I really don't see why this guy gets all the praise he does.
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Anonymous2008-06-20 16:31
Try checking out Survivor - it's probably his best piece of satire.
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Anonymous2008-06-23 13:01
i only read choke so far. it was a little good but not as good as everyone makes him out to be. the ending is what made the story decent. if i had quit halfway, it would have been shitty. fight club also sucked
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Anonymous2008-06-26 21:13
Awful writer.
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Anonymous2008-06-29 15:14
I think he gets all the praise because supposedly he makes reading more "approachable" which is bullshit but what ever I guess.
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Anonymous2008-06-29 17:57
Fun beach reading for in between better books. He definitely is way overrated but he's not bad. And his latest book is funny.
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Anonymous2008-06-30 0:51
Chuck Palahniuk writes differently then most modern writersin terms of purpose. Most of his books are tied in with philosophical ideals and humour. However, his stories andwriting style is "meh" at best
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Anonymous2008-06-30 20:54
Choke is his best book by far, I hate that it's eclipsed by fight club and to a lesser extent survivor.
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Anonymous2008-07-01 8:17
fucking shitty tool of an author. anyone who reads his books and isn't a toolish teenage girl is a complete douchebag. wait, that's not right. anyone who reads his books is a complete douchebag
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I accept your capitulation. May Chuck have mercy on you.
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Anonymous2008-07-06 7:15
So, what's so good about Palahniuk anyway?
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Anonymous2008-07-09 10:32
Aaaaaand.... silence
lol
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Anonymous2008-07-09 14:57
he gets all the praise because he has adapted an semi-obscure concept of graphically violent and sexual topics presented in an intellectually stimulating manner, thus amalgamating two motivations for reading. pulp books of the 70's and late 60's created a subconscious desire for 'filthy' thoughts in much of the male population, as part of a primitively basic psychological sexual drive. their own libidos make people (me too) want to read edgy, "pulpy" books. the apparent cheapness, the evident classlessness of pornography and such material also gives people a thrilling, forbidden fruit excitement when they digest this media. on the other hand, another motivation to read is to learn and acquire knowledge for yourself. sophisticated language and advanced literary devices which palahniuk uses satisfy this desire.. but just barely. he isn't the best writer out ther for sure, nor the most talented or even the most sophisticated writer. but he feeds people the risque subjects they want and does so without being a total retard.
on the other hand, maybe people just want to look smart and the little indie kid in all of us like that he's somewhat obscure and unknown and think we're badass reading about subversive rebel vandals and pornographers.
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Anonymous2008-07-09 21:08
pulp books of the 70's and late 60's created a subconscious desire for 'filthy' thoughts in much of the male population
Pulp books were edgy way before that and men have had filthy thoughts ever since Adam bit the apple. You're not convincing me.
he's somewhat obscure and unknown
Not since Fight Club the movie...
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Anonymous2008-07-19 4:44
I have read all of Chuck's books...does anyone know any authors that write in the same style as him...please do tell if you know any that I might like.
Thankyou : ]
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Anonymous2008-07-19 11:41
>>22
I do. I am a five HITLER year old with Down's Syndrome VAGINA, by the way. And FUCK Tourette's too CUNT.