A couple of years ago I could say that Palahnuik is one of my favourite authors. Now I'm not so sure about it, but my attitude to his works is still rather positive. Palahnuik became my personal Rubicon to the underground universe. My literary love affair began when I watched "Fight Club." "I was impressed" - aren't quite right words to describe my feeling about this movie. I believe it was a catharsis, the small explosion inside of me when I understood that instead of being "for" you can be "against": against the rules, against the morality, against the stereotypes, against these goddamned public opinion what you should or shouldn't do with your life.Far and by, very soon I got the book of a hardly known to me writer who had created my unofficial Bible. It was the beginning of the end you know. I surrended to this talented guy from New Orlean.
Good start, Olga. Seems a very interesting affair. Only I wish your nihilism period to transform into more or less harmonious balance of opposition and conformity as soon as possible. Good luck!
ОтветитьУдалитьWell, quite interesting and sincere words about the writer and his influence on your worldview. As for me, I'm not a fan of Palahniuk but I also agree that the "Fight Club" film is totally impressive. I mean, it is merit of the Fincher's magnificent direction and the actors' unspeakable play. Even Palahniuk himself considered film's screenplay to be better than his book in some way: "Now that I see the movie, especially when I sat down with Jim Uhls and record a commentary track for the DVD, I was sort of embarrassed of the book, because the movie had streamlined the plot and made it so much more effective and made connections that I had never thought to make."
ОтветитьУдалитьEh, he's Palahniuk, not "Palahnuik" =)