Fight Club

Rating:
Summary: A Good Book to Read.
Review: Its not particularly well written but it keeps you interested. It has some interesting twists and poses very serious questions and ideas in our modern world. The novel is brilliant in some sense in its attacking of subject matter. At the same time, the very very last few pages of the book dismantled quite rapidly (like a bomb) the story the author had been building in a very unsatisfying way. its like building a very intricate house of cards and then taking an industrial fan to face it and blow them all away.

What is so relevant and important in this novel is the identity of humans and society in a modern age. So much of what is written now is garbage and has no meaning which is why this is so poignant- it has meaning. it is a contradiciton. it is sensitive while being insensitive. the deceptive clearness of the narrator leads to a muddled story. The absurdity of the premise is poetic. and it almost works when the entire house of cards the story is built on topples. almost. Regardless of how many stars it gets, this book is well worth the read if you want to read very recent work.

Rating:
Summary: My favorite novel
Review: Jack is your average white-collar consumerist American. He goes to work everyday so he can buy crap that he doesn't need, in order to increase his social status. He has trouble sleeping, he feels as if something is missing in his life.
One day he meets Tyler Durden. Tyler is the incarnation of MacGuyver if only he had been working for the bad guys. He could make a bomb out of an orange juice carton if he had to. Tyler and Jack end up starting a ring of underground boxing clubs filled with people trying to fill the void in their lives through acts of self-destruction and terrorism. Everyone, I mean EVERYONE, is in on Fight Club.
As things progress, "Project Mayhem" begins to spin out of control and Jack makes a startling discovery about his relationship to Tyler.
"Fight Club" is a well-needed foray into nilihistic philosophies, a no-holds-barred look at who we are in this faceless consumerist society. Its concepts will shock you, but as you read you may very well find yourself nodding your head in agreement on some other level. The subjects in this book are ripe for discussion.

Rating:
Summary: Where is my mind?
Review: This is a rare thing. Whats rare? Well, this is the first instance In which I have encountered a work of literature that can be most enjoyed AFTER watching the movie. Maybe Ballards "Crash" falls into this category as well. It is definately a dual experience. Both book and movie are capable of standing alone, but a real Chuck fan will enjoy both. They have some different dynamics, but the core remains the same in both, and that core screams, "Let me never be complete!"