Skip to content
Book cover of Invisible Monsters
Invisible MonstersChuck Palahniuk

Characters in Invisible Monsters

5 characters, main characters first.

Main characters

  • Shannon McFarland

    The narrator, a former fashion model disfigured by a gunshot who tells her story out of order under several assumed names.

Supporting characters

  • Brandy Alexander

    A glamorous, self-invented trans woman the narrator meets in speech therapy, who gives her a new identity and takes her on the road.

  • Manus Kelley

    The narrator's ex-fiance, a former police officer who travels with her and Brandy.

  • Evie Cottrell

    The narrator's former best friend and fellow model, whose wedding opens the novel.

  • The Rhea Sisters

    Three drag queens who are Brandy's chosen family and pay for her surgeries.