Having seen the movie prior to reading this book, I admit that I came into this a little jaded. Not for the faint of heart it's a very bleak story but the catharsis sought by the Fight Club members can also infect the reader, as it did yours truly.įirst of all, I am a little nervous writing this review, because of the first rule of Fight Club, but I will proceed nonetheless. Whether it's a paean to, or a criticism of nihilism is left to the reader to decide. A fascinating look at what can lurk between the cracks of a man's well-ordered life. First by getting men to conquer their fears, then by raising an army of followers who are trained never to ask questions. In fact, he has plans to destroy society. Then he meets Tyler Durden and his life is transformed. He hates his job, and feels trapped by his possessions after years of religiously studying the IKEA catalogue. The second rule about fight club is you don't talk about fight club.' Our narrator hasn't slept in weeks. You are the same decaying organic matter as everyone else, and we are all a part of the same compost pile.' 'The first rule about fight club is you don't talk about fight club. Then you're trapped in your lovely nest, and the things that you used to own, now they own you.' 'You are not a beautiful and unique snowflake. buy the sofa, then for a couple of years you're satisfied that no matter what goes wrong, at least you've got your sofa issue handled, then the right set of dishes, then the perfect bed.

'You buy furniture, you tell yourself, this is the last sofa I will ever need in my life.

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