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* FaceStealer: [[spoiler: Brandy looks exactly like the narrator before she was disfigured.]]

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* FaceStealer: [[spoiler: Brandy [[spoiler:Brandy looks exactly like the narrator before she was disfigured.]]



* NoNameGiven: The narrator, until the very end. [[spoiler: It's Shannon [=MacFarland=], if you're curious.]]

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* NoNameGiven: The narrator, until the very end. [[spoiler: It's [[spoiler:It's Shannon [=MacFarland=], if you're curious.]]



** Brandy Alexander is [[spoiler: Shane, the narrator's brother, who never died from AIDS]].
** Brandy [[spoiler: isn't actually transgender because she isn't trying to transition. She just wants to destroy herself]].
** Manus [[spoiler: is Seth, who is actually gay and only likes the narrator because she looks exactly like Shane. Seth was also the one who molested him and gave him an STD]].
** Evie is actually [[spoiler: transgender, and knew Brandy through a transgender support group]]. And Brandy has known all of this from the beginning.
** The narrator, [[spoiler: Shannon [=MacFarland=]]]? [[spoiler: She shot herself in the face. It's all her fault]].

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** Brandy Alexander is [[spoiler: Shane, [[spoiler:Shane, the narrator's brother, who never died from AIDS]].
** Brandy [[spoiler: isn't [[spoiler:isn't actually transgender because she isn't trying to transition. She just wants to destroy herself]].
** Manus [[spoiler: is [[spoiler:is Seth, who is actually gay and only likes the narrator because she looks exactly like Shane. Seth was also the one who molested him and gave him an STD]].
** Evie is actually [[spoiler: transgender, [[spoiler:transgender, and knew Brandy through a transgender support group]]. And Brandy has known all of this from the beginning.
** The narrator, [[spoiler: Shannon [[spoiler:Shannon [=MacFarland=]]]? [[spoiler: She [[spoiler:She shot herself in the face. It's all her fault]].



* ThemeNaming: [[spoiler: Shane and Shannon.]]

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* ThemeNaming: [[spoiler: Shane [[spoiler:Shane and Shannon.]]
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* MaskingTheDeformity: The narrator wears veils to hide that she's missing her jaw because of being shot in the face during a drive-by shooting then having the remains [[NightmareFuel eaten by birds]]. [[spoiler:It's later revealed she actually [[AteHisGun shot herself]]]].
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%%* GagBoobs: Brandy Alexander.
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* AnachronicOrder: The first book jumps around frequently, but the ''[[UpdatedRerelease Remix]]'' version jumps around [[UpToEleven even more]] through a "choose your own adventure" type guidance you can optionally follow.[[note]]At the end of each chapter, the book notes "Now, please turn to chapter X" for if you want an alternative reading experience closer to what Palahniuk originally wanted (but was talked out of to prevent over-complicating the plot).[[/note]]

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* AnachronicOrder: The first book jumps around frequently, but the ''[[UpdatedRerelease Remix]]'' version jumps around [[UpToEleven even more]] more through a "choose your own adventure" type guidance you can optionally follow.[[note]]At the end of each chapter, the book notes "Now, please turn to chapter X" for if you want an alternative reading experience closer to what Palahniuk originally wanted (but was talked out of to prevent over-complicating the plot).[[/note]]
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* TheBlank: "''Birds ate my face.''"

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* %%* TheBlank: "''Birds ate my face.''"



* [[spoiler:DeathFakedForYou: The Rhea sisters fake Shane's death so Brandy Alexander can start her transition.]]

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* [[spoiler:DeathFakedForYou: The DeathFakedForYou: [[spoiler:The Rhea sisters fake Shane's death so Brandy Alexander can start her transition.]]



* DragQueen: The Rhea sisters.

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* %%* DragQueen: The Rhea sisters.



* FirstPersonSmartass
* GagBoobs: Brandy Alexander.

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* %%* FirstPersonSmartass
* %%* GagBoobs: Brandy Alexander.



* ScrewTheRulesImBeautiful: Brandy Alexander.

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* %%* ScrewTheRulesImBeautiful: Brandy Alexander.
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Sue Donym is a pseudonym that is very similar to the character's real name, not a Mary Sue name.


''Invisible Monsters'' is a 1999 novel by Creator/ChuckPalahniuk about a beautiful fashion model. Despite her awful past and family difficulties, [[SueDonym "Daisy St. Patience"]] continues to be widely successful, and even holds down a relationship with a handsome detective. That is, until [[FromBadToWorse everything goes to hell]] ''and her entire lower jaw is blown off in a drive-by shooting.''

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''Invisible Monsters'' is a 1999 novel by Creator/ChuckPalahniuk about a beautiful fashion model. Despite her awful past and family difficulties, [[SueDonym "Daisy St. Patience"]] Patience" continues to be widely successful, and even holds down a relationship with a handsome detective. That is, until [[FromBadToWorse everything goes to hell]] ''and her entire lower jaw is blown off in a drive-by shooting.''

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