Like Fight Club, some of its jabs are very clever and will incite a snicker or two, but it also has a quality that's different from Fight Club and especially Survivor: it's not quite so cynical. The story is very oddly structured, but it's actually surprisingly well put together and is finally tied together skillfully.Īnother thing this book is, is funny.
You end up liking all of them a bit, something that Palahniuk's other books didn't seem to achieve as well. The characters are outstanding - yes, the protagonist and Brandy Alexander have Jack the narrator / Tyler Durden similarities, but it's not so bad (at times I felt Fertility in Survivor was disturbingly derivative of Marla in Fight Club.) The characters in this book, as "out-there" as they may be, are very quirky and fascinating. I thought that book was interesting, but it almost felt like a chore to read through it - that's another node, though. It's not quite as entertaining and captivating as Fight Club (Many will disagree with me on this next part), but I thought it was far better than the mediocore, interesting but ultimately unsatisfying Survivor.
Many people say this is his weakest novel, but I think I could almost say it's his strongest. I even liked the slight modifications near the end.
I very much enjoyed Fight Club, and I personally thought the movie was every bit as good as the book. Highly underrated book by Chuck Palahniuk.
I know everyone hates that, that's why I put a warning up here. WARNING! I'm going to compare this book to his other work.