Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk

133 reviews

gillzzzo's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This is a gritty, faced paced novel which makes a lot of commentary on the mundanities of life and how we find ourselves trapped and depressed. I love how depraved the main characters are. You can really see why it’s such a cult classic. Almost exactly the same as the movie except for the end, which I think the book does better!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Violence, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Terminal illness and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Gore

chris_reads's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Violence, Car accident, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Cancer, Fatphobia, Gore, Blood, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Gun violence, Racial slurs, Transphobia, and Murder

flovntic's review against another edition

challenging dark funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

shoelr's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Suicide attempt

Minor: Drug abuse

rachaelcwilson's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Cancer, Chronic illness, and Terminal illness

Minor: Abortion

fujiopples's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Palahniuk might not say this book is gay, but it is actually one of the gayest books I've ever read.

1. The fact that the narrator calls his lye scar "Tyler's kiss" throughout the entire book?? 2. The fact that he literally says "I want Tyler"??? gay as hell.

This is a Teenage Boy book and I mean that in the best way possible.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Violence, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Addiction, Car accident, and Alcohol

arj_51's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

A very gnarly read at times but the fast insomniac style prose was fun to read 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

elwh's review against another edition

dark reflective tense

4.25

Interesting to see the differences between the book and the movie. The lengths at which the narrator and Tyler go to destroy each other is greater here. I liked the movie more, but always love having another medium to engage with a story that puts my thoughts in a full nelson. Would not recommend listening to the audiobook while drifting in and out of sleep…your subconscious might take notes. (But seriously, the repetition makes it difficult to track where you fell asleep.)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship and Violence

Moderate: Cancer, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Addiction, Car accident, Suicide attempt, and Abandonment

faithvredding's review

dark funny tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Self harm

perth_is's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail