New York Times best-selling author of Fight Club, which was adapted into a major motion picture, Chuck Palahniuk offers a haunting tale. Winner of the Northwest Booksellers Association Award, Palahniuk is one of the rare literary geniuses who has been able to bridge the gap between a cult following and commercial success.

Carl Streator, a 40-something widower and newspaper reporter, has lived a reclusive life since the death of his wife. His latest assignment is to write a series of articles on Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. In doing so, he discovers that there is an underlying commonality in the deaths. A children's book, Poems and Rhymes Around the World, containing an African Death chant, is found at the scene of the cases he investigates. Having read the chant aloud, he quickly realizes the lethal power of the words. As he fights against its powerful grip, which has turned him into a serial killer, he enlists the aid of some eccentric compatriots who vow to rid every library and bookstore of the deadly text before further lives are jeopardized. But what begins as a crusade to save lives soon becomes the ultimate game of cat and mouse, as they uncover the truth about the rhyme and are hunted by the force holding Streator captive.

Newsday hails Palahniuk as "one of the freshest, most intriguing voices to appear in a long time." Richard Poe's powerful narration expertly captures every tormented detail of this paranormal thriller.

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Listening Length	7 hours and 15 minutes
Author	Chuck Palahniuk
Narrator	Richard Poe
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Audible.com Release Date	January 07, 2005
Publisher	Recorded Books
Program Type	Audiobook
Version	Unabridged
Language	English
ASIN	B0007OB5J4
Best Sellers Rank	#61,493 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals) #2,399 in Horror Fiction #2,752 in Literary Fiction (Audible Books & Originals) #11,102 in Horror Literature & Fiction

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Compelling in the best worst ways.

Reviewed in the United States on September 17, 2015

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Like all of Palahnuik's books, I was sad yet relieved when this one ended. Each book I read from him is my new favorite. It's hard to say if this is darker than his others but it had parts where I literally grimaced, winced, tensed up, and shuddered. I started this book on a Tuesday night and had it finished by lunchtime on Wednesday - I just couldn't put it down. I don't like saying his stories have "a twist" because each page is pretty much another turn, another spiral, another unending row of antiqued furniture in a maze of a wholesale warehouse - or a curving, twisted spell in an ancient grimoire. He doesn't pull Sixth Sense "ahas" at the end; rather, each character has their own arc that you never see coming. This book took a lot out of me emotionally and it was worth every second.

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It's a great, mysterious tale that gives thought to the power ...

Reviewed in the United States on April 25, 2017

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I've been a fan of Chuck Palahniuk for about 14 years now. I've read this book before, but needed to add it to my collection.
It's a great, mysterious tale that gives thought to the power of words. Like all Palahniuk books, it's full of twists and turns, yet has a dark comedic feel. I would definitely recommend this book to any fan.

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Mrs. Hamilton

A Fast-Paced, Thrilling Read

Reviewed in the United States on December 4, 2006

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Lullaby is a fast read, full of magic and movement. The premise is unique and it captures the reader's attention with ease. The book moves as quickly as its characters. His charatcer, Carl, Helen, Oyster and Mona, are full bodied but different to each other in ways that complement each other.

In true Palahniuk style, it is an allegory, but it is not so obvious that the reader is distracted. His style is smooth, yet somehow choppy, so Palahnuik fans will get their dose of his writing through this book.

The story is a powerful one, and I recommend this book highly to those looking for a 24 hour fix.

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Cass J. McMain

So good. So very, very good.

Reviewed in the United States on August 3, 2018

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Where has this man been? Every book I buy is better than the last book. I want to scream; I could have been reading all of this years ago, and now here I am, so late to the party.

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Kanvis

One of his best books and great for anyone looking for a great ...

Reviewed in the United States on February 28, 2018

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One of his best books and great for anyone looking for a great thriller mystery from a new author. Great read. Read this one multiple times now with many more to come.

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Reviewed in the United States on June 3, 2022

1000000% worth ut

Reviewed in the United States on June 13, 2016

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Best book ever! I loved it....because of this book I am flying all the way from Wichita Kansas to meet the infamous Chuck Palahnuik in California. I am beyond excited, although I wish that he'd test my nerves and read Guts. I want to see how many people would pass out. I'd like to live a day inside the mind of Chuck.

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Bri Marie

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2018

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Great book

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An interesting narrative, but one which does too little with its brilliant premise

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 9, 2014

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What attracted me to this novel is its incredibly interesting concept. By taking the idea that words can hurt and amplifying it to create a lullaby that can kill, Palahniuk finds a compellingly imaginative way to explore Western culture in the media age, as well the abuse of power. However, I was left with the impression that the story had failed to live up to its potential. Palahniuk undoubtedly expands upon the power of words and sounds in clever ways, and his brief envisioning of a world dramatically altered by widespread knowledge of a song that can kill is fascinating and thought-provoking. After being tantalised with such big, darkly intriguing ideas it was slightly disappointing to find that the narrative's focus became a series of repetitive chapters depicting a road trip in which the protagonist and three other characters attempt to find and destroy all books containing the fatal lullaby. The novel has its impressive aspects, such as the distinctive voice of narrator Carl Streator, which allows the reader to peer directly into his mind, with all its humorously idiosyncratic (if sometimes irritating) thought patterns. It is just unfortunate that the author brushes over some of his most interesting ideas in favour of portraying unnecessary gruesome scenes, and furthermore creates a world which is a little difficult to get a grasp of because it contains too many unlinked far-fetched occurrences.

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Lullabye

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 21, 2012

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Brilliant book! Definitely recognisable as Chuck's writing in the extremes and the thoughts that he allows his characters to think. This was a brilliant book that I couldn't put down and I would recommend it without hesitation to anyone! This was about a newspaper reporter writing an article about cot deaths, who make an unusual discovery of a pattern in some of those that he is investigating. He takes this investigation further and becomes embroiled in his own story of murder and magic; as he meets up with Helen, a flamboyant estate agent whose behaviour is more than just eccentric. Helen leads the report further into the investigation than he ever thought possible and their lives take on a new direction of sought-after worldy power, which soon becomes too much for him to handle. Just when you thought it couldn't get any better, Chuck adds another twist to the plot. This story may appear an unbelievable plot on the surface, but it leaves you wondering about your own children's bedtime rituals!

BenW

Great concept, underwhelmed by the execution

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 24, 2013

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The concept of this book is fantastic. Imagine a world in which words had the power to control life and death. The author's style however, whilst apparently revered, wasn't to my taste. I would have liked a book that would have further explored the concept of the power of words, rather than some rather lengthy and seemingly irrelevant descriptions that added nothing to the book.

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Nikki

It’s a book!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 11, 2019

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Perfect condition. Fast delivery. Obviously the content is personal choice - my daughters favourite author so found the book superb

Chloe M

Love Chuck Palahniuk

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 23, 2017

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Love Chuck Palahniuk, and once again he's written a great book! Loved the whole premise of it, the characters were so well written and the ending was just what I wanted without knowing! So good!!

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