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Chuck Palahniuk’s world has always been, well, different from yours and mine. In his first collection of nonfiction, Chuck Palahniuk brings us into this world, and gives us a glimpse of what inspires his fiction.At the Rock Creek Lodge Testicle Festival in Missoula, Montana, average people perform public sex acts on an outdoor stage. In a mansion once occupied by The Rolling Stones, Marilyn Manson reads his own Tarot cards and talks sweetly to his beautiful actress girlfriend. Across the country, men build their own full-size castles and rocketships that will send them into space. Palahniuk himself experiments with steroids, works on an assembly line by day and as a hospice volunteer by night, and experiences the brutal murder of his father by a white supremacist. With this new direction, Chuck Palahniuk has proven he can do anything.
233 pages, Paperback
First published June 15,2004
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233 pages, Paperback
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May 10, 2005 by Anchor
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9780385722223
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0385722222
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English
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Written in stolen moments under truck chassis and on park benches to a soundtrack of The Downward Spiral and Pablo Honey, Fight Club came into existence. The adaptation of Fight Club was a flop at the box office, but achieved cult status on DVD. The film's popularity drove sales of the novel. Chuck put out two novels in 1999, Survivor and Invisible Monsters. Choke, published in 2001, became Chuck's first New York Times bestseller. Chuck's work has always been infused with personal experience, and his next novel, Lullaby, was no exception. Chuck credits writing Lullaby with helping him cope with the tragic death of his father. Diary and the non-fiction guide to Portland, Fugitives and Refugees, were released in 2003. While on the road in support of Diary, Chuck began reading a short story entitled 'Guts,' which would eventually become part of the novel Haunted.
In the years that followed, he continued to write, publishing the bestselling Rant, Snuff, Pygmy, Tell-All, a 'remix' of Invisible Monsters, Damned, and most recently, Doomed.
Chuck also enjoys giving back to his fans, and teaching the art of storytelling has been an important part of that. In 2004, Chuck began submitting essays to ChuckPalahniuk.net on the craft of writing. These were 'How To' pieces, straight out of Chuck's personal bag of tricks, based on the tenants of minimalism he learned from Tom Spanbauer. Every month, a “Homework Assignment” would accompany the lesson, so Workshop members could apply what they had learned. (all 36 of these essays can currently be found on The Cult's sister-site, LitReactor.com).
Then, in 2009, Chuck increased his involvement by committing to read and review a selection of fan-written stories each month. The best stories are currently set to be published in Burnt Tongues, a forthcoming anthology, with an introduction written by Chuck himself.
His next novel, Beautiful You, is due out in October 2014.
In the years that followed, he continued to write, publishing the bestselling Rant, Snuff, Pygmy, Tell-All, a 'remix' of Invisible Monsters, Damned, and most recently, Doomed.
Chuck also enjoys giving back to his fans, and teaching the art of storytelling has been an important part of that. In 2004, Chuck began submitting essays to ChuckPalahniuk.net on the craft of writing. These were 'How To' pieces, straight out of Chuck's personal bag of tricks, based on the tenants of minimalism he learned from Tom Spanbauer. Every month, a “Homework Assignment” would accompany the lesson, so Workshop members could apply what they had learned. (all 36 of these essays can currently be found on The Cult's sister-site, LitReactor.com).
Then, in 2009, Chuck increased his involvement by committing to read and review a selection of fan-written stories each month. The best stories are currently set to be published in Burnt Tongues, a forthcoming anthology, with an introduction written by Chuck himself.
His next novel, Beautiful You, is due out in October 2014.
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n Leggere non è un passatempo da comitiva.
Non è come andare a vedere un film o assistere a un concerto.
È il margine più solitario dello spettro.n (pag. 10)
Non è come andare a vedere un film o assistere a un concerto.
È il margine più solitario dello spettro.n (pag. 10)
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First, I didn't plan beforehand that reading an essay collection would be so different and harder, for me, than reading fiction. It felt like reading in slow-motion, 30 pages of this book took me as much time as 60 pages of a novel. But I pushed on, because it was interesting, however long it took me to read it. Learning experience still, I prefer consuming non-fiction as audiobooks than physical, I think.
But the book was interesting. It felt like getting samples of the lives of many people I will never meet, different and fascinating in their own right, but that I would never seek to learn more about by myself. And Palahniuk, write about them, select which detail, which element make them interesting and it works. The sampling is great and shows this variety of people, all different yet all trying to find what will give their existence meaning, after all. It makes you think about you own life, about what you're doing to give it value and meaning yourself.
But the book was interesting. It felt like getting samples of the lives of many people I will never meet, different and fascinating in their own right, but that I would never seek to learn more about by myself. And Palahniuk, write about them, select which detail, which element make them interesting and it works. The sampling is great and shows this variety of people, all different yet all trying to find what will give their existence meaning, after all. It makes you think about you own life, about what you're doing to give it value and meaning yourself.
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Mediocre - bruttino - bello
Il titolo della recensione contiene 3 giudizi diversi ed ognuno è riservato ad una parte del libro. Si divide in 3 fasi appunto.
INSIEME: è la prima parte, narra le realtà americane delle orge nei locali, dei tornei con le mietitrebbie o combattimenti all'ultimo sangue per coronare il sogno olimpico. A tratti interessante, a tratti noiosa. Lascia di stucco sapere che nel mondo possano esistere realtà che personalmente ho trovato...strambe.
RITRATTI: in questa seconda parte Palahniuk intervista personaggi più o meno famosi, più o meno stravaganti. Da tizi che hanno la mania per i castelli (parte noiosa) a Marylin Manson (parte interessante) a Rocket Guy. Nel complesso questa fase del libro non mi è piaciuta molto.
PERSONALE: la terza parte, autobiografica scorre in maniera decisamente piacevole. L'autore parla di se stesso con autoironia, di come la sua vita sia cambiata dopo la stesura di Fight Club, e di come si sia trovato all'interno di un mondo che non sente suo, senza tralasciare le tristi vicende familiari.
Nel complesso questo libro è stato un piacevole passatempo, non porta via molto tempo, quindi non rischia di essere troppo noioso.
Il titolo della recensione contiene 3 giudizi diversi ed ognuno è riservato ad una parte del libro. Si divide in 3 fasi appunto.
INSIEME: è la prima parte, narra le realtà americane delle orge nei locali, dei tornei con le mietitrebbie o combattimenti all'ultimo sangue per coronare il sogno olimpico. A tratti interessante, a tratti noiosa. Lascia di stucco sapere che nel mondo possano esistere realtà che personalmente ho trovato...strambe.
RITRATTI: in questa seconda parte Palahniuk intervista personaggi più o meno famosi, più o meno stravaganti. Da tizi che hanno la mania per i castelli (parte noiosa) a Marylin Manson (parte interessante) a Rocket Guy. Nel complesso questa fase del libro non mi è piaciuta molto.
PERSONALE: la terza parte, autobiografica scorre in maniera decisamente piacevole. L'autore parla di se stesso con autoironia, di come la sua vita sia cambiata dopo la stesura di Fight Club, e di come si sia trovato all'interno di un mondo che non sente suo, senza tralasciare le tristi vicende familiari.
Nel complesso questo libro è stato un piacevole passatempo, non porta via molto tempo, quindi non rischia di essere troppo noioso.
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Prisiminiau nihilistinę jaunystę (che, che) ir išsitraukiau iš lentynos seniai ten gulinčią ir neskaitytą "Fight Club" autoriaus esė ir įvairių straipsnių knygelę. O, kokiais 90s iš jos padvelkė - šiek tiek smagios, bet truputį priplėkusios nostalgijos. Sąžiningo įtūžusio ironiko pasakojimai.
Pirmoji knygos dalis - įvairių visuomenės pakraščių dokumentavimas - Palahniukas rašo apie kombainų rodeo JAV provincijoje, apie imtynes, apie steroidų vartotojus,apie pitchingą - bandymą parduoti savo idėją ar rankraštį kino industrijai, apie Rock Creek Lodge Testocle Festival ir t.t. ir pan. Panašių temų panašiu metu savo esė ėmėsi David Foster Wallace. Tik Wallace tekstas - tai fechtavimas, lauko tenisas ar pan. O Palahniukas - boksas, imtynės ir laisvoji kova. Gana įdomu.
Kik nykesnė antroji knygos dalis - poklabiai su žvaigždėm: Juliette Lewis, Andrew Sulivan, etc. Išsiskiria pokalbis su Marilynu Mansonu (dar viena 90s ir šio amžiaus pradžios ikonų).
Trečiojoje dalyje autorius rašo apie save - kaip jam gyvenosi po "Fight Club" sėkmės. jis rašo apie filmo pagal knygą statymą, apie tariamą išgarsėjimą ir pan. bet kažkaip be entuziazmo ir net ironija tokia rūgtelėjusi: "mes visi suprantam, kad ta šlovė maloni, bet hey aš toks pats lūzeris, koks ir buvau, jei ir pasikeičiau tai nedaug, dabar parašysiu jums reportažą, kaip iš tikrųjų niekam nerūpiu ir kokių juokingų nelaimių man nutiko. Hey, aš gi vis dar saviakas, ar ne? Saviakas? na, pasakykit, gi saviakas, chebra?"
Beje, skaitydamas niekaip neatsikračiau minties, kur man visa tai girdėta lietuviškame kontekste. Ogi Martynenko. Neteigiu čia, kad Palahniukas jį įtakojo (gal jis jo net neskaitė) ar kad vienas kitam prilygsta, nes taip nėra. Bet ta intonacija... Ir random facts... ir dvasingumo bei visokių fiziologinių smulkmenų mixas...
Vienžo, skaitykite, jei neturit ką veikti arba pasiilgote tos sunkiai nusakomos tūkstantmečio sandūros dvasios :)
Pirmoji knygos dalis - įvairių visuomenės pakraščių dokumentavimas - Palahniukas rašo apie kombainų rodeo JAV provincijoje, apie imtynes, apie steroidų vartotojus,apie pitchingą - bandymą parduoti savo idėją ar rankraštį kino industrijai, apie Rock Creek Lodge Testocle Festival ir t.t. ir pan. Panašių temų panašiu metu savo esė ėmėsi David Foster Wallace. Tik Wallace tekstas - tai fechtavimas, lauko tenisas ar pan. O Palahniukas - boksas, imtynės ir laisvoji kova. Gana įdomu.
Kik nykesnė antroji knygos dalis - poklabiai su žvaigždėm: Juliette Lewis, Andrew Sulivan, etc. Išsiskiria pokalbis su Marilynu Mansonu (dar viena 90s ir šio amžiaus pradžios ikonų).
Trečiojoje dalyje autorius rašo apie save - kaip jam gyvenosi po "Fight Club" sėkmės. jis rašo apie filmo pagal knygą statymą, apie tariamą išgarsėjimą ir pan. bet kažkaip be entuziazmo ir net ironija tokia rūgtelėjusi: "mes visi suprantam, kad ta šlovė maloni, bet hey aš toks pats lūzeris, koks ir buvau, jei ir pasikeičiau tai nedaug, dabar parašysiu jums reportažą, kaip iš tikrųjų niekam nerūpiu ir kokių juokingų nelaimių man nutiko. Hey, aš gi vis dar saviakas, ar ne? Saviakas? na, pasakykit, gi saviakas, chebra?"
Beje, skaitydamas niekaip neatsikračiau minties, kur man visa tai girdėta lietuviškame kontekste. Ogi Martynenko. Neteigiu čia, kad Palahniukas jį įtakojo (gal jis jo net neskaitė) ar kad vienas kitam prilygsta, nes taip nėra. Bet ta intonacija... Ir random facts... ir dvasingumo bei visokių fiziologinių smulkmenų mixas...
Vienžo, skaitykite, jei neturit ką veikti arba pasiilgote tos sunkiai nusakomos tūkstantmečio sandūros dvasios :)
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Las cuatro primeras líneas de la introducción constituyen la columna vertebral de los artículos y crónicas que componen “Error humano”: “todos mis libros tratan de una persona solitaria que busca alguna forma de conectar con los demás”. Con esta declaración, Palahniuk abre una serie de textos que se leen con entusiasmo a modo de divertimento.
De algún modo, sirve de trasfondo para sus primeros libros: desde “El club de la pelea” hasta “Diario”. Explica modos de recabar información, maneras de reunir historias escabrosas, métodos para componer relatos con la sencilla complejidad a la que apunta el llamado minimalismo.
No obstante, he de confesar que pasé mi mirada sobre algunos textos que arrojaban datos sin ton ni son, con una resonancia trivial o insignificante; quizás por su carácter localista norteamericano de cual, sin embargo, me quedó la ironía con la que Palahniuk expone la ridiculez de ciertos modos de tener (capitalismo) típicos norteamericanos.
De algún modo, sirve de trasfondo para sus primeros libros: desde “El club de la pelea” hasta “Diario”. Explica modos de recabar información, maneras de reunir historias escabrosas, métodos para componer relatos con la sencilla complejidad a la que apunta el llamado minimalismo.
No obstante, he de confesar que pasé mi mirada sobre algunos textos que arrojaban datos sin ton ni son, con una resonancia trivial o insignificante; quizás por su carácter localista norteamericano de cual, sin embargo, me quedó la ironía con la que Palahniuk expone la ridiculez de ciertos modos de tener (capitalismo) típicos norteamericanos.
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I liked this book.
This is a collection of true stories of very bizarre things that have occurred or occur regularly. They are all as the old adage goes: So strange they could only be true.
In the intro to this book Chuck Palahniuk even admits that he is something of a one trick pony. He views everything in America as the following struggle: We strive to be alone. We fight our way to independence from our fellow human beings by pursuing whatever interest we have, and then we get there and find ourselves lonely, and must reacquaint with our fellow humans. I agree with him, this is the lense that he views everything through, and it is getting annoying in his fiction literature. But these stories, these are true stories. And I think that his writing style is very aptly applied to these stories and telling them. Long story short: Chuck Palahniuk's writing style is best applied to nonfiction.
I read this book because I was staying for a week on the Oregon coast with my family. It seemed appropriate because Chuck Palahniuk is from portland. Also, this book seemed interesting.
This is a collection of true stories of very bizarre things that have occurred or occur regularly. They are all as the old adage goes: So strange they could only be true.
In the intro to this book Chuck Palahniuk even admits that he is something of a one trick pony. He views everything in America as the following struggle: We strive to be alone. We fight our way to independence from our fellow human beings by pursuing whatever interest we have, and then we get there and find ourselves lonely, and must reacquaint with our fellow humans. I agree with him, this is the lense that he views everything through, and it is getting annoying in his fiction literature. But these stories, these are true stories. And I think that his writing style is very aptly applied to these stories and telling them. Long story short: Chuck Palahniuk's writing style is best applied to nonfiction.
I read this book because I was staying for a week on the Oregon coast with my family. It seemed appropriate because Chuck Palahniuk is from portland. Also, this book seemed interesting.
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I think at 26 years of age I am finally over the phase of my life where I enjoy Chuck Palahniuk books.
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