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A review by michaeljohnhalseartistry
Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk
4.0
I had kind of a weird experience with this book. When I first started it, I hated it. I didn't hate the storyline, or the characters, I hated the Palahniuk's writing style. The sort of stream of consciousness accented with short sentences, little punctuation, and straight to the point descriptions, and I think it was because I'm not used to that type of writing. I came from reading classical lit and fantasy, so at first it was kind of a shock to me.
But I never leave a book unread, and when it picked it up to continue, it was like I did a complete 180. I loved the writing style. I found it brash and punctuated and almost offensive, which matched the plot and theme of the book perfectly. I thought it was incredibly witty and sharp, and thought the whole stream of consciousness fit so well with the character and the plot. I don't know, maybe I was in a mood when I first picked it up or something, haha.
**SPOILERS**
I had seen the movie before, many times, and I actually liked the movie (but I'm a sucker for anything with Brad Pitt or Helena Bonham Carter). And with both the movie and the book, my reaction to the ending was a little lukewarm. If you've read some of my other reviews, you might know why, but if you haven't, I have this preference for characters to die in the end. And it was no different for this book. I really wanted the narrator to commit suicide in the end, but all he did was blow out his cheek. And it sort of came off like the character never got their big finale. They wimped out, and let Tyler Durden win. Yes, the narrator pulled the trigger on his own, making his first self-motivated move, but I didn't read this as a victory over Tyler, and I think all he did was give himself a grave period before Tyler's return.
Other than that, I loved the book, ended up loving the writing style, and I definitely have more Palahniuk novels on my to be read list now!
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But I never leave a book unread, and when it picked it up to continue, it was like I did a complete 180. I loved the writing style. I found it brash and punctuated and almost offensive, which matched the plot and theme of the book perfectly. I thought it was incredibly witty and sharp, and thought the whole stream of consciousness fit so well with the character and the plot. I don't know, maybe I was in a mood when I first picked it up or something, haha.
**SPOILERS**
I had seen the movie before, many times, and I actually liked the movie (but I'm a sucker for anything with Brad Pitt or Helena Bonham Carter). And with both the movie and the book, my reaction to the ending was a little lukewarm. If you've read some of my other reviews, you might know why, but if you haven't, I have this preference for characters to die in the end. And it was no different for this book. I really wanted the narrator to commit suicide in the end, but all he did was blow out his cheek. And it sort of came off like the character never got their big finale. They wimped out, and let Tyler Durden win. Yes, the narrator pulled the trigger on his own, making his first self-motivated move, but I didn't read this as a victory over Tyler, and I think all he did was give himself a grave period before Tyler's return.
Other than that, I loved the book, ended up loving the writing style, and I definitely have more Palahniuk novels on my to be read list now!
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FOR MORE BOOK REVIEWS, PHOTOS, AND MY OWN NOVEL SERIES, CHECK OUT MY BLOG:
www.michaeljohnhalse.wix.com/michaeljohnhalse