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nobo:
--- Quote from: Ptommydski on 06 May 2009, 20:54 ---Chuck Palahniuk is a seriously shitty author. I don't understand why people like him.
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I think its because of Fight Club. The movie was so good that people don't think he can do any wrong and keep getting his books. I read a few of them and have been routinely disappointed.
SilentJ:
The only writing of Palahniuk's that I've read is the first chapter of Scared, and now I never want to see his name on a book again.
Ballard:
My first encounter with Chuck was watching Fight Club. I tried reading the book afterward but it was mediocre and uninspired (and carried none of the energy of the movie- good job Art Linson!). Every once in a while I'll try again (read and then watched Choke, read Survivor) and have been routinely disappointed. I don't think he's shitty but he's certainly overrated.
All in all I'm neutral on the subject- I merely wanted to point out that we'd all be fucking.
StaedlerMars:
I think his books aren't masterpieces, but rather crude aburdist stories.
I thoroughly enjoyed Survivor though.
Scandanavian War Machine:
guys, Chuck Palahniuk has gotten alot better at writing! admittedly, his first 6 or 7 books were basically grubby caracatures of each other and not super inspired but his newerish books are getting better. i highly recommend Rant. also, Snuff is good if you like being grossed the fuck out constantly.
Haunted was good too, and might even be his best; though it's hard to say.
here i was gonna say "let's see you write better" but then i remembered that Tommy is actually quite good at writing so i'm just gonna hang my head in shame and leave it at that.
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