Survivor: of the fittest (Survivor - Chuck Palahniuk)

Member Name: martinch

Product:	Survivor - Chuck Palahniuk
Date:	21/09/00 (151 review reads)
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Advantages: it'll make you think...

Disadvantages: you might not like what you think

If you haven't heard of Chuck Palahniuk he is an authour who burst onto the scene (literally) with "The Fight Club"; the novel on which the controversial film was based. If you didn't like the film well I don't think this book is for you.

A high octane page turner, I devoured it in one sitting and then read it again! It's narrated by Tender Branson the last surviving member of a suicide cult and deals with his sudden rise to fame. Through this device the authour examines society, our place in it and in particular our fascination with fame. Our need to know everything about people in the public eye. We accompany Tender on his rise and his attempts to stay at the top; the need to go further and further. His agent controls him in the same way that his cult use to; he has never been free. Could he cope without the comfort of this control? Can we?

As an extra along the way you learn some really useful cleaning tips. Do you want to know how to clean up broken glass? A piece of bread; press it down on the shards and it'll lift them up. Plus many other useful tips.

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