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Chuck Palahniuk

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in Pasco, WA, The United States

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Written in stolen moments under truck chassis and on park benches to a soundtrack of The Downward Spiral and Pablo Honey, Fight Club came into existence. The adaptation of Fight Club was a flop at the box office, but achieved cult status on DVD. The film’s popularity drove sales of the novel. Chuck put out two novels in 1999, Survivor and Invisible Monsters. Choke, published in 2001, became Chuck’s first New York Times bestseller. Chuck’s work has always been infused with personal experience, and his next novel, Lullaby, was no exception. Chuck credits writing Lullaby with helping him cope with the tragic death of his father. Diary and the non-fiction guide to Portland, Fugitives and Refugees, were released in 2003. While on the road in sup ...more

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When historians look back on our generation's most prolific writers of fiction, names like Stephen King, Elmore Leonard, and Kurt Vonnegut will be at the top. But another name for that list is our own Chuck Palahniuk. Where I believe Chuck has those other names beat, is in the many different formats of writing he dips his toes into. Besides novels, Chuck has also dabbled in journalism, tour guide

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Average rating: 3.84 · 1,861,796 ratings · 95,199 reviews · 168 distinct works • Similar authors

	Fight Club 4.18 avg rating — 642,578 ratings — published 1996 — 276 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Choke 3.71 avg rating — 221,054 ratings — published 2001	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Invisible Monsters really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 151,421 ratings — published 1999 — 107 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Survivor 3.93 avg rating — 123,920 ratings — published 1999 — 116 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Haunted 3.59 avg rating — 111,208 ratings — published 2005 — 95 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lullaby 3.74 avg rating — 103,547 ratings — published 2002 — 90 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Diary 3.65 avg rating — 80,989 ratings — published 2003 — 91 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rant: An Oral Biography of Buster Casey 3.84 avg rating — 70,457 ratings — published 2007 — 89 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Snuff 3.22 avg rating — 66,864 ratings — published 2008 — 96 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Damned (Damned, #1) 3.41 avg rating — 58,580 ratings — published 2011 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Fight Club (3 books)
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Chuck Palahniuk (Goodreads Author),

Cameron Stewart (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator),

David W. Mack (Illustrator)

4.15 avg rating — 662,883 ratings

Damned (2 books)
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Chuck Palahniuk (Goodreads Author)

3.39 avg rating — 73,806 ratings

Fight Club 3 (4 books)
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Chuck Palahniuk (Goodreads Author),

David W. Mack (Cover Art),

Cameron Stewart (Goodreads Author) (Artist),

Dave McCaig (Colorist)

3.12 avg rating — 1,482 ratings

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“Young people want mirrors. Older people want art.”
― Chuck Palahniuk, Burnt Tongues

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