Fight Club
By Chuck Palahniuk
Genre: Fiction
Personal Rating: 7/10

While I have definitely heard of Fight Club before, it never appeared to be a book I would want to read. But then a few weeks ago my brother declared it to be his new favorite book, and I figured I should check it out. To say I was surprised would be an understatement.

"The first rule about fight club, is that you don't talk about fight club."

And that's about as much of an introduction as I can give. I really had no idea what this book was about, except for maybe a club where people fight, and I think that's the
best way to read this book. However, I will say that I was shocked to discover what the real focus of this story is.

While I was entertained and surprised by the end, I did not give this book a very high rating. This is because I wasn't actually a very big fan of the writing style. It was unique, but it also made it hard for me to get into the story. Also, this book has some very mature content in it that I really feel like was just added for shock value and not really to enhance the story. I liked how complex the story was, and how much was open to the reader for interpretation, however.

It was an interesting book to read, and I'm glad that I read it. However, there was just a lot about it that I did not agree with.