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I think this was the novel that turned me into a die-hard Palahniuk fan. After reading Rant, I got all the Chuck the library had to offer. A gateway drug of a book.

lindseed's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

cklehughes68's review against another edition

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challenging dark medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Wasn't my cup of tea.

labunnywtf's review against another edition

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3.0

After Choke I said I was never going to read another Palahniuk book. But Fenie talked me into this one. I read four chapters while sitting in an adorable library in New York, and now I'm finishing it.

8-24 - Alright, my mind is officially fucked. I don't think I even understood what the hell happened in the last 40 pages or so.

This made up for Choke, by a long run. But I'm starting to wonder if the only reason I liked Fight Club is because I already had a general idea of what I was getting into because of the movie. The frenetic pace and total schizophrenic writing was so enjoyable, but would I have liked it if I didn't understand based on the movie?

Hmm.

Still not sure I'll read more Palahniuk books. But at least now I'm not ready to burn them.

moment2shine's review against another edition

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4.0

i love this man.

evilyreading's review against another edition

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funny informative mysterious reflective relaxing fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I love the diseases side of it, but I'm not too into cars. Still interested in his other books!

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el_thor's review against another edition

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3.0

Very good, very unique, but a little too much craziness for me. The farther out there it got, the more disenchanted I became. The ideas were great standing alone, but a little discombobulated when jammed together for me.

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