Chuck Palahniuk (Official Thread)

[FOBcareemo]

wow im reading FightClub im already 3/4's of the way done and i started it this morning...hes a great writer...does anyone else like him?? he's really great.

[LostInTheCrowd]

wow im reading FightClub im already 3/4's of the way done and i started it this morning...hes a great writer...does anyone else like him?? he's really great.

Read Survivor. My favorite book ever.

[FOBcareemo]

that ones next ive already got it ill prolly start it tomorrow

[apoemtothedead]

He's my fav

[Cato11087]

choke was awesome

[Tristan Needler]

choke was awesome
im gonna read that as soon as i have the time, im looking forward to it

[varock]

i've read fight club and survivor and they were grrreat. next ones i'm gonna read are "diary" and "invisible monsters"...should be good!

also, i can't wait til "haunted" comes out in a couple weeks :love:

[ImJerry]

Fight Club was great. I'm still waiting to read his others.

[aolsux]

choke is quite good, i just finished it

[Porcalina]

Incredible writer. Survivor and Invisible Monsters were my favorite so far. I only have Diary left to read. Haunted, which i believe is 23 short stories, comes on on May 3rd I think.

[i like guitars]

lullaby, awsome too.

[Louise Heng]

lullaby, awsome too.
i was just about to say that. one of my favourite palahniuk books.

[DemolitionLover]

I'd have to go with Invisible Monsters as my favorite.

I still haven't read diary, but once I'm done with all the reading I have to do for school this year then I'll finally get around to it.

[littlehope4us]

i've read choke and fight club. very good books.
can't wait for 'haunted'

[FOBcareemo]

does anyone know which one panic at the disco's name came from

[YouWish22]

chuck is really great. fight club was awesome. right now i'm reading invisible monsters. i'm almost finished, it's pretty good. after that i'm going to start choke.

[richter915]

I still have to read diary and invisible monsters...I think Fight Club and Survivor have a tie for first though.

[TyroneShoolaces]

I've read just about all of them (finishing Diary right now). Choke is BY FAR the best. Invisible Monsters is prolly the next best. The new one (the ton of short 'horror' stories) is going to be amazing. I found one of the short stories online somewhere, dunno if it was suppose to leak or not, but i posted it in my LiveJournal a long time ago. Should read it HERE (http://www.livejournal.com/users/tyroneshoolaces/27604.html) . It's amazing.

[Candy_Warhol]

this man is a god. i swear. i adore him and his books.

[niveK]

I finally started reading Survivor today. Chuck P's got a great talent for writing

[SK_mo]

Choke and Survivor are my favorites but I'm surprised nobody else mentioned Stranger than Fiction. I thought the part in it about him and his friend going around WA in the dog and dancing bear suit was hilarious.

The thing that makes Chuck so awesome is that a lot of his stories are loosely based on his real life experiences. He's had an interesting life thus far.

[FOBcareemo]

fight club was amazing and im casually reading survivor....pretty good so far...

[nobodysmonkey]

does anyone know which one panic at the disco's name came from
Their song "It's TIme To Dance" is based on Invisible Monsters.

I'm pretty sure that's not how they got their name though. But I could be wrong.

[AShannon04]

Yeah, I love him. can't wait for his new book to come out next week...

I've read just about all of them (finishing Diary right now). Choke is BY FAR the best. Invisible Monsters is prolly the next best. The new one (the ton of short 'horror' stories) is going to be amazing. I found one of the short stories online somewhere, dunno if it was suppose to leak or not, but i posted it in my LiveJournal a long time ago. Should read it HERE (http://www.livejournal.com/users/tyroneshoolaces/27604.html) . It's amazing.

that was the most disturbing story ever

[thoughtsamiss]

in college, I hardly have time to read anything but textbooks. grrr, maybe I can get to him this summer.

[varock]

this is worth the read for you palahniuk fans...it'll hold you off til "haunted" is released. note: not for the weak stomachs.

http://www.seizureandy.com/stuff/guts.html

[punklet2101]

I definately have a weak stomach.

[varock]

I definately have a weak stomach.
haha, then i don't recommend it. :x

[Kif]

Ahhh, the old "A friend of mine..." routine. Surely some people must be thinking the beginning happened to Chuck himself heh

It wasn't as sick as I expected it to be, but it was half-entertaining. Is this going to be in the Haunted book then?

[richter915]

I thought it was hilarious.

[Carlo Marx]

Palahniuk is a genius. I read this one a while back and was thoroughly disgusted.

American Psycho by Brett Easton Ellis is the sickest book ever written. The only time i've ever lost my appetite came from reading it.

[FOBcareemo]

bump

[Carlo Marx]

Lullabye was definitely my favorite by him. Survivor was awesome too.

Yeah, I love him. can't wait for his new book to come out next week...



that was the most disturbing story ever

If you thought that was disturbing, read american psycho by bret easton ellis.

[Albino_Virgin]

Fight Club is one of my favourite books ever. It's a hell of a lot better than the movie, which I think is personally overrated, but maybe that's because I read the book first and loved it so much.

I'm about 1/4 of the way through Invisible Monsters and I'm just not digging it that much unfortunatly. I think I'll give it another couple chapters though before I go onto something else. Either way, his writing style is so great and unique in every novel written. Just not digging the story yet.

[nobodysmonkey]

I'm about 1/4 of the way through Invisible Monsters and I'm just not digging it that much unfortunatly. I think I'll give it another couple chapters though before I go onto something else. Either way, his writing style is so great and unique in every novel written. Just not digging the story yet.

Definitely stick with it. The end is worth it.

[Darren McLeod]

Read all his fiction except for Diary and Invisible Monsters... Fight Club is my favorite, but I like them all.

[ReturningSunday]

This guy is an amazing writer. My favorite book of his is Invisible Monsters and Im really looking forward to picking up Haunted tomorrow

[lusciousmix]

my favorite author.. choke was fantastic, his best work, hands down, has anyone read stranger than fiction? i really enjoyed it.

[Darren McLeod]

Everyone who likes Chuck - Go get a copy of The Contortionist's Handbook by Craig Clevenger. It's a damn good read, and Palahniuk even writes on the cover that it's the best book he's read in at least five years, maybe ten.

[lusciousmix]

Everyone who likes Chuck - Go get a copy of The Contortionist's Handbook by Craig Clevenger. It's a damn good read, and Palahniuk even writes on the cover that it's the best book he's read in at least five years, maybe ten.

thanks for reminding me, i've been meaning to read that

[so typical]

he is the best...i've read survivor, choke , and survivor...i read in interview in maxim that people have fainted/ vomited from readings of his new book

[awfmike]

he is the best...i've read survivor, choke , and survivor...i read in interview in maxim that people have fainted/ vomited from readings of his new book

i can see that. im a huge fan of chuck...ive read all his work and i actually did a test reading of haunted.. and let me tell you, its not only amazing (cause it really is) but some of the stuff he writes in it will disturb you and make you have shitty, shitty dreams.. id still reccomend it in a heartbeat though..

as for his best work, in my opinion? choke, hands down...women tend to like invisible monsters more, men more towards choke/survivor/lullaby.

[marilynmonrobot]

Palahniuk is my favorite.
After you're finished with Fight Club, pick up Choke.
It's amazing.

Has anyone read Guts? Crazy stuff.

[Name]

i like him...fight club, survivor, and choke are the only books of his i have read though

[Darren McLeod]

Has anyone read Guts? Crazy stuff.
I felt sick for an hour after Guts... that's never happened before with me reading anything. Ever.

[lusciousmix]

guts was the one where people fainted at the readings..totally disgusting but hey, i love it

[OCNickLTJ13]

suvivor is by far the best. lullaby is pretty good, i'm excited for his new collection of short stories that will be coming out shortly.

[ciphillis]

I havn't read much Palahniuk, I read Fight Club and Diary, I like the way he writes but I can't get Ed Norton's voice out of my head when I read, he did such a good job in the movie that even reading Diary which is from a womans point of view he was just there saying all the lines.
After reading this thread I'm not sure what to buy next, everyone seems to have their favourite after fight club.

Someone said something about Chuck writing from personal experience, has anyone read "Sarah" by J.T Leroy? His books are supposed to be based on his own life, and seriously if it is that guy went through some sh!T. A quote from Chuck is on the cover of the edition I've got saying Leroy is a great writer.

[popdisaster00]

I just read Choke. I may be behind in this guys work, but I totally understand why he is so loved. I thought this book was fucking great. and yeah, I have seen fight club too, but i haven't read it.

I am wondering, for those of you who have read other novels by him, which is the next best one to read? I've heard survivor is great. Any comments or suggestions are welcome. thanks.

[TJ Wells]

good for you, choke is definitely his best novel...i really liked lullaby, that's what i'd recommend next.

[DroppedUrPocket]

I like Fight Club. It's pretty short, too.

[Carlo Marx]

Survivor and Lullabye are both great books. I'd say go with Survivor first, that one was my favorite by him.

[Adeniz19]

i've read diary and fight club and i just bought invisible monsters but haven't got to it.

I guess they are going to make a movie based on Choke now.

[emoishardcore]

after reading most of his work i would have to say invisible monster is my favorite. the sequencing and dialogue is really clever. i would have to say i enjoyed diary the least, although still finding it a pleasent read. someone said fight club was good, i agree it was a short read and a good introduction into his works.

[emoishardcore]

btw has anyone else heard of their being a possible haunted movie?

[FOBcareemo]

btw has anyone else heard of their being a possible haunted movie?

ive heard that it could possibly be an HBO miniseries

[IAPAI]

I suggest working your way backwards first... Survivor, Invisible Monsters, Fight Club.. then get to his new stuff.


BTW, Easton Ellis>Palahniuk

[Darren McLeod]

ive heard that it could possibly be an HBO miniseries
could you imagine guts as an episode?

i sure can't.

[dashboard1190]

I've read Fight Club, Choke, and Invisible Monsters. My favorite was probably Invisible Monsters or Fight Club. I really liked both of them. If you liked Fight Club the movie, read the book.

[FOBcareemo]

could you imagine guts as an episode?

i sure can't.


that shit is edgy even for HBO

[IAPAI]

could you imagine guts as an episode?

i sure can't.

I for sure can. That would be so insane.. They could do it really well, they'd just have to be careful which parts of the actual event they showed... I'm sure the most disgusting parts would just be the narrator talking.

[NoPants]

My personal favorites are Survivor and Haunted; Choke was alright, I suppose, but I felt that there was a general lack of cohesion and too many extraneous elements (like, say, the entire bit about Colonial Dunsboro). Fight Club, while a fabulous movie, isn't dramatically better in novel form since it, for obvious reasons, it isn't as polished as some of his later works.

[aolsux]

survivor is awesome...i read choke also and fight club

[SePaMc]

survivor is my fav. i just finished choke, and i read diary first. I just bought fight club to read on the plane to hawaii for spring break, and i think i may pick up invisible monsters as well.

[popdisaster00]

i'm going to go pick up survivor, haunted, and lullaby. i heard some unbelievable shit about haunted. something about a kid..and a pool or something..and guts...yeah. sounds wicked.

[amillionmiles]

I'm reading Diary at the moment; so far I like it.

[JacksColdSweat]

could you imagine guts as an episode?

i sure can't.

can you imagine half of the shit in that book as episodes?

[reductiondesign]

Who would you like to see involved in making another Palahniuk film?

Here are my picks:

Survivor

Directed by Richard Kelly.
Jason Schwartzman as Tender Branson / Adam Branson.
Keira Knightley as Fertility.
Johnny Depp as the Agent.
Jodie Foster as the Caseworker.

Diary

Directed by Wes Anderson.
Ellen Burstyn as Misty Tracy Wilmot.
Bill Murray as Peter Wilmot.
Music by Mark Mothersbaugh.

Haunted

Directed by Quentin Tarantino.
Music by Danny Elfman.

Choke

Directed by Darren Aronofsky.
Jared Leto as Victor Mancini.
Music by Clint Mansell.

Invisible Monsters

Directed by Spike Jonze.
Screenplay by Chuck Palahniuk and Charlie Kaufman.
Melissa George as Brandy Alexander.
Jennifer Connelly as Shannon McFarland.
Rachel Weisz as Evie.
Christian Bale as Manus Kelly.
Music by the Dust Brothers.

Lullaby

Directed by Michel Gondry.
Michael Vartan as Carl Streator.
Kate Winslet as Helen Hoover Boyle.
Helena Bonham Carter as Mona.
Edward Norton as Oyster.

Feel free to make your own and comment. This thread should be awesome.

[seconds]

sweet. I like the most of the choices, but I will get back to this.

[dashboard1190]

Choke

Directed by Darren Aronofsky.
Jared Leto as Victor Mancini.
Music by Clint Mansell.

Invisible Monsters

Directed by Spike Jonze.
Screenplay by Chuck Palahniuk and Charlie Kaufman.
Melissa George as Brandy Alexander.
Jennifer Connelly as Shannon McFarland.
Rachel Weisz as Evie.
Christian Bale as Manus Kelly.
Music by the Dust Brothers.



Perfect.

[reductiondesign]

I want people to make these better. If you see anything, change it!

[seconds]

i don't know about rachel as evie.

[reductiondesign]

i don't know about rachel as evie.

Who, then? I'm out of ideas.

[Kif]

Only Quentin could direct Haunted, although I think that would be very difficult to make into a film. Maybe a Lost-esque TV series.

[SePaMc]

i don't remember diary that well...but bill murray for a guy thats just in a coma?

or solely for the conclusion where you realize the town's plans, and for flashbacks? albeit, flashbacks were usually to college, where you wouldn't want bill murray since he's too old anyways.

like i said, i haven't read this book for a long time, so if i don't remember something let me know.

[SePaMc]

Only Quentin could direct Haunted, although I think that would be very difficult to make into a film. Maybe a Lost-esque TV series.

is that the short stories book? if so, wasn't HBO considering making it a miniseries?

[reductiondesign]

Only Quentin could direct Haunted, although I think that would be very difficult to make into a film. Maybe a Lost-esque TV series.

I'd love to see it as a movie. The plotline would be insane.

[seconds]

Who, then? I'm out of ideas.
I'm thinking of some other actress'.

[pjc1190]

Who would you like to see involved in making another Palahniuk film?

Here are my picks:

Survivor

Directed by Richard Kelly.
Jason Schwartzman as Tender Branson / Adam Branson.
Keira Knightley as Fertility.
Johnny Depp as the Agent.
Jodie Foster as the Caseworker.

Diary

Directed by Wes Anderson.
Ellen Burstyn as Misty Tracy Wilmot.
Bill Murray as Peter Wilmot.
Music by Mark Mothersbaugh.

Haunted

Directed by Quentin Tarantino.
Music by Danny Elfman.

Choke

Directed by Darren Aronofsky.
Jared Leto as Victor Mancini.
Music by Clint Mansell.

Invisible Monsters

Directed by Spike Jonze.
Screenplay by Chuck Palahniuk and Charlie Kaufman.
Melissa George as Brandy Alexander.
Jennifer Connelly as Shannon McFarland.
Rachel Weisz as Evie.
Christian Bale as Manus Kelly.
Music by the Dust Brothers.

Lullaby

Directed by Michel Gondry.
Michael Vartan as Carl Streator.
Kate Winslet as Helen Hoover Boyle.
Helena Bonham Carter as Mona.
Edward Norton as Oyster.

Feel free to make your own and comment. This thread should be awesome.

the actors you have for diary seem a bit too old i think. weren't misty and peter pretty young? i cant imagine them being older than 30. and for invisible monsters... the actresses that play brandy and shannon need to look a lot a like. last i had heard they were considering jessica biel to play both roles. I always kinda pictured Fertility from Survivor like Claire Danes

[pjc1190]

according to imdb, invisible monsters is in development:

Directed by
Jesse Peyronel (http://pro.imdb.com/name/nm1618437/)
Writers
Chuck Palahniuk (http://pro.imdb.com/name/nm0657333/) Novel
Jesse Peyronel (http://pro.imdb.com/name/nm1618437/)
Producers
Jesse Peyronel (http://pro.imdb.com/name/nm1618437/) ... producer
Gina Resnick (http://pro.imdb.com/name/nm0720314/) ... producer
Denise Shaw (http://pro.imdb.com/name/nm0789688/) ... producer

[reductiondesign]

according to imdb, invisible monsters is in development:

Directed by
Jesse Peyronel (http://pro.imdb.com/name/nm1618437/)
Writers
Chuck Palahniuk (http://pro.imdb.com/name/nm0657333/) Novel
Jesse Peyronel (http://pro.imdb.com/name/nm1618437/)
Producers
Jesse Peyronel (http://pro.imdb.com/name/nm1618437/) ... producer
Gina Resnick (http://pro.imdb.com/name/nm0720314/) ... producer
Denise Shaw (http://pro.imdb.com/name/nm0789688/) ... producer

You have an IMDB Pro account? Lucky... thanks a TON for the info, though.

[FOBPrettyNPunk]

Isn't Choke in the works as well? I thought I read that somewhere.

[pjc1190]

You have an IMDB Pro account? Lucky... thanks a TON for the info, though.

there was a 14-day free trial so i did it to find out about invisible monsters

[pjc1190]

Isn't Choke in the works as well? I thought I read that somewhere.

it's always on again off again. every now and then i'll hear about it but not lately

[reductiondesign]

there was a 14-day free trial so i did it to find out about invisible monsters

I was gonna do that, but I don't have a credit card.

Is the information you posted all that was listed?

[preppyak]

Perfect.
exactly, I saw the Choke one and I was content...

Invisible Monsters should be amazing with Charlie Kauffman in their too

[hobbes2809]

Ellen Burstyn was amazing in Requiem for A Dream and I can definately see her for some Palahniuk films, especially for tracy wilmot like you said

[BarrelIsPointed]

according to imdb, invisible monsters is in development:

Directed by
Jesse Peyronel (http://pro.imdb.com/name/nm1618437/)
Writers
Chuck Palahniuk (http://pro.imdb.com/name/nm0657333/) Novel
Jesse Peyronel (http://pro.imdb.com/name/nm1618437/)
Producers
Jesse Peyronel (http://pro.imdb.com/name/nm1618437/) ... producer
Gina Resnick (http://pro.imdb.com/name/nm0720314/) ... producer
Denise Shaw (http://pro.imdb.com/name/nm0789688/) ... producer

Invisible Monsters would be the hardest one to make into a movie I would think. That's what makes it, in my mind, the best book he's written. I could see Survivor, and would love to see it. And I like the idea of Jason Schwartzman being Tender.

[FOBcareemo]

Invisible Monsters would be the hardest one to make into a movie I would think. That's what makes it, in my mind, the best book he's written. I could see Survivor, and would love to see it. And I like the idea of Jason Schwartzman being Tender.


i dont like that book half as much as i like the other ones i dunno why

[reductiondesign]

i dont like that book half as much as i like the other ones i dunno why

My seond favorite, weird.

[Adeniz19]

Invisible Monsters would be the hardest one to make into a movie I would think. That's what makes it, in my mind, the best book he's written. I could see Survivor, and would love to see it. And I like the idea of Jason Schwartzman being Tender.I just want to see how they make Shannon's face look and I want to see the scene where she blows off her face. That would be so awesome haha

[pjc1190]

I was gonna do that, but I don't have a credit card.

Is the information you posted all that was listed?

yeah that's all. nothings been added since sometime in janurary

[aolsux]

good choices, but for survivor, I wouldn't pick Johnny Depp as the Agent, i would lean towards ethan embry or matt dillion

[SingleDoubt]

so i've read fight club and i'm reading survior. i really like palahniuk and i want to read more of his stuff... what should i read next? i hear Choke is really good, and i was looking at Invisible Monsters... suggestions?

[FondestMemory]

either one of those.

invisible monsters is probably my favorite, but choke's pretty close.

you can't go wrong.

[Darren McLeod]

i liked choke a lot. i didn't really enjoy diary... i didn't make it through that one. lullaby is a fun read, too.

[Kif]

Choke isn't as good as I had hoped it was. It goes of track a lot, but the storyline and some of the bits are fantastic.

[SingleDoubt]

i thought someone posted that they were making a movie out of another one of his books (i thought it was Choke or Survivor) but IMDb doesnt have any info on either project.

[FOBPrettyNPunk]

i thought someone posted that they were making a movie out of another one of his books (i thought it was Choke or Survivor) but IMDb doesnt have any info on either project.
I was reading on the imdb message boards and some posted that when Chuck Palahniuk was interviewed he said that Choke was in the works. I heard that Ryan Gosling and Heath Ledger are going for the role of Victor. I'd like to see Gosling play Victor myself.

[Kif]

They were supposed to be making movies out of a lot of his books, but the deals fell through or something. I can understand why Survivor would not be allowed post 9/11.

Side note: Don't get Haunted. Guts is the story which got me to buy it, and I found the rest of the stories quite boring. There's one good one which I can't remember the name of, about these men who fuck dummies that look like children. It's probably the sickest story in there.

Survivor would be my recommendation.

[dashboard1190]

read Invisible Monsters.

it's fantastic.

[FondestMemory]

i thought someone posted that they were making a movie out of another one of his books (i thought it was Choke or Survivor) but IMDb doesnt have any info on either project.

i heard a rumor somewhere that invisible monsters was in the works starring jessica biel. not sure how true that is though.

[AreTwoKay]

They were supposed to be making movies out of a lot of his books, but the deals fell through or something. I can understand why Survivor would not be allowed post 9/11.

Side note: Don't get Haunted. Guts is the story which got me to buy it, and I found the rest of the stories quite boring. There's one good one which I can't remember the name of, about these men who fuck dummies that look like children. It's probably the sickest story in there.

Survivor would be my recommendation.
I almost brought Haunted today

[ClapClapSnap]

They were supposed to be making movies out of a lot of his books, but the deals fell through or something. I can understand why Survivor would not be allowed post 9/11.

Side note: Don't get Haunted. Guts is the story which got me to buy it, and I found the rest of the stories quite boring. There's one good one which I can't remember the name of, about these men who fuck dummies that look like children. It's probably the sickest story in there.

Survivor would be my recommendation.

hah i bought lullaby and haunted the yesterday. i went to bed and the books were next to my bed...i looked over and that face on the cover of haunted was glowing and scared the shit outta me. i totally didn't realize that when i bought it hahahah


but i've read invisible monsters, choke, and diary...diary didn't impress me until the very end. it was really hard to get through.

but yeah, i started lullaby last night...so i hope it's good

[Darren McLeod]

yeah, i started reading haunted too and got busy with exams. the problem with haunted is that palahniuk's writing is so distinct that it's kind of strange for him to try and write a bunch of short stories supposedly written by other characters, because they all have such a similar writing style. it throws off the whole book.

[roxy]

Choke was the first book of his I read, I liked it. I then read Diary and wasn't a fan and I bought Survivor and Haunted but have yet to get around to them.

[dropkickromance]

lullaby is the best in my opinion. they were all great. i agree with whoever said diary was hard to get through. the best part of palahniuks writing besides its uniqueness are his witty-as-hell one liners.

"what people don't realize is that johnny appleseed was really a biological terrorist."

[chrisxxtina]

invisible monsters would have to be my favorite. but lullaby is excellent also.

[A picasso blue]

it seems like this guy is the only author people know of

[seconds]

it seems like this guy is the only author people know of
which is a little sad. he's a good writer, none the less.

I think my favorites would go in this order
Choke - Fight Club - Survivor - Invisible Monsters - Diary - Haunted

Those are the only ones I have read asfar, but I just bought Lullaby the other day and will read that after House of Leaves.

[littledudeman]

i just reread invisible monsters i liked it alot better the second time definatly one of my faves. i really liked haunted to. also if you like chuck you might like will christopher baer i read one of his recently (kiss me, judas) and it was really cool to me.

[chrisxxtina]

read some brett easton ellis.

[SingleDoubt]

i didnt say he was the only author i read... i just recently started getting into his stuff and i want to read more of it.

[A picasso blue]

i didnt say he was the only author i read... i just recently started getting into his stuff and i want to read more of it.
im not talking about you. just most people

[SingleDoubt]

im not talking about you. just most people
point taken.

[reductiondesign]

All of them.

IM, Survivor, and Haunted are my favorites.

[kirbs84]

I know people won't shut up about this guy around here, but I'm about to go on vacation and want a good book to read while I'm gone. I'm trying to decide between Choke, Survivor, or Lullaby. I'd eventually like to read Fight Club, but I want something completely new to me right now. Just wanted to see what everyone's opinion was on these books, or which others of his you would recommend to start with.

[reductiondesign]

My favorite is Survivor, but everyone's gonna tell you Choke.

All of them are excellent.

[kirbs84]

My favorite is Survivor, but everyone's gonna tell you Choke.

All of them are excellent.

I thought Lullaby sounded good, just from reading the back. What did you think of it?

[reductiondesign]

I thought Lullaby sounded good, just from reading the back. What did you think of it?

Very, very good. One of his best plots. Have you considered Invisible Monsters? That was my first of his.

(Palahniuk is my favorite author).

[trustmeimokay]

Survivor is the first and only I've read by him and I loved it.

I love the name Fertility Hollis.

[Poultrylicious]

Survivor, if you want a good story
Choke, if you want to laugh
Invisible Monsters, if you want something fucked up

[dai the flu]

i really liked choke. ive started two other books of his but now i cant find them and/or remember what they're called. one involves a man that meets a girl in a mausoleum (sp?), the other about a man in a coma that used to write messages behind the walls of construction jobs he had.
anybody know what those are? i never finished either one, id like to know if they're worth finding and finishing.

[kirbs84]

Very, very good. One of his best plots. Have you considered Invisible Monsters? That was my first of his.

(Palahniuk is my favorite author).


I thought about it, but the synopsis didn't seem to interest me. I really just want something with a good story that'll keep me reading. Between Choke, Survivor, and Lullaby, which has has the most suspense/is more of a mystery?

[SePaMc]

I thought about it, but the synopsis didn't seem to interest me. I really just want something with a good story that'll keep me reading. Between Choke, Survivor, and Lullaby, which has has the most suspense/is more of a mystery?
I just finished Lullaby. That was probably the fastest right into the story. Survivor is really good, but it took a good 100-150 pages before I was hooked in.

Go with either of those 2 and you are good. I think I still say Survivor > Lullaby, but they are my top 2 by him. Choke is a lot further down. Interesting plot, not executed that well imo.

[zizou1790]

im reading invisible monsters now and im really enjoying it

[reductiondesign]

i really liked choke. ive started two other books of his but now i cant find them and/or remember what they're called. one involves a man that meets a girl in a mausoleum (sp?), the other about a man in a coma that used to write messages behind the walls of construction jobs he had.
anybody know what those are? i never finished either one, id like to know if they're worth finding and finishing.

Survivor, Diary.

[kshtoinks12]

Books are not entertainment, bring this into the educational forum.

[aheroinmyeyes]

Books are not entertainment, bring this into the educational forum.

You can't be serious, books are one of the best forms of entertainment out there. Sure, they can be educational, but that doesn't mean they aren't entertainment.

[Adeniz19]

out of the 3 you listed i have only read choke and it is pretty funny/fucked up.

[Stereo Therapy]

Books are not entertainment, bring this into the educational forum.

hahaha sam you crazy

[lindZ629]

Invisible Monsters was really really good..i'd read that or Choke

[DeadCityScars]

I read 3 Palahniuk books like freshman/sophomore year of high school and I didn't understand them at all. Confused the fuck out of me. I got the basic jist, but that's it.

I want to re-read Lullaby and see if I can make it better.

[fire on my lips]

I've read all three of those books, and you can't go wrong with any of them. For someone who hasn't read that much by him, I think Lullaby would be the best book to read. I loved that book. Everything about it was great.
Survivor was also great, but it takes a long time to get into the story. You have to be really patient to read the book. Choke was good, but not as good as the other two.

[kirbs84]

I've read all three of those books, and you can't go wrong with any of them. For someone who hasn't read that much by him, I think Lullaby would be the best book to read. I loved that book. Everything about it was great.
Survivor was also great, but it takes a long time to get into the story. You have to be really patient to read the book. Choke was good, but not as good as the other two.

so for a leisure read on the beach, I should go with lullaby?

[dashboard1190]

My favorite is Invisible Monsters.

I started Haunted today. I read 'Guts' on the beach and well... one of the most fucked up, disgusting things i've ever read.

[reductiondesign]

My favorite is Invisible Monsters.

I started Haunted today. I read 'Guts' on the beach and well... one of the most fucked up, disgusting things i've ever read.

I love Haunted.

[waggy]

the three you listed happen to be the three i have read. lullaby was definitely my favorite. all three are considerably fucked up, but i thought lullaby had the most interesting story and it was also the toughest to put down.

[dashboard1190]

I love Haunted.

I'm about 70 pages in, and 'Guts' kind of set the shock-value extra high, and nothing has come even close to being as fucked up as that yet.

[miltownrob]

i just went out and bought all of his books and all of brand news cds just to be scene

[kirbs84]

i just went out and bought all of his books and all of brand news cds just to be scene

well then, aren't you the coolest

[popdisaster00]

Hey - those are the 3 books i read. Here's how I rate them.

1) Survivor
2) Choke
3) Lullaby

I read them in a combined total of 8 days. I couldn't put any of them down. Survivor was utterly fantastic. Choke is pretty rad as well.

[Ammi]

The new staff member Russ Hockenbury writes some pretty insane stories. If you like Palahniuk you should check out some of the links in his signature.

Of the Chuckie P. books I've read, I like Diary the best. I want to read his non-fiction book soon.

[FOBPrettyNPunk]

I plan on starting Invisible Monsters in a few days. I've read both Choke and Fight Club (which has become one of my favorite books).

[UndertheTELE]

My favorite is Invisible Monsters.

I started Haunted today. I read 'Guts' on the beach and well... one of the most fucked up, disgusting things i've ever read.

I just finished haunted. Definetly disgusting. Make sure to read the afterword of the book.

[gilatron5000]

I actually picked up Invisible Monsters tonight. I've never read any of his books, though. Hrm.

[richie]

I've just finished reading it. And i've really liked it, I'm just confused by many things.
A lot of details are missing. Is there any site explaining things he obviously didn't want to be obvious? Or could anyone explain what is real and what is not? I'm just..confused

[airik625]

I really want to read this. Though, I heard it was almost too fucked up to read, but it was excellent. Is it worth getting and reading? I mean I have no porblem with gore or really anything of the sort but I heard this is just crazy.

[screamoutmyname]

haha someone tried to convince me that it was based on true stories, but i'm pretty sure it was not.

pretty interesting/creative, however.

[richie]

I think it's worth getting, even if you've never read any of his works. The only thing I didn't like about it were the three or four things left unexplained at the end of the book, which I've been searchign around but have found nothing but theories...

[Broken Parachute]

Ya know, it's really starting to get annoying. We don't need a thread every time someone reads a damn Chuck Palahniuk book. We have a book thread. Palahniuk is certainly no better than any other writer that he needs fifty threads a day.

The Official Book Thread (http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=250272&)

[-Aaron-]

All the scene kids love this guy.

[Rockybehri]

Ya know, it's really starting to get annoying. We don't need a thread every time someone reads a damn Chuck Palahniuk book. We have a book thread. Palahniuk is certainly no better than any other writer that he needs fifty threads a day.

The Official Book Thread (http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=250272&)

Someone's having a rough day. It's just a message-board man.

[richie]

i really wished there were, at least in this section, people who were smart enough not to talk about scene kids and stuff like that, scene kids are young people like you and i have been who will probably never read one of his books just because it's cool. they'll just say they did. and if they really did it, it wouldnt be so bad, would it? just chill and waste your time on reading interesting books instead of just bashing someone who'd like answers

[Broken Parachute]

All the scene kids love this guy.That's what I hate. He's so overrated it's not even funny. One of my friends tried to tell me that "Chuck Palahniuk is pretty underground. Nobody really reads his stuff" in response to me telling him that people give him undeserved love. Are you kidding me? Everyone and their mother reads this guy's books.

Someone's having a rough day. It's just a message-board man.Ok.

[Adeniz19]

i could only get half way thru this book. didn't find the short stories enteresting and the gut-free one just wanted to make me throw up. i usually like his stuff but this was definitely my least favorite.

[-Aaron-]

That's what I hate. He's so overrated it's not even funny. One of my friends tried to tell me that "Chuck Palahniuk is pretty underground. Nobody really reads his stuff" in response to me telling him that people give him undeserved love. Are you kidding me? Everyone and their mother reads this guy's books.


I first read Fight Club my freshmen year in 2000 and thought it was pretty good. Then Survivor came out and was again good. After that it just seems like everything is rehashed shock factor writing. It gets old and boring. Then everyday I get to hear someone talk about how fucking amazing his books are and he is so unknown, it's a shame. Brings the lulz.

[pennyVShmmngbrd]

while i don't think he's unknown, the majority of the people who claim to be such avid readers of his books have only read invisible monsters (and maybe one other book, and just the synopsises of the others) and liked fight club. regardless of how many scene points i do or don't get reading his stuff, i've loved everything i've read by him. how overrated anyone/thing is a really fucking stupid factor in how much you like it.

[-Aaron-]

It isn't the fact that he is over-rated which makes a lot of people dislike him. It is the fact that his books just are not very good. He uses the same ploys in almost every book. There are better writers that have the same styling of his writings that "do it better"

[Broken Parachute]

Am I saying he's a bad writer? No. He knows how to captivate a reader.

All I'm saying is that the guy gets praised as if he's the greatest writer ever and I don't think you can say he is.

[richie]

Can I point out that I didn't say anything about him but I just wanted to know if anybody could explain to me things I didn't get about the story or is that irrelevant to let you keep bashing him? I don't think he's one of the best around. I found Fight Club just like SUrvivor amazing as a story but boringly written. I like his ideas a lot, and what the hell, it's like saying the Rolling Stones suck because they're famous. Come on..

[BarrelIsPointed]

i could only get half way thru this book. didn't find the short stories enteresting and the gut-free one just wanted to make me throw up. i usually like his stuff but this was definitely my least favorite.

That's about the same as it was with me. I felt like he completely lost focus on the main story about halfway through and I didn't feel like the rest was worth reading.

[popdisaster00]

So Fight Club, obviously a spectactular film.

Choke, being released this August under the direction and writing of Clark Gregg, which I think is awesome.

And now I see there is an IMDB page for Invisible Monsters, but I believe it's in the extremely early stages.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0756666/

However, I really think Survivor should be the next film made. I read that the director of Constantine was working on a script, and that it was originally going to be made right after FC's success, but the 9/11 attacks kind of put it back in the basement until further notice.

Even Lullaby would make for an interesting film with the right director.

Thoughts? Which, if any, of his books should really be made into films now?

[popdisaster00]

Also, I believe that Chuck himself should just write a screenplay already. His movies basically are already.

[wesgemm08]

Yea, I agree with Survivor being the next book made into a film

[airik625]

I'm excited to see what comes of Choke. And yes, Fight Club is spectacular.

[Jared Kaufman]

Lullaby is my least favorite CP book and have no interest in seeing it made into a movie. All of the others would work well and I'm extremely excited for Choke, seeing as that's my favorite out of his works.

[Bob Payne]

Invisible Monsters has been in supposed production for over 5 years. Never gonna happen.

[popdisaster00]

Survivor should be made then.

[popdisaster00]

It would be difficult...and it would end up pretty obscure...but I'd still like to see what would happen. It would almost seem like a really dark comedy to me.

[WordzandDreamz]

I def. think the easiet to adapt would be Lullaby.

[Adeniz19]

I still say Rant would make a pretty cool HBO miniseries. I don't know if it would translate well over a film tho.

[TJ Wells]

Invisible Monsters has been in supposed production for over 5 years. Never gonna happen.
It will happen. Eventually. Probably not for awhile though.

[chokeychicken]

survivor is his best book and would make a fantastic movie

[mattybobviously]

Survivor will be a brilliant film when it's day comes

[popdisaster00]

Who would play the lead the best though? It'd be a tough role.

[OtherBen]

i would love to see survivor made into a film but on the other hand, i wouldn't.

i loved that book and obsessed over it when i was younger. i used to read the palahniuk forums and there was a FANTASTIC thread highlighting things in the book that i had never noticed. basically about the whole thing being a lie/riddle.

[popdisaster00]

i would love to see survivor made into a film but on the other hand, i wouldn't.

i loved that book and obsessed over it when i was younger. i used to read the palahniuk forums and there was a FANTASTIC thread highlighting things in the book that i had never noticed. basically about the whole thing being a lie/riddle.
Can you elaborate on this at all?

[chokeychicken]

i'd love to see kevin spacey play the lead role in survivor

[Throwback]

Lullaby is my least favorite CP book and have no interest in seeing it made into a movie. All of the others would work well and I'm extremely excited for Choke, seeing as that's my favorite out of his works.
Agreed on basically everything you said.

Diary is also a bit weak too. All build-up and a very unsatisfying pay-off. Super Stephen King-esque haha.

[Throwback]

i'd love to see kevin spacey play the lead role in survivor
Wow. Now that you said that, he really would be perfect.

[williek311]

Last time I talked to Chuck he told me that Surviour was the next book to be adopted to film.

[mutualaddiction]

Also, I believe that Chuck himself should just write a screenplay already. His movies basically are already.

I read online, that he was once working on a screenplay called "Ambition" that was about a failed artist that goes on a killing spree to save his career or something like that.

I cannot wait until Choke hits theaters, I will be first in line.

[.Nihilist.]

I don't have any idea who I would like to see play who. Invisible Monsters has been my favorite book he has written. they are all amazing, some of them might be better left as a book though. Survivor, Choke, and Invisble Monsters would make amazing movies.

[wrppdarndyrfngr]

I still say Rant would make a pretty cool HBO miniseries. I don't know if it would translate well over a film tho.


I agree with this. there is too much going on in that novel to fit into a 2 hour film. they could definitely break it down well into a TV series especially with all the flash backs

[Zchilly]

Anyone for Haunted?

[anamericangod]

9-11 fucked so many films.

[airik625]

Anyone for Haunted?

Haha, I still need to read this book but I'm afraid either a) I won't be able to finish it b) I'll puke or c) all of the above.

[Prestonxsmith]

Survivor is now being made by the director who did I Am Legend. He said he wanted to do Survivor really bad but couldn't because the people from Constantine were doing it.

[Bob Payne]

Survivor is now being made by the director who did I Am Legend. He said he wanted to do Survivor really bad but couldn't because the people from Constantine were doing it.

HE directed Constantine.

[Prestonxsmith]

HE directed Constantine.
http://www.chuckpalahniuk.net/news/news-chuck-about-choke-sundance-survivor-movie#comments
I am just going with what Chuck's site said.

[.Nihilist.]

Anyone for Haunted?


that one was a good book, I don't know so much about turning it into a movie...it could work. be difficult though.

[notoaststereo]

Lullaby is my favorite Chuck novel (i know im in a minority). i would love to see it be made into a film.

[notoaststereo]

Anyone for Haunted?i think a lot of it would be too vulgar to translate into film.

[WakingTheMisery]

I can't stand his writing.

[thursday727]

Invisible Monsters has been in supposed production for over 5 years. Never gonna happen.
I head Jessica Beal is sopposed to be the lead.

[Adeniz19]

Haha, I still need to read this book but I'm afraid either a) I won't be able to finish it b) I'll puke or c) all of the above.his one book i couldn't finish.

[popdisaster00]

his one book i couldn't finish.
Why?

I haven't finished it yet. Mostly because it doesn't seem that it will follow one theme..it's a bunch of short stories, right? I just read as far as Guts on an airplane and then I landed, and never picked it up again. Guts was awesome/disgusting though.

[Adeniz19]

Why?

I haven't finished it yet. Mostly because it doesn't seem that it will follow one theme..it's a bunch of short stories, right? I just read as far as Guts on an airplane and then I landed, and never picked it up again. Guts was awesome/disgusting though.haha yea that story wanted to make me throw up. i probably got half way thru it. i didn't find most of the short stories to be really that interesting and it just felt like the overall story really wasn't leading anywhere.

i started to read slaughter-house five after and i don't regret my decision haha

[OtherBen]

Can you elaborate on this at all?

i don't come here much and have just had a long day at university so i can't be bothered to explain too much.

but basically the book is told in first person wherein we have to believe the narrator. who is to say he isn't lying the whole time?

i remember the poster in this particular thread highlighting times when the narrator would describe his brother having a certain colour of eyes but then later on saying a different colour. little details like this, etc.

the thread is probably still banging around on the chuck palahniuk forums.

[popdisaster00]

Lullaby is my favorite Chuck novel (i know im in a minority). i would love to see it be made into a film.
Love the avatar. One of my favorite movies. Even for a PTA film, it doesn't get enough love.

[.Nihilist.]

his one book i couldn't finish.


haunted??

[neo506]

Haunted just got optioned and has a director http://chuckpalahniuk.net/news/haunted-has-director


and his new book pigmy will be out May 5 2009, is 240 pages, and can be ordered here:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0385526342/officchuckpalaha/

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41w5KNtGdML._SS500_.jpg

summary of "Pygmy", right from Chuck: I've just finished the first draft of a novel called "Pygmy," a dark comedy about terrorism and racism. The lead character is a 13-year-old foreign exchange student sent to live with a suburban, white, middle-class family. Oh, and they're Christians. The visit is for six months, and he's one of a dozen similar kids, all shipped to America to live with typical families.
The secret truth is that Pygmy is a terrorist, trained since infancy in martial arts, chemistry and radical hatred of the United States. He has six months to build a prize-winning project for the National Science Fair. If he succeeds, he and his project will go to Washington, D.C. for the finals competition -- where the project will explode, killing millions.
So far, Gerry Howard says it's the best book I've done. Fingers crossed for luck.

[popdisaster00]

Haunted just got optioned and has a director http://chuckpalahniuk.net/news/haunted-has-director


and his new book pigmy will be out May 5 2009, is 240 pages, and can be ordered here:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0385526342/officchuckpalaha/

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41w5KNtGdML._SS500_.jpg

summary of "Pygmy", right from Chuck: I've just finished the first draft of a novel called "Pygmy," a dark comedy about terrorism and racism. The lead character is a 13-year-old foreign exchange student sent to live with a suburban, white, middle-class family. Oh, and they're Christians. The visit is for six months, and he's one of a dozen similar kids, all shipped to America to live with typical families.
The secret truth is that Pygmy is a terrorist, trained since infancy in martial arts, chemistry and radical hatred of the United States. He has six months to build a prize-winning project for the National Science Fair. If he succeeds, he and his project will go to Washington, D.C. for the finals competition -- where the project will explode, killing millions.
So far, Gerry Howard says it's the best book I've done. Fingers crossed for luck.
Wow, that sounds awesome

[popdisaster00]

Chuck just needs to write a screenplay.

[TakeLotsWithAlcohol]

I haven't read Snuff yet, should I?

[smithariko]

I haven't read Snuff yet, should I?

i thought it was boring.

[mattmatumbo]

Read Survivor. My favorite book ever.

haunted is also really good.

[Undue Noise]

I like Survivor and Invisible Monsters best. Just survivor because of the way it was written and the overall storyline and Invisible Monsters was just an amazing read. I think these are better than Fight Club.

[muggledude]

I haven't read Snuff yet, should I?
I bought it because a bookstore had him do a signing there and they had him sign a few books for them to sell. After reading it, I'm still sorry that I spent my money on it. I thought it was terrible. After reading all of his books, his writing has become extremely predictable and you can tell the twists that are going to happen from the start. And what made Palahniuk so interesting, to me at least, were the plot twists. I guess that's the long winded way of saying that his writing feels a bit redundant now.

[Indoor Living]

Just finished Rant this afternoon. It's no Survivor, but it's a damn good read.

[Skees]

What's your favorite book by Chuck Palahniuk?

In my opinion, he hasn't done anything great recently, but I was a big fan of his older work.

[WakingTheMisery]

So you didn't even answer your own question which is asked about once a week. Props.

[Skees]

So you didn't even answer your own question which is asked about once a week. Props.

Dude, I'm bored in Accounting class and was looking to spark something up. I searched the forum and didn't see anything, my bad.

As for me, I'd have to say Fight Club, Survivor, and Invisible Monsters were all up there, but Fight Club may be the best, perhaps because it was the first one that I read.

Also, are you from Howell, MI?

[Robototron]

I don't understand the appeal of this guy at all. Honest question, what do people enjoy about his writing?

[ThexQuietxCull]

apparently, you did not search well enough.

[Adeniz19]

http://absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=69669

[AShannon04]

Survivor

[WakingTheMisery]

Dude, I'm bored in Accounting class and was looking to spark something up. I searched the forum and didn't see anything, my bad.

As for me, I'd have to say Fight Club, Survivor, and Invisible Monsters were all up there, but Fight Club may be the best, perhaps because it was the first one that I read.

Also, are you from Howell, MI?

Nope.

[neo506]

Amazon has the first chapter of Pygmy up:

http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/randoEMS/Pygmy_Chapt1_cropped.pdf

[WakingTheMisery]

Pygmy sounds awesome. I don't like his other work but love the concept.

[TakeLotsWithAlcohol]

I'm through the first two chapters of Pygmy.

I really enjoy it so far but I wish he hadn't went with the writing like a foreigner trying to speak English gimmick. That's the only thing I don't like about it so far. Still have yet to read Snuff.

[WakingTheMisery]

That sounds kind of funny. I'm curious to hear how it goes.

[TakeLotsWithAlcohol]

Let's just say imaginary dry anal rape in the middle of Wal-Mart.

[WakingTheMisery]

Oh right. Not reading it. This is why I don't read him.

[neo506]

Let's just say imaginary dry anal rape in the middle of Wal-Mart.after the first 3 chapters I'm wondering where he has to go from here. The style is rough at first but Ive gotten used to it.

At the end of an interview on KPBS Chuck says that his 2010 novel is complete and is called Tell All and is apparently a reimagining of the life of Lillian Helman...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lillian_Hellman


He finished 3 books this spring while his mother was sick (I assume 1 was pygmy and 2 was tell all...)


http://www.kpbs.org/news/2009/may/05/cult-favorite-chuck-palahniuk-talks...


(http://www.kpbs.org/news/2009/may/05/cult-favorite-chuck-palahniuk-talks-about-his-new-/)

[WakingTheMisery]

I'm curious as to why he strays from the premise of the book so much. It seemed like a hilarious idea for the book but I cannot deal with another rape/disgusting sex book from him.

[love_american_style]

i need to buy new shoes before i buy this book.

[Smash Adams]

You can read the first 2 chapters of Tell All here http://www.avclub.com/articles/av-club-exclusive-read-the-first-two-chapters-of-c,40776/
plot sounds interesting
"Palahniuk's rude sendup of name-dropping and the culture of celebrity worship revolves around the fate of Katherine Kenton, a much-married star of stage, screen, and television, living in obscurity and searching for a comeback vehicle. Her story is told by Mazie Coogan—her Thelma Ritterish, straight-shooting confidant and protector—whose warning system sounds when Miss Kathie meets Webster Carlton Westward III, who quickly seduces his way into her Manhattan townhouse. It's soon revealed he's working on a memoir about his affair with Miss Kathie, the last chapter of which ends with her anticipated death, the details of which keep changing."

[popdisaster00]

I wish I could say I cared about Palahniuk these days. I liked his first few novels, Survivor probably being my favorite (and one that I still think needs to become a movie) but I think I've outgrown him.

[Chemical Love]

I was interested in this guy until I started reading his books - they're fucking awful.

[8SlicesOfPie]

I thought "Tell-All" was pretty boring for the most part. I didn't dislike "Pygmy."

His earlier stuff is definitely better, though. I love "Choke."

[love_american_style]

alledgedly film adaptations of Haunted, Rant, Survivor and Invisible Monsters are in early stages of development.

[nolifesingedher]

Haunted is my favorite. I still remember being absolutely floored by it. Just when thought he had completely gone off the rails, he showed you he wasn't even close yet. Hahaha. I'm starting Diary sometime tomorrow. Can't wait.

[Nicorice18]

I've Read fight Club & Pygmy, Amazing Author.

[nolifesingedher]

I was very impressed with Diary. It seemed more toned down than his other books. Toned down being a relative term of course. It's still Palahniuk. It just seemed more grounded and less grotesque than Haunted or Lullabye.

[xxDepredationxx]

This man is my favorite author. It surprised me that he is a homosexual, not that it even matters. It just surprised me. He wrote the basis of my favorite movie - Fight Club. I've read Fight Club, Invisible Monsters, Survivor and am currently on Lullaby. He's very... open minded? I love it. I c can't wait to see Invisible Monsters to hit the big screen.

[lightcollapse]

I don't see how anyone over 16 can enjoy this dude.

[drudo182]

Give it a couple years and he won't be your favorite author anymore.

[drudo182]

I don't see how anyone over 16 can enjoy this dude.

lol

Exactly.

[Theseventhson]

Overrated author is overrated. I enjoyed Fight Club and Survivor, but I couldn't finish any of his other books. It seems like he tries to hard to seem dark and demented and it just comes off as being corny.

[the sky below]

i've enjoyed a lot of his stuff (fight club, snuff, lullaby, invisible monsters), but he's not the first author i buy when i'm at the bookstore.

i recently picked up haunted a few months ago. holy fuck was it ever nauseatingly bad and redundant. like, most of the short stories themselves were either pretty good or decent, but the whole plot that was forced in between them was just flat out fucking brutal. and i picked the book up thinking it would just be a collection of short stories.

anyways, i couldn't even get through half of the book, and i've been turned off from palahniuk ever since.

[Theseventhson]

Oh yeah, Haunted was horrible, I made it, like, 40 pages in before I had to stop.

[ylliB sivaD]

Haunted was the only one I couldn't finish either.

[GREEN DAY LUVER]

This man is my favorite author. It surprised me that he is a homosexual, not that it even matters. It just surprised me. He wrote the basis of my favorite movie - Fight Club. I've read Fight Club, Invisible Monsters, Survivor and am currently on Lullaby. He's very... open minded? I love it. I c can't wait to see Invisible Monsters to hit the big screen.
ive only read fight club, i also saw the movie