Fight Club
3 journalers for this copy...
It is impossible to underestimate this book. It is an utterly worthless piece of dried mucus, the literary equivalent of an invitation to suck a frozen dog turd. Images of that kind are typical of the book itself, an incoherent stream of gratuitous unpleasantness: blood, condoms in toilets, eyelids removed with razor blades, self-inflicted cigarette burns. Enough! You get the idea.
The fashion for this kind of writing seems cyclical. The nihilistic drivellings of William Burroughs and Leonard Cohen were cool back in the 60s. “Nihilistic” is actually too fine a word for it; “punk lit” or “shit lit” may serve better. Its spirit is encapsulated in a few quotes from Fight Club:
“I wanted to destroy everything beautiful that I’d never have….I wanted to kill all the fish I couldn’t afford to eat, and smother the French beaches I’d never see. I wanted the whole world to hit bottom.”
“I am the all-singing, all-dancing crap of this world…..I am the toxic waste by-product of God’s creation.”
OK, so you’re feeling bad and your self-esteem is low. Is that a good enough reason to leave dog shit in a burning bag on your neighbour’s doorstep? That’s what Palahniuk does with this book.
The fashion for this kind of writing seems cyclical. The nihilistic drivellings of William Burroughs and Leonard Cohen were cool back in the 60s. “Nihilistic” is actually too fine a word for it; “punk lit” or “shit lit” may serve better. Its spirit is encapsulated in a few quotes from Fight Club:
“I wanted to destroy everything beautiful that I’d never have….I wanted to kill all the fish I couldn’t afford to eat, and smother the French beaches I’d never see. I wanted the whole world to hit bottom.”
“I am the all-singing, all-dancing crap of this world…..I am the toxic waste by-product of God’s creation.”
OK, so you’re feeling bad and your self-esteem is low. Is that a good enough reason to leave dog shit in a burning bag on your neighbour’s doorstep? That’s what Palahniuk does with this book.
I almost missed this one! I'm sick at the moment, and took the mail upstairs to open. I put the book at the bottom of Mt. TBR, and it only just occurred to me that I needed to journal it.
Thanks, miketrollstigen!
Thanks, miketrollstigen!
I think miketroll should've said what he really felt about the book!
Wow! Well almost six years later, and I'm ready to let this book go. Actually I read it some time back. It is a little sickening, but I think it does have something to say about society and especially people feeling dislocated from it. In much the same way as "Catcher in the Rye."
So, now the book is winging its way to Gaston, OR, courtesy of PaperBackSwap.
Wow! Well almost six years later, and I'm ready to let this book go. Actually I read it some time back. It is a little sickening, but I think it does have something to say about society and especially people feeling dislocated from it. In much the same way as "Catcher in the Rye."
So, now the book is winging its way to Gaston, OR, courtesy of PaperBackSwap.
my first experience with a bookcrossing member. i'm excited to learn more!
CAUGHT IN GASTON OREGON USA
CAUGHT IN GASTON OREGON USA