About the book
Chuck Palahniuk's first novel follows an unnamed narrator, who handles product recalls for an automaker, whose job and constant business travel leave him unable to sleep. When his doctor says insomnia is not real suffering, he starts attending support groups for the seriously ill while pretending to be sick, and sharing in other people's pain finally lets him rest. Another impostor, Marla Singer, ruins the cure. He then meets Tyler Durden, a projectionist and waiter, and the two begin staging bare-knuckle fights in bar basements under rules that start with never talking about fight club. Published in 1996, the satire was later adapted by David Fincher into a film starring Edward Norton and Brad Pitt.
Ryan Holiday calls it the classic of his generation and a book that defines its age, as well as a cautionary tale about getting too caught up in revolutionary ideas.
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Ryan Holiday (Founder/Brass Check)
I’m amazed how many young people haven’t read this book. Truly life-changing. This is the classic of my generation; it is the book that defines our age and ultimately, how to find meaning in it. It’s a cautionary tale too—about being too caught up in revolutionary ideas.
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