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Chuck Palahniuk - Fight Club: A Novel
39 reviews
Price Range:
$4.00 to $19.00
In a confusing world poised on the brink of mayhem, Tyler Durden, a projectionist, waiter, and anarchic genius, comes up with an idea to create clubs in which young men can escape their humdrum existence and prove themselves in barehanded fights.
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39 Reviews from Epinions.com
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Pros: An absolutely brilliant debut.
Cons: I didn't want it to end.
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I am a beautiful and unique snowflake. Read More
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Pros: nihilistic, weird, relevant, compelling, well-written
Cons: none (might cause raised testosterone levels and a tendency towards mayhem)
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Sums up the existential angst of a generation, and proceeds to beat it to a pulp. Good stuff. Read More
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Pros: Unique tone & Voice; Engaging; Interesting style; Thought-provoking ideas
Cons: Short read
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Awesome but short read. Read the book that had started a cultural revolution when it was released. Read More
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Pros: Chuck Palahniuk knows how to depict a dark future of the world with black humor, white-knuckle suspense, pithy observations, and ingenius plot twists.
Cons: Some of the things in here are in bad taste, such as Marla Singer's mother.
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Pros: A brilliant story with masterfully written characters makes this a most pleasurable read.
Cons: There are graphic scenes of violence that are not for the faint of heart.
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Pros: Gripping, funny, keeps you guessing, great for more than one reading, incredibly smart
Cons: Can be considered an anarchists cookbook, violent
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This is the most incredible book I have ever read. It's smart, funny, and brutally uncompromising, which are things you don't see very often in novels. Read More
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Pros: darkly comic, intelligent, a brilliant satire on EVERYTHING...
Cons: hang on, I'm going to read it again to see if there is any...
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It's a fairly short book, and therefore not too expensive, so go ahead and buy it... besides, you'll want to own it after reading it, anyway... Read More
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Pros: beautiful character development and wonderful use of language to further the book along.
Cons: Rather violent in places, language use makes it a bit hard to follow in places
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Fight Club brings back character development and the use of language to further a book along back into the realm of writers and is a must read. Read More
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Pros: Vivid description, shocking action, genius twists of plot
Cons: Not all the great details got into the film
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