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Dövüş Kulübü by Elif Özsayar, Chuck Palahniuk

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vsalvv's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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sidekicksam's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

The first rule of fight club is you don’t talk about fight club.

I think this line has become legendary, mostly through the cult-status the movie adaptation has gotten over the years. I have seen the movie myself before, and decided to give the book a go after having it for a few years.

I’m unsure of what I think of the book. Though I appreciated it, I am very sure I was not part of the target audience. Also, I could not let the twist from the movie go (iykyk) and that affected the reading experience so much for me, that I found it difficult to read and love the book as much as I would had I not known the outcome.

The writing style was engaging throughout though, and though it was published mid-90’s, most issues addressed are still relevant today.

If you have not seen the movie yet (how?) I would recommend you start with the book. If you have seen the movie but are better at letting things go than I am, you will also appreciate this.

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amyayeme's review against another edition

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dark tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

0.5

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beccam22's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

If this hasn’t been spoiled go in blind. The first rule of fight club is you don’t talk about fight club

I read the addition with Chucks afterword after the movie was made and popular and I think him describing what he made was the modern Great Gatsby fair but once I knew the “twist” I was calling it Jackle and Hyde meets Clockwork Orange.

It was a little jarring at first not having dialogue indicated as dialogue but it really added to the story when you understood it was the same person. I’m not a huge fan of the troupe of using mental illness, specifically DID, as a twist or demonize a character for having it but I think this was done well.

Another thing Chuck mentions in the afterword is writing in a jarring/shifting manner to disorientate the reader but giving just enough grounding points to keep the reader going and this was done exceptionally. I mentioned this to someone early on when I was reading this and for a debut this was so surprising how well written it was.

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