--- product_id: 26715487 title: "Make Something Up: Stories You Can't Unread" price: "£19.48" currency: GBP in_stock: true reviews_count: 10 url: https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/26715487-make-something-up-stories-you-cant-unread store_origin: GB region: United Kingdom --- # Make Something Up: Stories You Can't Unread **Price:** £19.48 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Make Something Up: Stories You Can't Unread - **How much does it cost?** £19.48 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.uk](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/26715487-make-something-up-stories-you-cant-unread) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Make Something Up: Stories You Can't Unread [Palahniuk, Chuck] on desertcart.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Make Something Up: Stories You Can't Unread Review: This book is worth it for "Zombies" alone, but will win your heart with its other adventures (too) - Reading Chuck Palahniuk has really helped me grow as a person in so many ways. I love what his writing can do to me. He is really incredible. I bought this book because I had heard him discussing it during a podcast, in which they later read his short story "Zombies" in front of a live audience. That story was so beautiful, it dragged me back into my Chuck addiction--as I had read and thoroughly loved some of his other books & Zombies reminded me a lot of how moving I felt Invisible Monsters had been. I really do love this set of his short stories. I feel like it gives you the pleasure of reading his books but in smaller servings. You sort of get to tear through several at a time and then just walk away thinking about what you just took in (until your next read). A lot of fun & would recommend to any fan or possible new fans, wanting to get a taste. Review: I marvel at his creativity - I'm required to post 20 words. I don't want to. I enjoyed the book. All but one story was a delight. I won't mention which story because I suspect you'd dislike a separate one since literature can be objective. I did find one unique story here that I'll think about for a long time. There are good stories. There are bad stories. This particular story was disgusting but good. I've never experienced that before. I recommend this book whatever that means to you. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #360,451 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #1,730 in Fiction Satire #2,504 in Short Stories Anthologies #10,427 in Literary Fiction (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars (1,380) | | Dimensions | 5.2 x 0.7 x 8.2 inches | | Edition | Reprint | | ISBN-10 | 034580712X | | ISBN-13 | 978-0345807120 | | Item Weight | 2.31 pounds | | Language | English | | Print length | 336 pages | | Publication date | April 19, 2016 | | Publisher | Vintage | ## Images ![Make Something Up: Stories You Can't Unread - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91wLs-LDbfL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This book is worth it for "Zombies" alone, but will win your heart with its other adventures (too) *by J***S on March 11, 2017* Reading Chuck Palahniuk has really helped me grow as a person in so many ways. I love what his writing can do to me. He is really incredible. I bought this book because I had heard him discussing it during a podcast, in which they later read his short story "Zombies" in front of a live audience. That story was so beautiful, it dragged me back into my Chuck addiction--as I had read and thoroughly loved some of his other books & Zombies reminded me a lot of how moving I felt Invisible Monsters had been. I really do love this set of his short stories. I feel like it gives you the pleasure of reading his books but in smaller servings. You sort of get to tear through several at a time and then just walk away thinking about what you just took in (until your next read). A lot of fun & would recommend to any fan or possible new fans, wanting to get a taste. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I marvel at his creativity *by K***R on May 21, 2023* I'm required to post 20 words. I don't want to. I enjoyed the book. All but one story was a delight. I won't mention which story because I suspect you'd dislike a separate one since literature can be objective. I did find one unique story here that I'll think about for a long time. There are good stories. There are bad stories. This particular story was disgusting but good. I've never experienced that before. I recommend this book whatever that means to you. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Stick With It, It's Worth Reading *by N***N on June 4, 2015* Chuck Palahniuk's Make Something Up: Stories You Can't Unread started off in such a way that I felt like I might actually be disappointed. The first story included in this anthology, 'Knock-Knock,' wasn't something that really jumped off the page for me. 'Eleanor,' the story that immediately followed was almost bad enough to make me put the book down and dismiss it as a lost cause as far as decent reading material was concerned. Thankfully I kept at it just the same. Of the 23 stories included in this book, 'Eleanor' was the only one that made me genuinely feel like I was wasting my time. The remaining stories were typically interesting enough to read, but there were almost a dozen that really stood out to me as being great pieces of literature, or as close as Palahniuk gets to that. The loosely connected 'How Monkey Got Married, Bought a House, and Found Happiness in Orlando,' 'Why Coyote Never Had Money for Parking,' and 'Why Aardvark Never Landed On the Moon' were interesting and wholly unexpected modern fables, with the gritty sort of charm that one comes to expect from Palahniuk after even minimal familiarity with his work. 'Torcher,' my favorite story in the collection was a fascinating murder mystery set in the perverse circus-like environment of an event quite similar to Burning Man. 'Red Sultan's Big Boy' puts a very unique, introspective spin on the combined topics of parenthood and bestiality. The potentially disturbing form of abortion being practiced by high school girls in 'Cannibal' is definitely Chuck at his humorously/irreverently gruesome best...at least until you read 'The Toad Prince,' which provides an absurdly perverse glimpse into body modification/body hacking taken to an extreme. Many of the stories have a poignant, sad commentary to them, especially 'Zombies,' which focuses on the pressure and strain we place on our children in preparation for the life of toil and disappointment that often seems to be all they have to look forward to. There is humor here too, 'The Facts of Life' stands out as being essentially one long joke with a terribly dark punchline...and I loved it. There are other stories worth mentioning; 'Phoenix,' 'Fetch,' 'Romance,' and 'Expedition' were all thoroughly captivating, the latter tying into Fight Club with a semi-subtle reference to Tyler Durden, portraying him less as a man than a force of nature who appears decade after decade to teach disillusioned men to come to terms with disappointing fathers and that pinnacle of disappointing fathers, God. I could probably comment on every story included in this book, but the ones I have mentioned are those that had the biggest impact on me as a reader. I wasn't sure I would like this book when I first started reading it, but I definitely came to love it. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/26715487-make-something-up-stories-you-cant-unread](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/26715487-make-something-up-stories-you-cant-unread) --- *Product available on Desertcart United Kingdom* *Store origin: GB* *Last updated: 2026-05-19*