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I first read this in 2009. With this 2025 re-read, I'm struck by how GenX this novel is: disillusion with/suspicion of consumerism, a desire for real experiences, a sense of impending doom not recognized by those in power, a desire for community if for no other reason than to have people to have a beer with while we watched the world burn. 2025 turns out to be a great time for a re-read and a reminder that stability isn't a given.

#two4tuesday on Wednesday

1. Hm, several things, but mostly the political BS.

2. Tagged + the movie Office Space

And here we go, #FrightClub !! This is our first team game. Unlimited points. Just tag a book in the comments that has something in common with the book before it! #HauntedShelf

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#Wardens2014 #ReadAway2024 #BookSpinBingo

I‘ve been wanting to watch the movie forever but figured I‘d read the book first. After only 45 minutes in & I really have no idea why. #Next

The worst job in the whole world must be recycling toilet paper.

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Darkly satirical, macho, and dogmatic comes anarchy personified, Tyler Durden, raging against consumer culture and class stratification with napoleonic savagery. Mindless, respectable drones become mutinous guerillas amongst sardonic undertones and hypnotic prose. I had zero expectations when I chose this book, having not seen the film, and was promptly knocked off my feet. Mind blown. Excuse me while I collect my jaw off the floor. Incredible!

Ep. 19: https://bit.ly/3puNbn0 - - Chuck Palahniuk, Fight Club #mindduckbooks #podcast #book #quote #Snow #Country #Yasunari #Kawabata #classic #japanese #literature #mind #duck #books

#IdiomInsight #DownForTheCount

4✨

I've seen the movie a million times, so when I saw the audio was available I had to give it a try. I was not disappointed!
Fast paced, thrilling and almost as good as the movie.
Yes, I liked the movie better, especially the ending 😄 But mostly the movie adaptation sticks to the book. Only a few deviation.

@Clwojick #Pantone2023 #Persimmon #FireyRed

Ep. 19: https://bit.ly/3bLXKea - - Chuck Palahniuk, Fight Club #mindduckbooks #podcast #book #quote #fight #club #chuck #palahniuk

It was a quick and fun read. Loved the movie as well.

Writing is very fast-paced and witty.

Really enjoyed this book as it gives us an interesting look at humanity. Talking about how people can become influenced in an ideology. Also a lot about human connection and how important it is for a person. Overall enjoyed this one and can see why people really enjoy it

Fast pace and more dramatic than the movie

Check out our discussion on the mind duck books podcast

https://bit.ly/3yPzZtE

Both Paolo and Paul joined on this one to discuss the book that the famous movie is based on. We talk about what Chuck Palahniuk likes to do in his free time, talk about Fight club comic books – Fight Club 2 and 3. We also look at Fight Club 4 the children‘s book and finally look at the connection to Mr. Robot.

My little book haul today. I‘m so excited to change my classics over to hardbacks, even though it has been a search to find them.

#June11th #DNF #BookMoods #FightClub

Went out for cocktails and Vietnamese food again 💕 this time with Sarah who I'll be cat sitting for over the next couple of weeks.

The fight club cocktail came with edible soap (basically a sherbert ice cube) 🍸🍹

My plan is to make my way through the entire menu over the next few months 😄💅

#SavvySettings @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs

Although I prefer the ending of the book to the movie, I thoroughly enjoyed both of these and each features the main character in a #Skyscraper.

Sometimes you should read books that make you uncomfortable and this one definitely fits the bill.

The first rule of fight club is you don‘t talk about fight club. I‘ll follow the rules and leave you with this Haiku instead:

Noir novel that
Is unsettling at times
Worth the time to read

#BookCoverChallenge
Day 115.
Here I will note 365 books (or as many as I will have before I get tired) that have shaped my taste in literature. No explanations, no reviews. Just the cover of the book.
I do not challenge anyone. You are all welcome to take part.

Palahniuk prose were riviting, and although I knew the plot I was still intrigued by the unpredictable narrator. I was curious to see how things would unfold in print form and for the most part the movie follows the book pretty accurately. This is a rare case where I enjoyed the movie more actually. This one fell somewhere in the middle for me. It's definitely one of thoes books that wont be for everyone. #bookreview

Certainly not a pleasant read, but I‘ve been curious about Chuck Palahniuk for years. I can‘t quite give the book an enthusiastic pick, but it was inventive and will stay with me for a while. 3* out of 5 (I have not seen the movie.)

Couldn‘t decide what to read next, so I decided to re-read this. Didn‘t quite pack the same punch (what the hell ever does?) and I found it extremely hard to read now without seeing it as a prophecy in which everything came true except the liberation.

#athinsliceofanxiety #fightclub

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@Eggs
#ConflictedWorlds

Day 30 - #Anger

Sometimes I would like to join a club like this to vent my anger 😅

I finally got around to reading this, and while it wasn't great for my insomnia it was an excellent read and an entirely original story.

This book was dark, gritty and twisted. I really enjoyed reading this classic though I would advise that it's pretty pessimistic and brutally honest about some dark topics. I liked the plot and the anger and perception of the world from our main characters, though I did find it confusing at times until the end with the massive plot twists. The writing style was odd as the conversations aren't written like normal, but I loked the originality of it.

"We are not special.
We are not crap or trash, either.
We just are.
We just are, and what happens just happens."

"The first rule about fight club is you don't talk about fight club"

This quote is pretty cool.

A short classic. One of those I liked it as a teen and wondered if it‘d stand…I was wildly uncomfortable reading a good chunk of it, but the overall critique herein benefits from the graphic language imo. Some of Palahniuk‘s later work felt like he was being crass just for the sake of it, shocking readers for no good reason. But not this one! What a ride. Eager to reread some of his other books now!

#2021 #ReRead

Assurdo la mia vita

I'm breaking the first rule - I'm going to talk about Fight Club! This was an interesting read. I saw the movie years ago and remembered the twist, which was unfortunate because I would have liked to have experienced the surprise while reading it. However, even knowing what happens, the way Palahniuk artfully weaves his web of in your face deception is fascinating. A great study in unreliable narrators for writers and entertaining to boot!

“Only after disaster can we be resurrected. It‘s only after you‘ve lost everything that you‘re free to do anything. Nothing is static, everything is evolving, everything is falling apart.” Chuck Palahniuk, Fight Club

#QuotsyMar21 #Disaster #ChuckPalahniuk #FightClub

#QuotsyMar21 Day 11: #Disaster

#floridalife 🌞 🏝 💦

Here we go...first book of 2021!

Good

I mean... I would talk about Fight Club, but you know, the first rule and all... 😉 (Quarantine book #42; read a book by a queer writer)

Spectacular, far and away so much better than the movie. They are, in fact so different that I now consider them two different pieces of work/narrative.
Fight Club is a novel for broken men. Men who feel like they have no one to talk to, no one to expose their weaknesses to......it's a commentary on emotional maintenance and I loved it.

The first rule of Fight Club is: You do not talk about Fight Club.

For the first time in a long time I completed my GoodReads Challenge. Book #52 was Fight Club. Still trying to process how I feel about this one.

I'm super excited to say that I completed my GoodReads Challenge early. 🎉🎉🎉

The Fight Club is one of the books that I never had a plan of reading. I saw the movie first and the desire to read the source material never developed. But a library sale happened and now it's on my physical #TBR so I'm #currentlyreading

@MaleficentBookDragon once again you have sent me a great #LMPBC package! Thank you so much for the books, candy, coffee, and seasons 1 and 2 of The Strain! You are awesome!
@Avanders @Bklover @BethM

The first rule of Fight Club is you don‘t talk about Fight Club.

This book was sent by a loving friend. I cannot believe how many reads I have gotten in the mail over the summer. I am forever grateful. This one was a nice surprise and a pretty comical read. I have to say I enjoyed it quite a bit more than I thought I would. I almost didn't read it but I'm glad I did.

A big thank you @erzascarletbookgasm !!! Got this wonderful surprise in the mail yesterday. So excited! #bookmail #litsylove #jb

#saved #springintoreading