunyan explaining boosted peaks. It's at this point that the novel becomes [[Genre Shift|science fiction]]. |
* [[Expospeak]]: One third of the way in, an entire chapter is dedicated to Shot Dunyan explaining boosted peaks. It's at this point that the novel becomes [[Genre Shift|science fiction]]. |
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* <s> [[Fingore]]</s>[[Fingore|Toegore]]: That poor, poor stripper... |
* <s> [[Fingore]]</s>[[Fingore|Toegore]]: That poor, poor stripper... |
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* [[Foregone Conclusion]]: The testimonies are given after Rant Casey's death. |
* [[Foregone Conclusion]]: The testimonies are given after Rant Casey's death. |
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* [[Future Slang]] |
* [[Future Slang]] |
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* [[Gambit Pileup]] |
* [[Gambit Pileup]] |
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* [[Kidanova]]: Rant did everyone as a kid. ''Everyone.'' Girls in his class, at leats one teacher...and [[I Banged Your Mom|your mom.]] Really, he did his friend's mom. |
* [[Kidanova]]: Rant did everyone as a kid. ''Everyone.'' Girls in his class, at leats one teacher...and [[I Banged Your Mom|your mom.]] Really, he did his friend's mom. |
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* [[Loads and Loads of Characters]] |
* [[Loads and Loads of Characters]] |
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* [[Masquerade]]: As it turns out, the story takes place in the dystopian future where urban dwellers are separated into two social classes, the Daytimers and the Nighttimers, the latter's lifestyle involving demolition derbies known as Party Crashing. |
* [[Masquerade]]: As it turns out, the story takes place in the dystopian future where urban dwellers are separated into two social classes, the Daytimers and the Nighttimers, the latter's lifestyle involving demolition derbies known as Party Crashing. |
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