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I haven't read Palahniuk in awhile, but many of his characters were undoubtedly #marginal I recall Survivor was a favorite. Narrator Tender Branson (that name!) recalls his life from an airplane cockpit & how he became involved with a cult-the Creedish Church. One of the last surviving members of the cult we learn about his strange life, including a lot of housecleaning tips. When I saw Palahniuk read in KC on the tour for Haunted 👇

Yes

#QuotsyMar21 #disaster @TK-421

So great quote🙌

#march #litsyfun

#quotsyjuly20 #drama @TK-421 (sorry, didn‘t find anything for sundae yesterday 🤷‍♀️😳)

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#QuotsyJuly20 Day 8: #Drama

I liked this even more than Fight Club. I love the way Palahniuk's mind works. I'm excited to read more of his books.

“An airplane is just so many rows of people sitting and all going in the same direction a long ways off the ground. Going to New York's a lot the way I imagine going to Heaven would be.”

#LilithJuly | 8: #WindowSeat

📷: Made with Typorama

”Every stupid thing in the world, decaffeinated coffee, alcohol free beer, makes perfect sense, not because you're any smarter, but because the smart part of your brain's on vacation.”

#QuotsyJuly19 | 8: #Vacation

📷: Made with Typorama

#pattern #quotsyjune19 @TK-421

“The main thing I worry about in public is maybe people can tell I‘m a survivor.”

#QuotsyJune19 | 2: #Survivor

📷: Made with Typorama

Day 2 - #Survivor #QuotsyJune19

#breath #quotsymay19 @TK-421

A true insight into the lives of those who dwell in their own thoughts. To feel so much and experience nothing.

Called off work and spent my Chinese New Year weekend doing some local traveling. Chuck Palahniuk is one of my favorite audiobook staples and I eagerly downloaded this one for the drive. Survivor is probably now one of the top 2 of his books for me, alongside Haunted. Enjoyed this read.

I stayed up way too late to finish this one. No regrets. A wild ride for sure. And dark. I found the writing style interesting. And I may steal his gardening shortcut this spring. 😁

Today's book haul. I'm only sad that the book "Dead Sky" was the UK version (with different title) of a book I already own. Damn these different titled books! Oh well... It was a $2 purchase.

Loved it. Very true to Palahniuk‘s style and such a biting story. There are strong characters with a bit of a creepy past and a strange way of coming together and then a mysterious lead up to the end. Very good writing as usual.

Regardless of how the story is told, I wish all books counted down the page numbers instead of starting at 1.

Next book. It‘s been a while since I‘ve read anything by Palahniuk. My favorite book of his is a nonfiction book—Stranger than Fiction.

#tuesdaytidbits @JenlovesJT47

1. Neil Gaiman, Guillermo del Toro, Janelle Monae, Aisha Tyler, Ed Brubaker
Sci fi, fantasy, afrofuturism, Batman, gothic, horror, noir; this would be such an epic nerd-out session!

2. I would say Chuck Palahniuk really pulled me out of my comfort zone and got me to seek out books that challenged me. He was one of the first authors whose new release I couldn't wait to get ahold of

3. @Coffeymuse @Clwojick

I loved this dark comedy about a suicide cult survivor turned Mickey Mouse messiah. It's a grim satire of consumer culture and religion. Don't get frustrated with the beginning. It gets weird and wonderful. Although the protagonist could be frustratingly passive, this commentary on the cult of celebrity has aged well. It's still relevant, twisted, and funny 20 years later. Damn good social commentary.

If you like bizarre and crazy, this novel is for you. While Survivor isn‘t a fast-paced novel in the beginning, it morphs into a wild ride and spirals out of control in the end. I enjoyed it. Overall rating: 4.46 stars.

Second best (after choke)

#QuotsyApril18 #day2 #shadows

#NuYear #TheAirCrashBureau
@Cinfhen @TrishB

One of my favorite Palahniuk books! 🤗

My Chuck Palahniuk collection is my favorite

First book I read from Chuck Palahniuk. Haven't stop reading his books since.

The cover of this book was the first thing that came to mind for today's #BigJetPlane prompt. It's an odd story that starts on the last page with the main character telling his life story on the black box of the plane he's hijacked. #TuneInToNovember @Robothugs @Cinfhen (image from internet)

Did perpetual happiness in the Garden of Eden maybe get so boring that eating the apple was justified?

Celebrity is such an easy target for satire that it can be more difficult to pull off without being too obvious. Palahniuk is up to the task though as he weaves the twisted tale of Tender Branson, former cult member turned celebrity, who provides his story to the flight recorder of a crashing airplane. #fame #septembowie @Marchpane @Cinfhen

You could call me a gentleman and a scholar, but you would be wrong on both counts.

An oldie but a goodie. Makes me laugh as much as the first time I read it. I'm in love with the style and flow. Won't be the last time I read this one.

Lola Petunia and I went to the LAPL book sale. Am I the only one who wants to reorganize the books at these things? People just toss them all willy-nilly!!!
Respect the books, you bastards!
(The cat always has to sneak into the picture)

Day 3 @bookriot #riotgrams #onewordtitle this was fun and hard to narrow down. I had two covers for Survivor but it was easier to see the totally with this one. #allthebooks

"The sky is blue and righteous in every direction. The sun is total and burning and just right there in front. We're on top of the clouds, and this is a beautiful day forever."

Palahniuk's second novel is narrated in a deadpan tone by the survivor of a religious cult. The narrator is an unsympathetic character, however he is more fleshed out than the narrator of "Pygmy." Palahniuk targets exoticism of the outsider by the media and pop culture. Published in 1999, "Survivor" seems to foresee the rise of reality TV as a vicarious experience of what mainstream America views as the innocent, spiritual & meaningful "other. "

A cup of peppermint hot chocolate out of my Edgar Allan Poe mug & an excellent book.

People are walking down the up escalator, and this looks as wrong as breaking a law.

"Every breath is a choice. Every minute is a choice. Every time you don't throw yourself down the stairs, that's a choice. Every time you don't crash your car, you reenlist."
Not every emotional reaction art generates is a pleasant one. Sometimes it makes you faintly sick, and questioning your choices. That's how I feel about Palahniuk. Still, Survivor is my "Planes, Trains and Automobiles" pick for #photoadaynov16

I'm feeling lazy so here are a few #publishedinthe1990s that I found on the bookshelf in the living room #photoaday16 #nov16 (gee I think I marked a couple things in Maya Angelou)

What do you do when you are bored at work? Walk around and take pictures of books to add to Litsy of course.

#bestcharactername I've always loved the name Tender Branson. We meet him as he records his own suicide note to the black box of a plane he has hijacked (and emptied). He was raised in a cult and, like all but the first-born sons, at 17 he left for the Outside World where he was hired out a servant or tender. The girls were each named Biddy. #booktober

Meh. Thats how this book felt. It literally feels like a prequel to Fight Club. And i've never read fight club, only watched the movie. Which is a testament to how strong Palahnuk's voice and writing style is, really.

But this book felt long, and slow, and like I'd basically already seen it in Fight Club, though the details were slightly different. Or like this was just one long, drawn out backstory.
⭐️⭐️1/2

Morning commute thoughts.

I can't believe how annoyed I am at this book. Maybe I just don't get it? It's feeling like one of those movies that is overly confusing and weird but everyone calls it deep and genius instead. What if Palahniuk is just full of shit?