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mikathereviewer 's review for:
Fight Club
by Chuck Palahniuk
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I watched the film — I loved it.
I read the book now — I loved it too.
I seem to always enjoy a certain aspect this book included. Mostly I saw it in films before, but I now know that I seem to like reading about them as well. Each time it's a different experience even if it looks like the same on the surface, as each character has their own motive and backstory as to why they became the way they were. So yes, it might seem like it's always the same if one watched or read enough about it, but it's always a unique experience for me.
Seeing how Tyler developed just like in the film in his own unique self, was very exciting for me to see. The plot twist of the story was great and unexpected. Even when I watched the film I had the feeling like there is something odd but the kind of odd that I couldn't quite describe and then boom — plot twist. I think the book was even better in hiding that plot twist than the films (I mean mainly the dialogues). Internal conflicts are also easier to understand in a book than in a film (for me at least) and I was able to finally come to a conclusion what issue the protagonist probably was facing. Seeing how much the protagonist struggled to free himself from social norms and society as a whole was intriguing. I wanted to see more and more of how he was dealing with all of this and what he was going to do next.
The plot is very unique and something I never saw before. You can't compare this book with any other media in a too precise way as this book is really standing out from the rest. One of my favourite parts is how the main character developed as the story progressed. Just like I watched the film I was trying to find out how the protagonist feeled and if my theory about what is going on (the one I developed when I had watched the film) is still the same and if I can confirm it even better now. I really wanted to know everything about the protagonist there was to know about, I wanted to understand him.
The ending differed from the film as the book was having an open ending but the film didn't (as far I remember at least). As I didn't remember that this happened in the film I was actually a bit surprised, but I liked that ending as it makes me able to make up my own ending about the protagonist.
This book felt like a psychological thriller and the narrator was so unreliable that one might start questioning ones own reality while reading. The writing style emphasises this even more as it changes the perspective from first to third person so often that it feels like the narrator is indecisive. The complexity in the writing style that either repeats things as if they are very important (which they usually aren't) or by putting you in a situation before you even know where you are and what the protagonist is doing (mainly at the start) makes it sometimes hard to understand what is happening and it feels like you can't really trust anything the narrator tells you.
I saw some people complaining about the writing style, but I think it fits this story as it reflects the state the protagonist is in quite well.
If you want to read a psychological thriller with an unreliable narrator, lots of metaphors (which talk about social norms and the society as a whole) and great character development, then I do believe that this book might be just to your liking.
I enjoyed this book a lot and the best part is that I might still not understand everything and that I could re-watch or re-read it to understand it even better. It's like solving a puzzle, it's fun to bring the pieces together and see how they look like together and it's even better when you finally see the whole picture.
I read the book now — I loved it too.
I seem to always enjoy a certain aspect this book included. Mostly I saw it in films before, but I now know that I seem to like reading about them as well. Each time it's a different experience even if it looks like the same on the surface, as each character has their own motive and backstory as to why they became the way they were. So yes, it might seem like it's always the same if one watched or read enough about it, but it's always a unique experience for me.
Seeing how Tyler developed just like in the film in his own unique self, was very exciting for me to see. The plot twist of the story was great and unexpected. Even when I watched the film I had the feeling like there is something odd but the kind of odd that I couldn't quite describe and then boom — plot twist. I think the book was even better in hiding that plot twist than the films (I mean mainly the dialogues). Internal conflicts are also easier to understand in a book than in a film (for me at least) and I was able to finally come to a conclusion what issue the protagonist probably was facing. Seeing how much the protagonist struggled to free himself from social norms and society as a whole was intriguing. I wanted to see more and more of how he was dealing with all of this and what he was going to do next.
The plot is very unique and something I never saw before. You can't compare this book with any other media in a too precise way as this book is really standing out from the rest. One of my favourite parts is how the main character developed as the story progressed. Just like I watched the film I was trying to find out how the protagonist feeled and if my theory about what is going on (the one I developed when I had watched the film) is still the same and if I can confirm it even better now. I really wanted to know everything about the protagonist there was to know about, I wanted to understand him.
The ending differed from the film as the book was having an open ending but the film didn't (as far I remember at least). As I didn't remember that this happened in the film I was actually a bit surprised, but I liked that ending as it makes me able to make up my own ending about the protagonist.
This book felt like a psychological thriller and the narrator was so unreliable that one might start questioning ones own reality while reading. The writing style emphasises this even more as it changes the perspective from first to third person so often that it feels like the narrator is indecisive. The complexity in the writing style that either repeats things as if they are very important (which they usually aren't) or by putting you in a situation before you even know where you are and what the protagonist is doing (mainly at the start) makes it sometimes hard to understand what is happening and it feels like you can't really trust anything the narrator tells you.
I saw some people complaining about the writing style, but I think it fits this story as it reflects the state the protagonist is in quite well.
If you want to read a psychological thriller with an unreliable narrator, lots of metaphors (which talk about social norms and the society as a whole) and great character development, then I do believe that this book might be just to your liking.
I enjoyed this book a lot and the best part is that I might still not understand everything and that I could re-watch or re-read it to understand it even better. It's like solving a puzzle, it's fun to bring the pieces together and see how they look like together and it's even better when you finally see the whole picture.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Sexual content, Police brutality, Stalking, Abortion