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Summary: Amazing
Review: After watching such a great movie I became interested in what the book was like, wow as always...it was better than the movie. Now I want to read all of Mr. Palaniuck's books. I just read this last week, so this week I bought Invisible Monsters, hope it's good to, and so far it's even better. Amazing book and from what I have read, an amazing author.
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Summary: Absolutely Mind-blowing
Review: In his stunning debut novel, Fight Club, Chuck Palahniuk takes a deep, hard look at today's twenty and thirty-somethings and wonders where in this generation is the blood and thunder that once caused human beings to topple empires and stage revolutions. "You have a class of young, strong men and women and they want to give their lives to something," remarks Fight Club's nameless narrator, "Advertising has these people chasing cars and clothes they don't need. Generations have been working in jobs they hate, just so they can buy what they don't really need."This dark, brooding young man becomes woefully unsatisfied with his consumer-lifestyle and soon develops strange neurosis. He attends support groups for diseases with which he is not afflicted and restlessly travels from airport to airport, just for the pleasure of waking-up in a different place each day. Then he meets Tyler Durden. Tyler becomes his drinking buddy and eventually his roommate when a mysterious explosion destroys the narrator's condominium. "I want you to do me a favor," the mysterious, charismatic and outspoken Tyler declares one day, "I want you to hit me as hard as you can." The narrator is at first apprehensive at such an odd request but Tyler determinedly insists. The punch opens the door for all of the narrator's darker impulses. Soon after, he and Tyler found Fight Club, a weekly, underground gathering where young men vent their frustrations in brutal, one-on-one brawls. "After a night at fight club, everything in the real world gets the volume turned down," the narrator states, "Nothing can piss you off, your word is law, and if other people break the law or question you, even that doesn't piss you off." Soon Fight Club develops an almost religious following among unhappy, unloved, understimulated young men. Under Tyler's command Project Mayhem, an all-out anarchistic terrorist group braches from Fight Club. As Project Mayhem's activities become more violent and prolific, the narrator is worried how far Tyler will go and who this abrasive street-guru truly is. Fight Club is the most comprehensive, thought-provoking and well-written novel to explore violent behavior since A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess, if not ever. Mr. Palahniuk obviously underwent extensive contemplation of the emptiness and frivolity of today's society and how it has caged and choked mankind's more dark, aggressive instincts. "We are the middle children of history, raised by television to believe that someday we'll be millionaires and movie stars and rock stars, but we won't. And we're just learning this fact. So don't f-ck with us," declares Tyler. Fight Club captures the very essence of soulless consumer culture bursting at the seams, unleashing an onslaught of chaos, brutality and passion.
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Summary: Fight Club the Great
Review: Ever notice that if you're forced to read something, it bores you? But if you want to read something, you'll get it done quicker. Then there's that category where if a book really interests you, you'll finish it in two days and recommend it to your High School Sophomore brother who is failing English and hates to read, but you convince him to read it and actually does and loves it! That's where Fight Club stands. I've read a lot of reviews about the movie and the book where the critic says "this is a story about this guy Jack". No! His name is not Jack! He is simply the narrator. Palahniuk decided to leave the narrator nameless to convey the hidden psychological background of the story, hidden beneath the richly textured philosophy that he's trying to bring to light. In the book, the narrator reads a "Reader's Digest" magazine where there are 1st person articles written "by" a person's bodily organs. In the movie, "I am Jack's colon." In the book, "I am Joe's broken heart." I just wanted to clear up that confusion. Fight Club is the tale of two men who are looking for a way to reach bottom. Self-destruction. Only when you lose everything are you free to do anything. The narrator, works as a car company's recall coordinator. A times B times C is equal to x. Tyler Durden, he only works night jobs because of his nature. He's a projectionist, clipping snipits of porn into family entertainment. He also works as a waiter. The guerilla waiter. Urinating in richest of rich persons' soup. The narrator is plagued by insomnia, where everything in his world is a copy of a copy of a copy, there is no difference between falling asleep and being awake. He meets up with Tyler Durden and his life is changed. After the explosion and destruction of his condo and his materialistic world, it's all downhill from here. But losing what you consider your life, the objects that make you who you are, isn't that bad is it? Deliver me from Swedish Furniture! May I never be content! And so, the narrator meets Tyler Durden. But let's back up. The narrator goes to support groups for things like testicular cancer, bowel parasites, brain diseases, etc... Being able to let himself go in these places helps him get rid of his insomnia and sleep at night. But this world is crashed by a woman. Marla Singer... Marla. Marla. Marla. Marla, cigarette smoking, black hair, steals clothes and sells them to earn money, eats dead people's Meals on Wheels, that she accepts saying that they are in bed, the woman that invaded the narrator's peace. Faker. Liar. After Marla invades the narrator's world, he and Tyler start new support groups, fight clubs, where people who aren't afraid to lose it all go to beat the hell out of each other. This is their white ball of healing light. But that's not all. Tyler takes Fight Club to a whole new level, giving each member terrorist-style homework assignments that all somehow add to Tyler's master plan... that only he knows. These three characters are brought together in such a fashion that you'll be wondering what will happen next until the end, and of course, like the movie, the big surprise ending. I will warn you, the movie and the book are VERY different. The movie doesn't follow the book in chronological order and the endings are extremely different. I will recommend Fight Club to everyone. Even if you've seen the movie first, the book is definitely worth reading. After every chapter, your view of society will change. Maybe you'll want to follow in Tyler's footsteps, but you know it isn't possible. You are not a beautiful and unique snowflake. You know that everyone is materialistic to an extent, but Fight Club lets you see a world without any materialistic value. Bring 500 dollars in personal burial money. Only in death, do we all have names. Perhaps a fight should be scheduled between Ayn Rand and Chuck Palahniuk. You ARE unique! No you aren't. POW! I want you to hit me as hard as you can. Fight Club begins. My power animal is also a penguin. A drunken penguin. You thought they walked funny when they were sober. Slide. Crash. Slide again.
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Summary: WANT MORE PALAHNIUK
Review: if you don't already know about it, go here.....chuckpalahniuk.net
Rating:
Summary: This was decent but not earth shattering
Review: This book is very similar to the movie, at least I felt that it was. Not to say that they are carbon copies but I did not feel that there was that much more to be gotten out of the book that was not to be found in the movie. That being said if you have neither seen the movie nor read the book I would recommend the book over the movie as I found it more interesting and engaging. But overall this is not, by any means, essential reading just as the movie is not essential viewing. It is, however, entertaining and could provoke thought.
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Summary: beautiful
Review: Incredible, i would say i liked the movie more though. The movie has the advantage sometimes because it has sound and music, which really make fight club shine. The book is different from the movie in certain aspects and I do believe that you should read and watch it, then make your decision. Either way, fight club is one frigin amazing story.
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Summary: Read it to believe it
Review: Palahniuk has got to be my choice author, from everything I have read he's topped it. The book is even more in depth than the movie however both media were fairly similar besides a few switched lines. Actually it was remarkable how close the movie got to the book, I think that says something about how amazing the plot was by itself without being messed with. My recommendation: watch the movie once; it'll give you an intro to the characters, the mood, and the setting. Watch the movie a second time; that'll let you see the more humorous side to the movie and the overlooked scenes. Now read the book; it will take you by surprise how the book is formatted, I now prefer this style.
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Summary: FIGHT CLUB IS THE BEST BOOK I HAVE READ SINCE JURASSIC PARK!
Review: Two words THE BEST.It is extremelly original and stylish.Fight Club is definately one of the best books I have ever read! When I saw the movie I was extremelly surprised on how close it followed the book.It is superb and cannot be outdone.I know this because Tyler knows this.I was speaking through Tylers mouth.I know if you read Fight Club you to will know this because Tyler knows this!
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Summary: One of the best movies around, but...
Review: this is the book. I didn't like the book when I read it, and listening to it dosen't make it any better!
The best Chuck Palahniuk is 'Invisable Monsters'.
Read it!
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Summary: Depressing In A Fun Way
Review: I gotta admit, I saw the movie way before I even knew it was a book. Right after I saw the movie I saw the book in the bookstore and just thought it was one of those cheesey books that are based on the movie. Boy was I wrong. The movie follows this book pretty close; about as close as any movie follows the book its based on. The story follows a dis-enchanted guy who meets a talented stranger on a nude beach: enter Tyler Durden. Our main character soon moves in with Durden and they start Fight Club which is basically an excuse for guys to beat the crap out of each other. Fight Club soon escalates into Project Mayhem, which is composed of various "committees" such as the Mischief Committe and the Assault Committee. I'll let you find out what each of those committee's does. Pretty much if you've seen the movie you know what the book's all about. The book has a couple of differences that would make it an entertaining read. Its also a good jumping-off spot for launching yourself into Palahniuk's other books.
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