rating: *****
You've seen the movie right? Come on, everyone's seen the movie! And, to be honest, I reckon most people that have read Chuck Palahniuk's debut cult classic novel probably saw the film first. Fight Club (the film) is basically one of my all-time-favourites; it's just so cool!
Now, because I'm such an advocate of "read the book" when it comes to movie adaptations, I'd been meaning to read Fight Club for some time (I mean, the film was released in 1999!) so when I saw a slightly battered copy in a charity shop while wandering through the high street in Portobello, I instantly knew I would end up owning it.
If you've seen the film, then I can't really tell you anything about the plot that you don't already know but for those of you that maybe haven't seen it, the basic gist is this: Our nameless protagonist starts up a club for men to basically beat the cr*p out of each other to escape their "consumer driven lives". The novel is written from the perspective of our narrator and, as the book goes on, we get to sit back and watch as he slowly loses his mind.
I feel it important to point out that this is definitely not an "easy read". If you're wanting something lighthearted, this might not be the book for you. Yes, it has lots of humorous elements but on the whole, Fight Club is a dark book filled with heavy messages and, at points, deeply depressing. Also, the narrative style itself is like nothing I've ever experienced before; fragmented and disjointed, it was quite difficult to "go with the flow" as it felt extremely turbulent with several elements overlapping one another.
But never mind all that! Go read it and make up your own mind!
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But never mind all that! Go read it and make up your own mind!
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