Palahniuk is most notably known for his novel Fight Club. Has anyone here read any of his other novels? In my opinion, he possesses one of the more unique voices within contemporary literature. I found his latest novel, Rant, to be thematically compelling.
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I'm sure someone has - or perhaps if you give us all a bit more info about him and the books he's written, you'll inspire some of us to give him a try.
Perhaps you'll nominate a book by him for the reading circle next month?

Kell said:I'm sure someone has - or perhaps if you give us all a bit more info about him and the books he's written, you'll inspire some of us to give him a try.

Fight Club blew me away when I first read it. It's one of those books that I was so glad I had the chance to pick up. Though it was mainly centered around young/middle-aged men and their dissatisfaction with their place in society, it really spoke to me. I think alot of what Palahniuk says in Fight Club can apply to anyone living today. It's not only the story, but the way it was written. There were so many punchy one-liners in that book! :mrgreen:

I eagerly picked up his other books as they came out, but none of them came close (IMO) to Fight Club. I did enjoy Invisible Monsters and Survivor, but I don't think I even finished Choke or Lullaby. I haven't bothered to pick up his most recent ones.

I would like to give his other books another go, to see whether I feel differently about them now. I honestly don't think he could top Fight Club...but that's just my opinion, of course.

Father Author said:Yes! Thank you for your reply. Fight Club was an instant classic. It will absolutely be utilized within classroom settings in the future, although, I've noticed that it has already begun to pop up in some university curriculum's already.

angerball said:Ok, you've sold me. :mrgreen: I did see it in the library a few times, but always hesitated picking it up, because I wasn't too keen on his other recent books. Once I get through my current load of books, I'll definitely give it a go.

I read 'Fight Club' and I thought it was amazing, I have not read any of his other books, but I have always planned to. x

I've only read Survivor so far although i have Diary and Haunted still to read.
I thought it was really good as an introduction to him. A neat attention grabber was the way that chapters were numbered in reverse order as he counted down to the end of his story. Chucks writing style is very short, choppy sentences however i laughed out loud a good few times whilst reading the book. Although i think the actual plot maybe a little more relevant to Americans (home of the tel-evangelist) the book still has a point to make about sanitising religion, making it appeal to the lowest common denominator (albums, action figures, books etc)
I would definitely recommend the book to anyone on the fence about Mr Palahniuk.

Palahniuk is one of my favorite writers.
I think that his books are for strong stomachs, especially "Haunted" (in Italy the title is "Cavie" literally translated in english "Cavy").
I read:
Fight club
Haunted
Survivor
choke
I counsel starting with Fight Club...
Palahniuk is a writer who should be first understood and then read :lol:
He describes our society to perfection!

I've read Fight Club, Lullaby, and Choke... I plan on slowly making my way through the Palahniuk canon. I dig his style.