NEWS: Win a Limited Edition of Chuck Palahniuk's "Rant"

CULTURE: Win a Limited Edition of Chuck Palahniuk's "Rant"

SuicideGirls has Chuck Palahniuk to thank for its name, and now we can thank him for something else: the opportunity to win a limited edition of his latest novel, Rant.

The Rant Limited Edition is specially packaged in a one-piece preprinted
case, printed black, with the title created in spot gloss; a 4-color
slipcase that matches the original jacket of the trade book; a 1/8" ribbon
marker; a signed tip-in sheet, speckled edges; and an exclusive 1300-word
"Automotive Afterword" entitled "Recipes for Disasters" which is not
available in print anywhere but only in this limited edition.

Have your own story to tell about Chuck? Become a part of the Chuck
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Wow, I'm a huge Palahniuk fan ad I wasn't aware that this community got it's name from him/his books. Where was the term 'suicide girls' first used?

palahniuk is so overrated.

I don't think he's overrated, I just think that he isn't taking the next step in his writing. He has a special talent and could be a truly great writer, but seems to be content with the level that he's at. Sort of like Steven King, in my opinion. Although I can't blame either one of them, the greatest writers of all time never got rich off it. The money is right where they are.

Eh, he's all right. Fight Club was good, but he got complacent and self-absorbed afterwards. =/

I truly enjoy his writing, character development and crazy fucking ideas!!!!

THAT'S right. Now I remember.

I always felt that was the weakest book, but the beginning was hilarious.

I didn't care much for Diary, but the rest are really great. I have Rant ordered from Amazon, should be here any day. Can't wait.

You bite your tounge haha. He is over rated, just over liked. Hes too popular to be underground enough to be cool to some people. Him and Bukowski are both amazing. Post office and lullaby are two of the greatest books ive read in a while

Agreed.

Chuck who?

So...an author's work is better if fewer people know who he is? He has to be "underground" for his work to have merit to society? What a horribly naive thing to say. "Oh I used to like Shakespeare, but he's too mainstream now. -flips emo hairdo-"

+1

I enjoy his books very much. The only issue I have with his writing is that he's kind of a one-trick pony. All of the novels I've read follow a similar formula. There's an anti-hero...there's anti-corporate sentiments...then some witty dialogue...then the big plot twist at the end.

Like I said...I really do like his writing...he's just not expanding on it.

yay i was at the signing last night in pasadena. i was super psyched to meet him. overrated or not, i still <3 him and he <3s SG.

yeah.

Yeah i think that's the crux of it right there. In the beginning his books/ideas were new, now people know what to expect and he hasn't grown much.

Although, not a lot of writers really change their style. One person brought up the Shakespeare argument. His tragedies were incredibly formulaic too. Doesn't mean he wasn't a great writer/playwright/poet

Lulluby was a bit of a departure from his usual formula, but he could go further.

All that said, he's still my favorite author.

pretty much.
you've read one of his books, you've read them all.
he is good at that particular style and it's entertaining (the first time) but that's apparently all he's good at.

he can't write women for shit either--i was reading invisible monsters and i couldn't for the life of me kick ed norton's voice out of my head for the narration.

Why don't you people try writing,
before flexing your muscles
on lazy afternoon cheap posts?

+1

i saw 'rant' on the shelf at borders earlier this afternoon when i went to go pick up a copy of 'after dark' (squeeeeeeeeeee!). gotta say, coolest cover i've seen on a book in a while. i'll probably grab it in a month or two

-1

come on. the "you can't talk shit about this album because you can't play the guitar any better" argument is just plain silly. i don't have to be a novelist to be capable of judging a book.

it's times like this when i wish there was an "eye rolling" smiley.