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Fight Club: A Novel
Fight Club: A Novel | Chuck Palahniuk
The first rule about fight club is you don't talk about fight club. In his debut novel, Chuck Palahniuk showed himself to be his generation's most visionary satirist. Fight Club's estranged narrator leaves his lackluster job when he comes under the thrall of Tyler Durden, an enigmatic young man who holds secret boxing matches in the basement of bars. There two men fight "as long as they have to." A gloriously original work that exposes what is at the core of our modern world.
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Jadams89
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And here we go, #FrightClub !! This is our first team game. Unlimited points. Just tag a book in the comments that has something in common with the book before it! #HauntedShelf

@Willaful @dabbe @bthegood @LiseWorks @sebrittainclark @Scochrane26 @JessClark78 @Gissy @5feet.of.fury @sace @Ellie_H @SnowEcho @SunnieK @Traci1 @JenlovesJT47

Jadams89 I‘ll start with the inspiration for our team name 2mo
willaful I must go with Fright Club by Ethan Long! It rhymes! 😂 2mo
Sace I will say Vampire Knitting Club (club connection and Vampires from Fright Club above) 2mo
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5feet.of.fury Same pub year (2015) 2mo
Gissy We started the games! 🎉📚 🖤🖤🖤I will post mine later today 👻 🖤🖤🖤I see many post already😳they are taking serious these games😂😂😂 2mo
JenlovesJT47 Just a quick question, do we keep track of our own points? And I‘m picking another book by the same author that I plan on reading very soon 2mo
Jadams89 @JenlovesJT47 yes, you‘ll keep up with your own points 2mo
Jadams89 “Horror” in the title 2mo
Traci1 Much of the story takes place in a store. 2mo
willaful Also by King 2mo
dabbe By an author whose name is also Stephen. #stephencrane 2mo
dabbe Also about the Civil War. 2mo
willaful Contains dragons 2mo
sebrittainclark Author named Patrick 2mo
JenlovesJT47 Another book by Patrick Weekes 2mo
willaful M.T. Anderson living up to his name 2mo
dabbe Author whose last name is Anderson. LOVE this book! 2mo
dabbe Another book by Laurie Halse Anderson. 2mo
willaful A little levity. 2mo
sebrittainclark Character named Marigold 2mo
willaful Ah, a pun title for anyone who needs one, 2mo
Jadams89 Author with the last name King 2mo
willaful First in the Greenhollow Duology. 2mo
JenlovesJT47 A book with silver in the title by one of my favorite authors 2mo
Jadams89 Hubby commits fraud and wife has to start over 2mo
JenlovesJT47 Another book with the author‘s first name is Tonya 2mo
willaful Ghost in the title. 2mo
JenlovesJT47 Another title with the word ghost, which I incidentally just finished last week and loved it! 2mo
willaful Also set in Malaysia. 2mo
dabbe Another title with \“sister\“. 2mo
dabbe Another Blume. 2mo
dabbe And another. 2mo
dabbe And one more. Make me stop! 😱 2mo
willaful @dabbe you are a wildwoman out of control! 😂

A similar title:
2mo
JenlovesJT47 The first book in the Amos Decker series 2mo
dabbe @willaful 😂🤗😘 2mo
willaful Alitterative man title. 2mo
JenlovesJT47 A book with an author of the same last name of Goldman 2mo
JenlovesJT47 A book by one of my favorite authors with the first name of Sally 2mo
willaful A book I utterly love: (edited) 2mo
JenlovesJT47 @willaful sounds interesting, stacked! 🤗 a book with the author with the first name Peter (and also a very good book!) 2mo
dabbe Book 1 with \“kind\“ in the title. And a favorite as a child. 2mo
JenlovesJT47 Book with an author named Taylor 2mo
dabbe Book 5. Thankfully, the last one. All are faves. 2mo
JenlovesJT47 A book about Doris Eaton who did broadway with her family around the same time period as the previously mentioned book 2mo
willaful Author Lauren. 2mo
Traci1 Authors share a first name 2mo
dabbe Bless in title. 2mo
dabbe Me in title. 2mo
dabbe Just the words THE GIVER (and what a book!) 2mo
JenlovesJT47 A great book by the same author 2mo
JenlovesJT47 Another author with the first name of Jonas 2mo
Traci1 "Revenge" in the title 2mo
JenlovesJT47 One of my favorite Sweet Valley books 😆 2mo
Traci1 An alphabet-y type title 2mo
dabbe Book about witches. 2mo
JenlovesJT47 A book by the same author 2mo
willaful I enjoyed this one. 2mo
Traci1 Another witchy one 2mo
dabbe A play that has 3 witches. 2mo
dabbe Another play by WS. 2mo
dabbe And another by WS. 2mo
willaful Ha, great title! 2mo
dabbe Same author. 2mo
JenlovesJT47 My favorite by LMM 2mo
Traci1 Set in Castle Rock 2mo
JenlovesJT47 A great SK book I just finished today. Needful Things is also a great book! 2mo
Jadams89 Three in the title 2mo
dabbe Same author. 2mo
dabbe Same author. 2mo
dabbe Character with a similar last name: Philip Marlowe. 1mo
dabbe Same author: Raymond Chandler. LOVE him! 1mo
dabbe Chandler again. 1mo
dabbe And again. 1mo
dabbe Same author. 1mo
dabbe Same author. 1mo
Sace Same author 1mo
willaful “Tin man“ nickname. 1mo
JenlovesJT47 A book with another author with the last name Wilde 1mo
dabbe Same author. 1mo
willaful I like how we found our way back to Oz. 😁 1mo
JenlovesJT47 An Oz retelling which I love 😍 1mo
Traci1 Slow (this is a good one, by the way, if you've not read it). 1mo
JenlovesJT47 This is also a great book which the movie Wild Hearts Can‘t Be Broken is based on 🐴 1mo
dabbe Same author. 1mo
dabbe Same author. 1mo
dabbe Same author. (edited) 1mo
dabbe Same author. 1mo
dabbe Same author. 1mo
dabbe Same author. 1mo
dabbe A type of species. 1mo
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DieAReader
Fight Club | Chuck Palahniuk
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#Wardens2014 #ReadAway2024 #BookSpinBingo

I‘ve been wanting to watch the movie forever but figured I‘d read the book first. After only 45 minutes in & I really have no idea why. #Next

vlwelser Just watch the movie. Somehow it's better imo 4mo
DieAReader @vlwelser 😏Good to know, thanks so much! 4mo
shortsarahrose I *hated* the movie and decided I‘ll never read the book. 4mo
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TieDyeDude I watched the movie first. I used to be a big fan of Palahniuk, but this was never one of my favorite of his books. 4mo
dabbe #hailthebail! 🤩🤩🤩 4mo
TheAromaofBooks I've never read the book. The movie was quite good in a trippy kind of way. Not for everyone haha 4mo
DieAReader @shortsarahrose 🤷🏻‍♀️Unfortunately it happens sometimes. Nothing is for everyone😉 4mo
DieAReader @TieDyeDude 😉Thanks! 4mo
DieAReader @TheAromaofBooks I‘ll have to check it out for sure. Thanks! 4mo
DieAReader @dabbe Absolutely! #Next! 4mo
CoverToCoverGirl Bye-Bye…. 4mo
DieAReader @CoverToCoverGirl 👋🏻👋🏻👋🏻 4mo
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Sharpeipup
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The worst job in the whole world must be recycling toilet paper.

📸 Grist.org

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TheIntrovertedDodoBird
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Darkly satirical, macho, and dogmatic comes anarchy personified, Tyler Durden, raging against consumer culture and class stratification with napoleonic savagery. Mindless, respectable drones become mutinous guerillas amongst sardonic undertones and hypnotic prose. I had zero expectations when I chose this book, having not seen the film, and was promptly knocked off my feet. Mind blown. Excuse me while I collect my jaw off the floor. Incredible!

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TheIntrovertedDodoBird
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emmasm08 I loved this book 7mo
TheIntrovertedDodoBird @emmasm08 It's so good! I've never seen the film, so I didn't know what to expect. Mind blown! 7mo
TieDyeDude The film is different enough that you can enjoy them as separate entities. I was a big Palahniuk fan until around 10 years ago. I've read a few of his recent books, but they just don't do much for me anymore. I really liked Survivor. 7mo
emmasm08 @TheIntrovertedDodoBird the film is definitely worth a watch too ! 7mo
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mindduckbooks
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TheBookgeekFrau
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Eggs Great pick 🥊🤼‍♀️🩸 1y
TheBookgeekFrau @Eggs Thank you 😊 1y
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Enchanted_Bibliophile
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4✨

I've seen the movie a million times, so when I saw the audio was available I had to give it a try. I was not disappointed!
Fast paced, thrilling and almost as good as the movie.
Yes, I liked the movie better, especially the ending 😄 But mostly the movie adaptation sticks to the book. Only a few deviation.

@Clwojick #Pantone2023 #Persimmon #FireyRed

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mindduckbooks
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Parvez
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It was a quick and fun read. Loved the movie as well.

Writing is very fast-paced and witty.

IndianBookworm Better than the movie? 1y
Parvez @IndianBookworm I must say movie is much better, or I may be biased because I watched the movie first. 1y
IndianBookworm But the movie actually is so well made. So, probably not biased. 1y
Parvez @IndianBookworm Agree 👍 1y
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Rileytmurray
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Really enjoyed this book as it gives us an interesting look at humanity. Talking about how people can become influenced in an ideology. Also a lot about human connection and how important it is for a person. Overall enjoyed this one and can see why people really enjoy it

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zurazureen
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Fast pace and more dramatic than the movie

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mindduckbooks
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Check out our discussion on the mind duck books podcast

https://bit.ly/3yPzZtE

Both Paolo and Paul joined on this one to discuss the book that the famous movie is based on. We talk about what Chuck Palahniuk likes to do in his free time, talk about Fight club comic books – Fight Club 2 and 3. We also look at Fight Club 4 the children‘s book and finally look at the connection to Mr. Robot.

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QuothTheRavenclawNevermore
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My little book haul today. I‘m so excited to change my classics over to hardbacks, even though it has been a search to find them.

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MoonWitch94
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 🖤❌❤️ 2y
shortsarahrose I‘ve never picked it up, but I HATED the movie, so I doubt I would like the book. 2y
MoonWitch94 @shortsarahrose SAME! I thought maybe the movie would be better—-NOPE! 🤪 2y
Eggs It‘s not my cup of 🍵 either…great choice 2y
MoonWitch94 @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs I‘m glad others feel the same! 2y
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RaeLovesToRead
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Went out for cocktails and Vietnamese food again 💕 this time with Sarah who I'll be cat sitting for over the next couple of weeks.

The fight club cocktail came with edible soap (basically a sherbert ice cube) 🍸🍹

My plan is to make my way through the entire menu over the next few months 😄💅

TheKidUpstairs Looks amazing! 2y
RaeLovesToRead @TheKidUpstairs It was sooo good! 😊 2y
mabell Wow that‘s an impressive cocktail! 2y
RaeLovesToRead @mabell They are pricey but so worth it! 🥰 2y
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Addison_Reads
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#SavvySettings @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs

Although I prefer the ending of the book to the movie, I thoroughly enjoyed both of these and each features the main character in a #Skyscraper.

Eggs Well done 🏙 3y
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LeaKell
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Sometimes you should read books that make you uncomfortable and this one definitely fits the bill.

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LeftyDv
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The first rule of fight club is you don‘t talk about fight club. I‘ll follow the rules and leave you with this Haiku instead:

Noir novel that
Is unsettling at times
Worth the time to read

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yoavshai
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#BookCoverChallenge
Day 115.
Here I will note 365 books (or as many as I will have before I get tired) that have shaped my taste in literature. No explanations, no reviews. Just the cover of the book.
I do not challenge anyone. You are all welcome to take part.

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Bookalong
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Mehso-so

Palahniuk prose were riviting, and although I knew the plot I was still intrigued by the unpredictable narrator. I was curious to see how things would unfold in print form and for the most part the movie follows the book pretty accurately. This is a rare case where I enjoyed the movie more actually. This one fell somewhere in the middle for me. It's definitely one of thoes books that wont be for everyone. #bookreview

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Readerann
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Mehso-so

Certainly not a pleasant read, but I‘ve been curious about Chuck Palahniuk for years. I can‘t quite give the book an enthusiastic pick, but it was inventive and will stay with me for a while. 3* out of 5 (I have not seen the movie.)

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Wellreadhead
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Couldn‘t decide what to read next, so I decided to re-read this. Didn‘t quite pack the same punch (what the hell ever does?) and I found it extremely hard to read now without seeing it as a prophecy in which everything came true except the liberation.

#athinsliceofanxiety #fightclub

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Ast_Arslan
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@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
@Eggs
#ConflictedWorlds

Day 30 - #Anger

Sometimes I would like to join a club like this to vent my anger 😅

Eggs 📚😫🥊 3y
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faramir
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I finally got around to reading this, and while it wasn't great for my insomnia it was an excellent read and an entirely original story.

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abookdragonsretreat
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This book was dark, gritty and twisted. I really enjoyed reading this classic though I would advise that it's pretty pessimistic and brutally honest about some dark topics. I liked the plot and the anger and perception of the world from our main characters, though I did find it confusing at times until the end with the massive plot twists. The writing style was odd as the conversations aren't written like normal, but I loked the originality of it.

julesG You'll never look at a piece of soap the same way again. Right? 3y
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abookdragonsretreat
Fight Club | Chuck Palahniuk

"We are not special.
We are not crap or trash, either.
We just are.
We just are, and what happens just happens."

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abookdragonsretreat
Fight Club | Chuck Palahniuk

"The first rule about fight club is you don't talk about fight club"

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abookdragonsretreat
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This quote is pretty cool.

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Nalbuque
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A short classic. One of those I liked it as a teen and wondered if it‘d stand…I was wildly uncomfortable reading a good chunk of it, but the overall critique herein benefits from the graphic language imo. Some of Palahniuk‘s later work felt like he was being crass just for the sake of it, shocking readers for no good reason. But not this one! What a ride. Eager to reread some of his other books now!

#2021 #ReRead

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vanexana
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Assurdo la mia vita

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BookDragonNotWorm
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I'm breaking the first rule - I'm going to talk about Fight Club! This was an interesting read. I saw the movie years ago and remembered the twist, which was unfortunate because I would have liked to have experienced the surprise while reading it. However, even knowing what happens, the way Palahniuk artfully weaves his web of in your face deception is fascinating. A great study in unreliable narrators for writers and entertaining to boot!

Jerlynn I love this book! It's one of my favorites❤️ 3y
BookDragonNotWorm @Jerlynn I wish I hadn't seen the movie years ago - would have loved for the plot twist to have been a surprise! 3y
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lil1inblue
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“Only after disaster can we be resurrected. It‘s only after you‘ve lost everything that you‘re free to do anything. Nothing is static, everything is evolving, everything is falling apart.” Chuck Palahniuk, Fight Club

#QuotsyMar21 #Disaster #ChuckPalahniuk #FightClub

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GatheringBooks
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GinaKButler
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#floridalife 🌞 🏝 💦

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GinaKButler
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Here we go...first book of 2021!

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Ashleytesta
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Mehso-so

Good

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Brooke_H
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I mean... I would talk about Fight Club, but you know, the first rule and all... 😉 (Quarantine book #42; read a book by a queer writer)

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Graves
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Spectacular, far and away so much better than the movie. They are, in fact so different that I now consider them two different pieces of work/narrative.
Fight Club is a novel for broken men. Men who feel like they have no one to talk to, no one to expose their weaknesses to......it's a commentary on emotional maintenance and I loved it.

Danielthewriter Well said. 👍 5y
Graves @Danielthewriter thank you! 4y
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Jari-chan
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The first rule of Fight Club is: You do not talk about Fight Club.

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MoniqueReads305
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For the first time in a long time I completed my GoodReads Challenge. Book #52 was Fight Club. Still trying to process how I feel about this one.

I'm super excited to say that I completed my GoodReads Challenge early. 🎉🎉🎉

thegirlwiththelibrarybag Yay! Congratulations! 🥳 I‘m on the home stretch with my GR challenge ☺️ 5y
Liatrek Congrats 🎉🎉🎉 5y
Sace Woo hoo! 🎉🎉🎉 5y
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rachelm Congrats! 5y
Eggs 👏🏻🎉🥳🤗 5y
WorldsOkayestStepMom Congratulations! 5y
Reggie Congrats!!!!!🎈 5y
Nute Congratulations on a fantastic accomplishment!🤗 5y
Tamra Yay for you!! 5y
Hooked_on_books Hooray! Nice job! 🎉 5y
Megabooks 🥳🥳🎉🎉📚📚👍🏻👍🏻 5y
Birdsong28 Congratulations 🎊 🎉 📚 📖 5y
sprainedbrain Woohoo!!! 🎉🎉🎉 5y
Bookzombie Congratulations!! 5y
ephemeralwaltz Yoohoo!! I also made mine earlier this year. Never thought I would! 5y
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MoniqueReads305
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The Fight Club is one of the books that I never had a plan of reading. I saw the movie first and the desire to read the source material never developed. But a library sale happened and now it's on my physical #TBR so I'm #currentlyreading

KendallHershey I just read it a few months back and really enjoyed it! It had been a long time since I‘d seen the movie and I think that helped. 5y
MoniqueReads305 @KendallHershey That's good to know. I saw the movie when it first came to DVD. So, it's been years. 5y
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TK421
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@MaleficentBookDragon once again you have sent me a great #LMPBC package! Thank you so much for the books, candy, coffee, and seasons 1 and 2 of The Strain! You are awesome!
@Avanders @Bklover @BethM

MaleficentBookDragon You are welcome. Sorry I was so late again. I'm the worst. 5y
vivastory You're in for a treat with The Strain! 5y
TK421 @MaleficentBookDragon no worries about being late, and you are by no means the worst. 😊 5y
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Bklover She is definitely NOT the worst. I think I have claimed that crown for myself! @MaleficentBookDragon @TK421 5y
BethM Awesome job! And neither one of you are the worst! @MaleficentBookDragon @Bklover ! 5y
BethM In fact I‘d just keep you guys going as my group! 😘 5y
Bklover @BethM I am sending you the BIGGEST hug! Thank you! 💖💖💖 5y
TK421 @BethM I totally agree with you. I love our group for this round. @MaleficentBookDragon @Bklover @Avanders @BethM you are all wonderful! 5y
Avanders Yay what a fun package!! 👏🏽👏🏽 lol I think all this talk about who is “the worst” when you guys all don‘t actually *name* me is a little on the nose, ey? 🤣🤣 But srsly, i agree w you all that this is a 💯🔥 #lmpbc group!! 💗💗 @bklover @bethm @MaleficentBookDragon @tk421 5y
MaleficentBookDragon I would LOVE to keep our group together. Another round of creatures? Ghosts? Steampunk? Something different? Or a free for all? 5y
BethM How do you all feel about historical fiction? 5y
TK421 @MaleficentBookDragon @Avanders @Bklover @BethM I would be happy to keep our group going. I'm up for reading most genres. #noneofyouaretheworst 5y
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Landon
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The first rule of Fight Club is you don‘t talk about Fight Club.

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SmartSassery
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This book was sent by a loving friend. I cannot believe how many reads I have gotten in the mail over the summer. I am forever grateful. This one was a nice surprise and a pretty comical read. I have to say I enjoyed it quite a bit more than I thought I would. I almost didn't read it but I'm glad I did.

Jee_HookedOnBookz Saw the movie haven't read the book! Glad you enjoyed it! 😊 How are you? 5y
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Morr_Books
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A big thank you @erzascarletbookgasm !!! Got this wonderful surprise in the mail yesterday. So excited! #bookmail #litsylove #jb

erzascarletbookgasm Yay! I hope you‘ll enjoy reading it! 6y
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OriginalCyn620
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erzascarletbookgasm
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“Tyler says I‘m nowhere near hitting the bottom, yet. And if I don‘t fall all the way, I can‘t be saved.”

In Fight Club, self-destruction is a way to discover the truth of your own heart and to be ‘hitting the bottom‘, you have to lose and sacrifice everything in your life.

#springintoreading #saved

Severnmeadows Brilliant paintings. 6y
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Samara_Kipnis
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“And a moment was the most you could ever expect from perfection” (173).
☝️

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Samara_Kipnis
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Such a weird, weird, creepy book. Engaging when I brave it. Thought-provoking lines throughout.