Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1710 in Books
• Published on: 1998-01-03
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 208 pages

Bret Easton Ellis
‘A great début…Hypnotic, pitiless and told brilliantly’

Big Issue
'Wonderfully unpleasant’

Glasgow Herald
‘Short, sharp and savage..the most impressive US fiction début I can remember in years’

Customer Reviews

Good piece of transgressional fic, but highly overrated
It was hard to read this book without making comparisons with the brilliant 1999 film with Edward Norton and Brad Pitt. But to judge it on its own: it has some interesting social insights, is written is a fresh style, has a good plot twist, but has too little characterization and too little description. For example: the Tyler of the film was sexy, intelligent, and charismatic. The Tyler of the book is rather dull and we never really get an "image" of what he looks like or how he behaves; only that he fights and is full of philosophical thoughts against society.

Still, it was an enjoyable experience.

challenging the status quo
More than just a book - Fight Club is an entire philosophy. And regardless of if you happen to agree with Chuck Palahniuk's view of the world, it's a compelling read. Anything that questions reticence and challenges the status quo way is a good thing... and Chuck Palahniuk does exactly that.

An enlightening read.

Difficult to absorb
I watched the film first and I have to admit this was only half of what I was expecting. I managed to finish the whole thing. It was disturbing only if you got into it but try as I might, I found it difficult. Maybe some other time when I'm more determined to 'dwelve' into a book I might try again.