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I love this book and the film. The premises of the story are original and paint an interesting picture of the plight of modern man. Nicholas R.W. Henning - Australian Author
My son loves Chuck Palahniuk I bought this as a Christmas gift. He enjoyed it very much.
there's not much to say, Fight Club has been my own personal Bible for ever since the first time i heard about it. it will turn your world upside down. it's a great book (and a great movie) so owning a copy of it is something i consider necessary for all those who feel they need a breath of fresh air in today's world of forced comfort, convenience and promoted dumbed-down-to-consuming lifestyle. if you haven't read it - read it. now about the product: again, Amazon holds the number one position in offering the best deals. this was just what i wanted, used but in great condition, travel size and very cheap.
The book is humorous in spots, but its description is spartan, and its postmodern tone can be stifling at times. Therefore, I can't tell you what I think of this book." But then I realized that would be a cop-out. I was tempted to have my review consist of the following: "The first rule about Fight Club is you don't talk about Fight Club. Yet the book works. As good as this book is, as original and satiric and insightful and artful as Palahniuk's words and vision are, I'm nearly at a loss to specify what it is I like about this book or why I like it. The main narrative gimmick (if you haven't read the book or seen the movie yet--STOP READING NOW)--the unreliable narrator who doesn't realize he has split his personality in two and developed an anarchic identity that seeks to subvert and destroy modern culture--is certainly clever, but it doesn't necessarily make the characters likeable (which, I suspect, Palahniuk was not trying to do in the first place), and the plot isn't especially engaging. I'm eager to read Palahniuk's other novels and see his development as a writer. "Fight Club" is a heck of a first novel, and I'm dying to see what Palahniuk's done next.
Nice condition. I immediately dove into this book. Loved the movie, looking forward to finishing the book.
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