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Madison, the daughter of a narcissistic film star and a billionaire, is left at her Swiss boarding school during Christmas while her parents chase new projects. She dies of a marijuana overdose and finds herself in Hell. There she is forced to share a cell with a diverse group of young sinners—a cheerleader, a jock, a nerd, and a punk rocker. Together, they must face their fates in a grim, satirical version of a detention movie, reflecting themes of excess, identity, and the afterlife.
First publish date: 2011
Genre: Humorous Fiction/Comic Satire
Authors: Chuck Palahniuk
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