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So it seems I'm the only one on the planet that did not know Fight Club (by Chuck Palahniuk's) was based on a book.

Anyway, so I pick up the book and start reading... then stopped about halfway through. Here are the two main reasons why:

1. I don't know if it's because I saw the movie already, but this is one of those rare ones where the movie follows the book pretty closely, page by page, so it's like reading a book for the 10 billionth time. You already know what's happened so what's the point of continuing when you can see the hotness that is Brad Pitt or Edward Norton on screen portraying these characters?
   
2. Try reading the journal of a person with multiple personality disorder or better yet... someone with ADHD. The writing is all over the place and it gets impossible to stay focused and interested in the character when it's like reading two people talking at the same time.

Skip the book. It's a writing style that I'm not too crazy about. The story just doesn't translate well on paper as it does on screen. If anything reading the book will help you to appreciate the movie even more.. not that it needs it.