fight club

this book reminds me of hornsby’s high fidelity, in that both are (a) good books, which were (b) excellently adapted into movies. not much, if anything, is lost in the transition from book to movie, so if you’ve seen the movie, you wouldn’t really “need” to read the book. this is not to say that it’s not a good book; i’m just saying that this wasn’t a case where an excellent book was chopped up to make a merely-good movie. the book has a very different feel to it; it is smarter and more grounded in reality, where as the movie is flashier and more cartoony at the same time as it is grittier. but, to repeat: both are good.

is it fair to approach a book like this, discussing it only as it relates to a movie which it spawned? perhaps not, but that’s how i went into it.

also, i should point out how surprised i am that i have read four books in one week.