• Fight Club

  • By: Chuck Palahniuk
  • Narrated by: Jim Colby
  • Length: 5 hrs and 34 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (10,981 ratings)

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Fight Club

By: Chuck Palahniuk
Narrated by: Jim Colby
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Internationally best-selling author Chuck Palahniuk's uproarious and irreverent debut novel Fight Club was transformed into an Academy Award-nominated film starring Edward Norton and Brad Pitt.

When a listless office employee (the narrator) meets Tyler Durden, his life begins to take on a strange new dimension. Together they form Fight Club - a secretive underground group sponsoring bloody bare-knuckle boxing matches staged in seedy alleys, vacant warehouses, and dive-bar basements. Fight Club lets ordinary men vent their suppressed rage, and it quickly develops a fanatical following. Before long it takes on all the trappings of a quasi-religious cult, replete with a devastating ideological mission to accomplish.

A masterpiece of raw violence and black humor, this exciting novel challenges listeners to see the world through a new - and quite possibly deranged - set of eyes. Acclaimed narrator Jim Colby brings out the dark satire in this tale of modern alienation.

©1996 Chuck Palahniuk (P)2008 Recorded Books, LLC

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A Deep Dive of Generational Nihilism

Fight club is about many things to many people.
To me it is a narrative about the consequences of a generation without fathers, without morals, and without meaning or purpose.
It is deep philosophically and it gives me pause.
Thought provoking .
It is a book that shaped today’s culture and society.

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Interesting and fun

Very well written and enjoyable. These are extra words because I needed more words to submit my review.

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Couldn't get any better!

Wow! First CP book. I'm hooked. Not for the squeamish at all. Knowing the major issues from the movie made this an incredible listen--his set-ups=brilliant. Think I'm going to listen again to discover even more "tells." Won't be disappointed if you're looking for fast-paced dysfunction!

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a great nihilistic adventure

the narrator was good. the writing is excellent. leads to lots of questions surrounding destruction as an act of creation.

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The epitome of art

This book reflects so many things wrong with the world that we just accept and swallow; IE the American healthcare system, mass indoctrination , chronic narcissism. This book is truly beautiful.

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on my mama

this book go hard. I ain't even want it to end its way better than the movie tho. and if u think you know the story because you watched the movie. think again.

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better than the movie ;)

finished it in 2 days. quick read and very cool/crazy story. who knew how effective full nelsons could be!

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you'll listen 10 times and get something new

amazing book, great narration multi layered book that you'll catch something new every time. theory papers on this book are extremely interesting and will make you reread every time. top 5 fav

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Brilliant Fiction!

Truly epic and original. I wish I would have read this book before watching the movie!

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Great book and good audiobook.

Great book and good audiobook. While I didn’t like the narrator I did love the book. It was on par with the movie which is uncommon because the book is almost always better than a the movie.

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