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An adaptation of ''Survivor'' has been attempted, but [[Too Soon|due to its similarities with the events of September 11, 2001]], they decided to put the project on hold, and to this day it never came to fruition. |
An adaptation of ''Survivor'' has been attempted, but [[Too Soon|due to its similarities with the events of September 11, 2001]], they decided to put the project on hold, and to this day it never came to fruition. |
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== Tropes found in Chuck Palahniuk's work include == |
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* [[Anachronic Order]] - Common in many of his novels, but probably most prominent in ''[[Invisible Monsters (novel)|Invisible Monsters]]''. |
* [[Anachronic Order]] - Common in many of his novels, but probably most prominent in ''[[Invisible Monsters (novel)|Invisible Monsters]]''. |
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* [[Anti-Hero]] |
* [[Anti-Hero]] |
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* [[Author Filibuster]] |
* [[Author Filibuster]] |
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* [[Author Appeal]] - Quite possibly the color Cornflower Blue. |
* [[Author Appeal]] - Quite possibly the color Cornflower Blue. |
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** And snarky protagonists. And graphic and/or [[Squick |
** And snarky protagonists. And graphic and/or [[Squick]]y sex scenes. |
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* [[Bittersweet Ending]] - ''[[Choke]]'' and ''[[Invisible Monsters (novel)|Invisible Monsters]]''. |
* [[Bittersweet Ending]] - ''[[Choke]]'' and ''[[Invisible Monsters (novel)|Invisible Monsters]]''. |
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** Really, ''Snuff'' might count too. It just might. |
** Really, ''Snuff'' might count too. It just might. |
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* [[How We Got Here]] - ''[[Fight Club (novel)|Fight Club]]'', ''Survivor'', ''[[Invisible Monsters (novel)|Invisible Monsters]]'' and ''[[Lullaby]]''. |
* [[How We Got Here]] - ''[[Fight Club (novel)|Fight Club]]'', ''Survivor'', ''[[Invisible Monsters (novel)|Invisible Monsters]]'' and ''[[Lullaby]]''. |
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* [[Minimalism]]: His whole style is based around this. |
* [[Minimalism]]: His whole style is based around this. |
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* [[Money, Dear Boy]] - Palahniuk's explanation for the execrable [[Fight Club]] video game. To quote: "They can do whatever they want with my book as long as the fucking check clears." |
* [[Money, Dear Boy]] - Palahniuk's explanation for the execrable [[Fight Club (novel)|Fight Club]] video game. To quote: "They can do whatever they want with my book as long as the fucking check clears." |
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* [[Nietzsche Wannabe]] |
* [[Nietzsche Wannabe]] |
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* [[Nightmare Face]] - The protagonist of ''[[Invisible Monsters (novel)|Invisible Monsters]]''. One look at this [http://chuckpalahniuk.net/files/images/news/invisible-monsters-xander-lg.jpg fan-made image] (NSFW and very disturbing) should tell you why people are so damn afraid of her. |
* [[Nightmare Face]] - The protagonist of ''[[Invisible Monsters (novel)|Invisible Monsters]]''. One look at this [http://chuckpalahniuk.net/files/images/news/invisible-monsters-xander-lg.jpg fan-made image] (NSFW and very disturbing) should tell you why people are so damn afraid of her. |
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