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Yeti
10-25-2005, 10:41 AM
And yeah, I know there have been tons of threads, I just want somoene to give me a quick answer then this can be locked. About to make an Amazon order.

Never read anything of his stuff before. Would prefer a fresh start, i.e. not Fight Club.
StevieG
10-25-2005, 10:56 AM
Choke
Sightless
10-25-2005, 10:57 AM
I read choke first, it was fun.
-Skeme-
10-25-2005, 10:58 AM
Is that the one where his guts get sucked through his [censored]?
TheHip41
10-25-2005, 11:08 AM
I've read all his stuff, it's all good. Lullaby and Choke have great premises. I'd start with one of those two.

If you haven't read Tom Robbins, he's someone else you might like.
coolhandkuhn
10-25-2005, 11:10 AM
The correct order is:

Survivor
Fight Club [1]
Choke
Lullaby
Diary
Stranger Than Fiction
Haunted

[1] Assuming you've seen the movie Fight Club. If not, definitely read this book first.


The thread can now be locked.

"Hey Lama, how 'bout a little something for the effort?"
RunDownHouse
10-25-2005, 11:20 AM
Definitely not Invisible Monsters.
tdarko
10-25-2005, 11:21 AM
for one thing you didn't even include invisible monsters, so no you are wrong.

to answer the OP- it really depends, are you going to read all of chuck's work? if so i would just start from the beginning b/c some of them are one-sitting books.

a little FYI: Invisible Monsters was the first book he ever wrote but couldn't get it published b/c of how graphic it was and the content so that was the reason behind Fight Club. Chuck thought it was funny that he got FC signed with a publisher within the first week of the manuscript being sent in (he says he scared them into publishing it /images/graemlins/grin.gif)

i would start with either Invisible, Survivor or Fight Club and once those are read go to Choke, then Lullaby, Diary etc.

Survivor is my personal favorite.
coolhandkuhn
10-25-2005, 11:27 AM
Invisible Monsters sucked...which is why it wasn't included on the list; I'm looking out for the OP.
Sightless
10-25-2005, 11:28 AM
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Invisible Monsters sucked...which is why it wasn't included on the list; I'm looking out for the OP.

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really?

I was gonna read it as my next book, so far I read only Choke and Lullaby
tdarko
10-25-2005, 11:29 AM
so you don't like transvestites, thats cool.

there is a reason it is considered his best work though.
Yeti
10-25-2005, 11:29 AM
OK.

I don't know how many I'm gonna read, it depends if I like them. I have heard they are love/hate.

Survivor or Choke?

Starting now, first to 3 votes wins.
Bradyams
10-25-2005, 11:29 AM
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Invisible Monsters sucked...which is why it wasn't included on the list; I'm looking out for the OP.

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It wasn't that bad. Ya, the story is a little far fetched, but I still enjoyed it. I think the book would have been better though without the last chapter when the narrator explains everything.
Bradyams
10-25-2005, 11:29 AM
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OK.

I don't know how many I'm gonna read, it depends if I like them. I have heard they are love/hate.

Survivor or Choke?

Starting now, first to 3 votes wins.

[/ QUOTE ]

Choke
RunDownHouse
10-25-2005, 11:33 AM
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there is a reason it is considered his best work though.

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Link?

Its certainly not his most accessible work, and that's a consideration for someone who hasn't read any of his stuff before.
coolhandkuhn
10-25-2005, 11:33 AM
Survivor is my personal favorite, so I vote Survivor (to answer the OP's question).

Invisible Monsters didn't do anything for me. In speaking with others who have also read all of his works, it seems to be the majority opinion. I stand by my list as correct.
tdarko
10-25-2005, 11:34 AM
if [censored] was around he would say survivor and lock the thread.
tdarko
10-25-2005, 11:36 AM
just go to his website and the forums on his website, there are articles all over it about that book and how that and survivor are considered his best work.

that is the only other forum i have ever been on, haven't been on it in over a year though. i will thumb through it now though.

chuck (www.chuckpalahniuk.net)
coolhandkuhn
10-25-2005, 11:36 AM
Good call on Tom Robbins -- Fierce Invalids Home from Hot Climates was one of my favorite reads from the past year. A great 'one-sitting' read.
Yeti
10-25-2005, 11:39 AM
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if [censored] was around he would say survivor and lock the thread.

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Survivor it is.
Paxosmotic
10-25-2005, 01:37 PM
Choke was a blast, it took me from Baltimore to Sacramento. Great book.
Spladle Master
10-25-2005, 02:16 PM
Can't really go wrong here, but this is the order I've read them in.

Fight Club
Survivor
Invisible Monsters
Choke
Lullaby
Fugitives and Refugees
Diary
Stranger Than Fiction
Haunted
Ulysses
10-25-2005, 08:28 PM
I read them in the order they came out and have read them all. I think that's a good order.