Bi weekly audiobook!
I was saving this one for a special occasion. The raining day read, not that there is one now, I just know that sometimes it's best to play a card when it feels right, even if there is no rain. Many of you most likely know the movie Fightclub, but the book is just as good. I, like most authors, like to read the book before I see the movie. This, however, is an exception to the "read it before you see it" mantra. I saw the movie long before I knew who Chuck Palahniuk was. I still feel the movie is as good as the book.
Needless to say, when I did read the book I was opened up to a whole new style of writing. That style is what I currently refer to as the "know the rules and break them anyway" style. From a literary stand point, nothing about this books should work- but it works wonderfully. Chuck was well aware of what he should do, he knew the rules to writing. He looked at them, and completely disreguarded them. I was so fascinated with the way that this novel was written that I read it three times back to back when I got my copy. It inspired me to write "To Kill Them Softly" back in 2003. There is dirty, gritty, filthy poetry under the bones of this one- the kind that can only be cleaned off with soap.
Any one who wants to be a writer should read this one... or listen to the audiobook, if that's your thing.
Cheers!
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