Author: Chuck Palahniuk

He's my absolute favorite author. I will always love Chuck, till the day I die.
I've read Diary, Choke, Invisible Monsters, Fight Club, Haunted, Fugitives and Refugees, and Lullaby.
I'm reading Survivor and Pygmy right now.

Cool thing is, he lives around my neck of the woods.

I've read Rant, Lullaby and Choke.
Rant was my favorite. I finished it and it was just like… whooaoaoaoaooa. Wait, what??

And then I immediately flipped the book back over to read it again. :XD

It's kind of funny, right after I read Rant I watched Donnie Darko, so I was in this whole mind fuck stage. I thought time travel was real for awhile because of those two combined. :tehe:

I finally got Pygmy. :crazy:
I'm only about five pages in, but I love it already. :tehe:

loverfayce:

I've read Rant, Lullaby and Choke.
Rant was my favorite. I finished it and it was just like… whooaoaoaoaooa. Wait, what??

And then I immediately flipped the book back over to read it again. :XD

It's kind of funny, right after I read Rant I watched Donnie Darko, so I was in this whole mind fuck stage. I thought time travel was real for awhile because of those two combined. :tehe:

I love Rant. It's my favorite Palahniuk novel. But I think it's something that you either love right off the bat, or you hate it. I've tried to get several friends (and my sister) to read it, but they've said that they simply can't get into the narrative. I get that though, the narrative in that story is kind of a hit or miss. If you're not into it, you just won't like the story.

But I seriously loved it. I love the characters and the plot twists and turns. I love the epiphanies and the 'oh shit' moments.

Audrey T.:

loverfayce:

I've read Rant, Lullaby and Choke.
Rant was my favorite. I finished it and it was just like… whooaoaoaoaooa. Wait, what??

And then I immediately flipped the book back over to read it again. :XD

It's kind of funny, right after I read Rant I watched Donnie Darko, so I was in this whole mind fuck stage. I thought time travel was real for awhile because of those two combined. :tehe:

I love Rant. It's my favorite Palahniuk novel. But I think it's something that you either love right off the bat, or you hate it. I've tried to get several friends (and my sister) to read it, but they've said that they simply can't get into the narrative. I get that though, the narrative in that story is kind of a hit or miss. If you're not into it, you just won't like the story.

But I seriously loved it. I love the characters and the plot twists and turns. I love the epiphanies and the 'oh shit' moments.

It took me awhile to get into the style of writing, but after I did, it was really interesting. Some parts were hilarious, like that part where it kept switching between Rant's family having dinner and Green's Field Notes… :XD

It was my first Palahniuk book, too, and I didn't really know what to expect. The style kind of weirded me out at first, but now that I've read some of his other stuff, I like it. With Lullaby and Choke, it's almost like that two guys could be that same person. The first-person narratives just sound the same, almost entirely the same.

loverfayce:

Audrey T.:

loverfayce:

I've read Rant, Lullaby and Choke.
Rant was my favorite. I finished it and it was just like… whooaoaoaoaooa. Wait, what??

And then I immediately flipped the book back over to read it again. :XD

It's kind of funny, right after I read Rant I watched Donnie Darko, so I was in this whole mind fuck stage. I thought time travel was real for awhile because of those two combined. :tehe:

I love Rant. It's my favorite Palahniuk novel. But I think it's something that you either love right off the bat, or you hate it. I've tried to get several friends (and my sister) to read it, but they've said that they simply can't get into the narrative. I get that though, the narrative in that story is kind of a hit or miss. If you're not into it, you just won't like the story.

But I seriously loved it. I love the characters and the plot twists and turns. I love the epiphanies and the 'oh shit' moments.

It took me awhile to get into the style of writing, but after I did, it was really interesting. Some parts were hilarious, like that part where it kept switching between Rant's family having dinner and Green's Field Notes… :XD

It was my first Palahniuk book, too, and I didn't really know what to expect. The style kind of weirded me out at first, but now that I've read some of his other stuff, I like it. With Lullaby and Choke, it's almost like that two guys could be that same person. The first-person narratives just sound the same, almost entirely the same.

Yeah. His characters (his main character) are all very similar. It's like they're cut from the same mold. The same type. So I'd definitely say that with Palahniuk it's all in the story telling. I do wish he'd deviate from his character prototype every once in a while, but...his disillusioned, generally fucked-up characters, is kind of what he's known for.

^
Me too. It could almost be a series, since they sound so similar, but I would feel so bad for that poor fucked up dude going through all that shit. A magic poem, time travel and choking for a living is more than enough for one guy, I think…

Definitely what he's known for. And mind fucks.

Oooh. I've read Fight Club, Haunted (my first), Choke, Invisible Monsters, and Diary.
And i wonder haw everybody here has failed to mention Palahniuk may be a fucking genius of greatness, but he's a sexist fiend. I mean, seriously. All the women in his books are whores, druggies, you name it bad thing. Except maybe a couple. (:
But it doesn't matter, because he's great. I don't mind lowering myself to read his books. They make me happy.

He's not really a sexist, he just believes in really weird things that are viewed as sexist today. :tehe:

I'm reading Diary again.
It's brilliant as ever.

I've read Fight Club, but I want a copy of my own.
Hopefully, I'll find the time to purchase the novel some time this week (:

Soma.:

Oooh. I've read Fight Club, Haunted (my first), Choke, Invisible Monsters, and Diary.
And i wonder haw everybody here has failed to mention Palahniuk may be a fucking genius of greatness, but he's a sexist fiend. I mean, seriously. All the women in his books are whores, druggies, you name it bad thing. Except maybe a couple. (:
But it doesn't matter, because he's great. I don't mind lowering myself to read his books. They make me happy.

I don't remember Shannon from Invisible Monsters being a whore or a druggie, although she was a little off.

He's also writing a book about Lillian Helman, the playwright.

I wouldn't consider him a sexist because the men in his novels are equally as messed up. He's just got messed up characters all around. If he were sexist, he would be making unfair statements about women and portraying them as unequal and lower than men. I haven't read all of his books, but from what I've seen he doesn't appear to do much of that.

I'm reading Diary right now and I've got to say I love it.

A lot of people say they don't like Palahniuk because they think he's 'shock for the sake of shock' and all of his books are just about down-and-outs who are fed up with their lives, but I disagree with that.
All of his plots are different and original and though you can see his other protagonists in each narration (does that make sense? I don't know) I still think all of the books are really different from each other.
Plus, he's not all that shocking.

When I told my teacher I was reading Fight Club for a book report, his first expression was :shock:

Then :roll:.

:lmfao

Ryter.:

I'm reading Diary again.
It's brilliant as ever.

Diary was the first Palahniuk book I read.
I have to venture back to the library sometime and re-read it. :weird

I agree with you, Megan.
Except I think his books are pretty shocking. :tehe:
I don't think I've ever read one of his books without my face being all :cheese:. :XD

tyler durden.:

I'm reading Diary right now and I've got to say I love it.

A lot of people say they don't like Palahniuk because they think he's 'shock for the sake of shock' and all of his books are just about down-and-outs who are fed up with their lives, but I disagree with that.
All of his plots are different and original and though you can see his other protagonists in each narration (does that make sense? I don't know) I still think all of the books are really different from each other.
Plus, he's not all that shocking.

Hah, same here x).
Although, I don't think it seems very much like a diary. At all. It just seems like a third(second?) person narration with dates. The first part was a little better, but I'm in the middle now and I don't even see how it's a diary.

It does make sense how all his protagonists are similar. They all have voices that sounds more or less the same place, very blunt and occasionally morbid. Usually sarcastic, that kind of thing. He needs to branch out a little in that respect, but I think the amazing plot lines make up for it.

And as for shock factor, I absolutely love books like that. Where everything just all falls into place… it's amazing. It shows the story has been well thought out.

I've read Survivor and Guts.
The characters were really interesting in both.

Can anyone reccomend which book would be best to read next? I want to buy some more books. x]

^ Fight Club and Invisible Monsters and Choke are his most popular.
I didn't really like Choke that much.
Lullaby and Rant are my favorites.

loverfayce:

^ Fight Club and Invisible Monsters and Choke are his most popular.
I didn't really like Choke that much.
Lullaby and Rant are my favorites.

I didn't like Choke as much as the others either...

But I still bought it anyway XD

Ooh, I would love to read some of his books.
Especially Fight Club! :XD
Well, I would like to read other ones too, but that's the one I would like to check out the most.