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Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk
4.0
Actual rating: 4.5⭐
(I also haven't watched the film adaptation before reading)
CW: Violence and death, mental health and health issues, pornographic content.
The first rule about Fight Club is you don't talk about fight club. But ...
This is the first-ever satirical novel I've read. Being a satire novel I admit it took me a while to get hook with this book. But then amazing things happen when you don't give up!
After few chapters from the book (Chapter 6 to be exact) is when things got good and I was surprised when I read the afterword which states that the original Fight Club is a short story published in an anthology and this is the whole chapter 6!
Things that got me hooked:
✔ BRILLIANT
✔ Mind-blowing
✔ Dark
✔ Gruesome
✔ Reality depiction
✔ Self-discovery
✔ Overcoming circumstances
✔ Fuck the rich, entitled, and privileged society
IT'S NEVER ABOUT THE FIGHT, IT'S ABOUT THE RULES!
(I also haven't watched the film adaptation before reading)
CW: Violence and death, mental health and health issues, pornographic content.
The first rule about Fight Club is you don't talk about fight club. But ...
This is the first-ever satirical novel I've read. Being a satire novel I admit it took me a while to get hook with this book. But then amazing things happen when you don't give up!
After few chapters from the book (Chapter 6 to be exact) is when things got good and I was surprised when I read the afterword which states that the original Fight Club is a short story published in an anthology and this is the whole chapter 6!
Things that got me hooked:
✔ BRILLIANT
✔ Mind-blowing
✔ Dark
✔ Gruesome
✔ Reality depiction
✔ Self-discovery
✔ Overcoming circumstances
✔ Fuck the rich, entitled, and privileged society
IT'S NEVER ABOUT THE FIGHT, IT'S ABOUT THE RULES!
Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo
2.0
Oh my gosh! As much as I love S&B, I can't say the same for this book. I feel that it isn't important. The only important parts are in the 1st few chapters and the last 2 chapters! It does not have to be toooooooo looooooong! It's dragging (drag you to reading slump), exhausting, and I find it too hard to finish (I've already decided to DNF this if it wasn't for the 3rd book really)!
Little Secrets by Jennifer Hillier
3.0
Actual rating: 3.5
The story is great and Marin is very relatable. No mother will ever stay sane with what happened to her. It's just the plot that has been the letdown. It's pretty predictable (I already predicted who abducted Bash in the early chapters, I just kept going to know the reason and how it was executed) and the thrill was just not there. But overall, it is a good and fast read. If you want to keep up with your reading goal, you can include this book as it is very fast-paced.
The story is great and Marin is very relatable. No mother will ever stay sane with what happened to her. It's just the plot that has been the letdown. It's pretty predictable (I already predicted who abducted Bash in the early chapters, I just kept going to know the reason and how it was executed) and the thrill was just not there. But overall, it is a good and fast read. If you want to keep up with your reading goal, you can include this book as it is very fast-paced.