Chuck Palahniuk’s Fight Club

From Amazon, “In his darkly funny novel that made Chuck Palahniuk’s reputation as his generation’s most visionary satirist, an estranged young man seeks relief from the emptiness of his work and life in the enigmatic figure of Tyler Durden. Flaunting his disregard for the stultifying conventions of a hollow consumer culture, Tyler devises a series of secret after-hours boxing maches held in the basements of bars. Fight Club offers a way for Tyler and his friends to overcome the frustrations of their professional and personal lives, and his idea catches on quickly. But in Tyler’s world, there are no rules, no limits, no brakes.”

75% of this book, I was disappointed. I was confused, for one, and wondering why everyone could love such a thing. I had all of these parts of the novel that I just wanted to complain about because I thought they were absolutely terrible. But then came “the twist”, and I could see some of the allure that the novel held. I can’t say that I ever fell in love with the novel, but I did begin to like it at the end. Isn’t that what makes a great author, though? Someone who can change your mind about a piece of literature with one sentence. And that’s definitely what Palahniuk did.