Palahniuk.

[icebluenothing]

So yesterday I used my new library card to -- get this -- check out an actual book. Yeah.

Walked into the Shoreline branch and glanced at their display of recommended books and spotted Chuck Palahniuk's name on the spine of one of them. I've met Mr. Palahniuk, he's a really neat guy, and I've never read any of his stuff, so I picked it up and looked at it. Fight Club. Cool, I really need to get a copy of that someday, I thought, and put it down and started to walk away.

Then the tiny remaining smart portion of my brain whispered to me: Hey, stupid, you could pay money someday to read that, or take it home for free right now.

Oh. Yeah. Huh.

So I did, and went home and sat down and read the whole thing, and then took it back to the library. It felt good to do that, considering the fate of my last library book.

Finally reading Fight Club, after having seen the movie so many times, was very cool -- like finally hearing the original version of a song you love a remix of.

Comments

[kespernorth.livejournal.com]

I'll trade you a beat-up paperback copy of Perdido Street Station that you can keep for my big trade paperback copy back.

[icebluenothing.livejournal.com]

Deal.

[kespernorth.livejournal.com]

This means you have to come visit.

[wendolen.livejournal.com]

There's nothing like reading Fight Club for the first time on an international flight.

[lovecraftcomplex]

If you like his stuff, I have Survivor, Choke and Invisible Monsters. All of which are quite good. I have yet to read Lullaby.

[kickaha.livejournal.com]

You know, one of these days I should read the book.

Or see the movie.

Had the movie's 'big twist' spoiled by a loudmouth at a party in the first week it was out. Thanks, bud. :P

[mingin-onion.livejournal.com]

[mahariel.livejournal.com]

I actually tried to use my library card for the first time in a couple of years, and the second time since moving to SEattle this weekend. No luck. The book I wanted to rent (Eats, Shoots, and Leaves) had so many reserves on it they estimated I might get it in 5 months.

-Victoria