Fight Club: A Novel
Chuck Palahniuk showed himself to be his generation's most visionary satirist in this, his first book. Fight Club's estranged narrator leaves his lackluster job when he comes under the thrall of Tyler Durden, an enigmatic young man who holds secret after-hours boxing matches in the basements of bars. There, two men fight "as long as they have to." This is a gloriously original work that exposes the darkness at the core of our modern world.
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Well written - I read after I watched the movie - but I had issues with the POV and the prose…
Still, a worthwhile read!
I have read this book, clearly knowing and in awe of the film first. I definitely carried to voice of Edward Norton and Brad Pitt in my mind with oddly, Marla pictured and voiced differently in my head than the movie. The author writes the plot similar to how the movie is laid out but with a bit less intensity. This novel's noir satire drama is still great as it plays out. Even with knowing the ending, I liked it to the end as the author gives a bit more insight to the unconscious mind of the protagonist.
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