Is it supposed to be stupid? Because if so, it really is. So : is this supposed to be amusing? Because if so, it really isn't. You get the picture - how could you not - it's the same joke repeated over and over again, a joke which Tom Wolfe was cracking in 1975 (black is the new black, with variations). 'Social divers, Inky says, are the new social climbers.' (p71) 'Poverty, Inky says, is the new wealth.' (p71) 'Inky always said being absent is the new being present.' (p 69) What is it supposed to be? Does this guy really think these lame parodies are funny? This is from the section called 'Slumming', which is about rich people, a couple of whom are pretending to be poor : I'm only on p 75 of this thing and I'm about to hurl it at the wall. His next novel, Beautiful You, is due out in October 2014. The best stories are currently set to be published in Burnt Tongues, a forthcoming anthology, with an introduction written by Chuck himself.

Then, in 2009, Chuck increased his involvement by committing to read and review a selection of fan-written stories each month. (all 36 of these essays can currently be found on The Cult's sister-site, ). Every month, a “Homework Assignment” would accompany the lesson, so Workshop members could apply what they had learned. These were 'How To' pieces, straight out of Chuck's personal bag of tricks, based on the tenants of minimalism he learned from Tom Spanbauer. In 2004, Chuck began submitting essays to on the craft of writing. In the years that followed, he continued to write, publishing the bestselling Rant, Snuff, Pygmy, Tell-All, a 'remix' of Invisible Monsters, Damned, and most recently, Doomed.Ĭhuck also enjoys giving back to his fans, and teaching the art of storytelling has been an important part of that. While on the road in support of Diary, Chuck began reading a short story entitled 'Guts,' which would eventually become part of the novel Haunted. Diary and the non-fiction guide to Portland, Fugitives and Refugees, were released in 2003. Chuck credits writing Lullaby with helping him cope with the tragic death of his father.

Chuck’s work has always been infused with personal experience, and his next novel, Lullaby, was no exception. Choke, published in 2001, became Chuck’s first New York Times bestseller. Chuck put out two novels in 1999, Survivor and Invisible Monsters. The film’s popularity drove sales of the novel. The adaptation of Fight Club was a flop at the box office, but achieved cult status on DVD. Written in stolen moments under truck chassis and on park benches to a soundtrack of The Downward Spiral and Pablo Honey, Fight Club came into existence.

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