So that makes Chuck Palahniuk no different than most successful writers. It is very hard to write outside of their audience and most authors do not succeed in doing so.
HAUNTED CHUCK PALAHNIUK MOVIE
If it was not for the Fight Club movie I would not know who Chuck Palahniuk is and I do not think that this is due to the message of his book, I simply do not read a lot and I am like a lot of people.īesides any successful writer must satisfy their fans and write for their audience of readers. Yes, usually the book is very popular before the movie, but a movie only makes the book more mainstream and allows more attention to be put on the author of the book. November 23, - I think for most writer's not named Stephen King a movie adaptation of their book only enhances their careers. Palahniuk’s book and/or watch the movie The Fight Club, to be reminded just how corrupt materialism is.
Many people seem to either not care about Chuck Palahniuk’s message on the corruption of materialism, or they did not fully grasp the message, as I didn’t so many years ago. Unfortunately, I don't think most people took heed to the message Mr.
I think that Chuck Palahniuk is a smart and brave guy to tackle the opposition and problems with materialism, in a time where materialism was at it's highest. I bet if I were to watch Fight Club again, it would make a lot more sense than it did back then. I saw Fight Club when it first came out, when I was fourteen, and to say the least, I did not understand it. I did not know who Chuck Palahniuk was until I read this article. We can not take our possessions with us when we die, so what is the point on buying more and more useless items, especially when there are millions of people who could use the money for good, helpful things. People need to wake up and smell the coffee, for what matters in life is the riches of the heart. A lot of the wealthiest people in a materialistic sense are bankrupt in every other sense. Many people are consumed by material things. One quote from his book The Fight Club speaks volumes to me: "The things you own end up owning you." This is not a hundred percent true, but sadly about ninety percent true in our society, in my opinion. Whatever the reasoning is behind his success, it seems like his success is much appreciated and taken seriously and humbly by him, which is a very endearing and rare characteristic in most people who acquire fame and fortune. Word of mouth can be a very powerful advertisement tool. I would probably tell my friends about it, and some of them who may not even have heard of the person would become intrigued and maybe even become a fan. I can just imagine if I went on website and wrote a favorite author a letter, I would feel so special to get a reply back.
I wonder if Chuck Palahniuk's sensitivity to his fans, has led him to have more and more fans, in fact the most fans on the internet. This shows a lot about his character, that he truly cares for all his fans, and he isn't just a writer for the fame and fortune. What is even more interesting about Chuck Palahniuk is that he reads every message his fans' write, and respond back as well. That is a cool and telling accomplishment! For instance, I did not know that he has the largest Internet fan-base of any other author. See our wiki for past AMAs.There is some interesting information in this article about Chuck Palahniuk. If you would like to mask a potential spoiler, use the following format: (/spoiler)Īll times in ET (EST/EDT) unless otherwise noted. Spoiler tags are left to user discretion. Some rule violations may result in a temporary or permanent ban on the first strike. We do ask that you help us keep a high level of discourse by avoiding image-only posts, blog spam, surveys, plugging your own unpublished or self-published fiction, and linking to fundraisers or items for sale. No book is off-limits since horror is subjective. Here is your place to share your love or loathing for horror lit, but remember to be respectful.Ībusive comments and posts will get you banned but having a dissenting opinion is acceptable.