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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 · 1,746,452 ratings · 84,192 reviews · 228 distinct works • Similar authors

	Fight Club 4.19 avg rating — 594,829 ratings — published 1996 — 267 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 — 211,158 ratings — published 2001 — 117 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
	Invisible Monsters really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 144,178 ratings — published 1999 — 117 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 — 118,679 ratings — published 1999 — 108 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 3.60 avg rating — 104,731 ratings — published 2005 — 93 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 — 99,287 ratings — published 2002 — 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
	Diary 3.64 avg rating — 78,432 ratings — published 2003 — 85 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 — 67,365 ratings — published 2007 — 7 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 — 62,682 ratings — published 2008 — 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
	Damned (Damned, #1) 3.40 avg rating — 55,100 ratings — published 2011 — 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

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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)

4.16 avg rating — 613,145 ratings

Damned (2 books)
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Chuck Palahniuk (Goodreads Author)

3.38 avg rating — 69,253 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)

3.16 avg rating — 1,256 ratings

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