Stranger Than Fiction: True Stories (Unabridged Selections) Audiobook (Unabridged)

" thi book was great! i loved how all the stories were true and i could almost relate to all of them! I did not know palahnuik had such a dark past withhis father brought a lot of insight to the author! "

" I thought this book was terrible. I jumped around and read a few stories and then couldn't go on. I just groaned after every one of them. I wasn't about to keep reading more to see if I had the same reaction to all of them, so maybe some of them are decent... I wouldn't know. "

" Gave me insight. Liked it. "

" Entertaining, good for in-flight reading. "

" Okay, I've read bits and pieces of Palahniuk before (Nerve, for some reason, highlights him EVERY TIME he writes a new freaky book), and I've never felt...right... about reading him. There's just somethign enormously off about the stuff he writes, it unnerves me much in the same way that anything about serial killers unnerves me. This was a collection of Stuff He Wrote Before He Was Famous For Fight Club. Some of it is funny - like his account of wanting to have lips like Brad Pitt's, and what he did for them. Some of it is borderline interesting - His account of meeting Marilyn Manson and watching/listening to Manson do his own Tarot card spread. Some of it is just plain disturbing - all of his accounts about his father. If you like this sort of bizarre-accounts genre, pick this up. If you, like me, are easily disturbed, then leave it on the shelf. "

" I love it when someone tells a story about little known areas of life. This book is chock full of just such stories! "

" These are true stories ranging from the strange to the absolutely bizarre, and include very personal stories of Palahniuk's own life. If you enjoy Palahniuk's fictional books, don't pass up this one. "

" Kinda boring, some of the stories were good but I started jumping around and couldn't finish all of them "

" Good and bad. Kinda like Skittles, no one likes the green ones. "

" I only made it halfway through, but I like the idea that nonfiction is as ridiculous as fiction. And although I got that these stories were strange, I didn't necessarily care to get into them in such depth. "

" short stories, more interesting for the facts they contain than palahniuk's writing. not that it was bad, he just does better with stories he can manipulate. keep to fiction, palahniuck, you're awesome there. "

" In general Palahniuk is too violent for me, but I did enjoy most of these true stories. There were a few I skipped over because the subject matters did not interest me, but he's a good writer and I especially liked the stories that were about writing itself. "

" I did not get passed the first page. This book is not for me. "

" Not as good as his previous works, I found this book not living up to my expectations. I would not recommend this book to Palahniuk's newbies. "

" I really got in to this essay collection last year. A few cool interviews. A bit of autobiography. A few researched essays. Fun. Informative. Inspiring. "

" This book is the perfect read on the beach. A collection of non fiction written by the guy who brought you FIGHT CLUB. The section titled PERSONAL is worth the money for the book alone. The stories about Chuck going to the set of Fight Club are priceless. "

" I liked it, but it's not like Chuck's other books. I just read this one. His others I consumed. "

" Interesting look at the random jobs people have, also interesting insight into Chuck's mind. Good nonfiction "

" Good stuff. Especially the one about the washer and the finger. "

" Hard to believe these are true stories. Just goes to show you that Chuck's audience are not the only strange people in the world. "

" decent collection of short stories .. good quick vacation read "

" It has nothing to do with the Will Ferrel movie of same name. Still an intriguing read. "

" This was an interesting experience. I could hardly believe these things were true. Leave it to Palahniuk to write an anthology of essays like this! "

" Pretty good collection of outlandish nonfiction. Does all the stupid tricks Palahniul always does. Have used as a reader for comp class. "

" The fact that I only remember what ONE of the stories was about (the Testicle Festival, naturally) tells me that I wasn't too impressed. "

" Finirlo è stata una fatica. Probabilmente doveva dare qualcosa al suo editore per contratto ed ha raccolto foglietti sparsi che aveva per casa. Una grande delusione. "

" I listened to the audio version of this book. While the individual stories were unabridged, the audio version isn't the complete book. Most of the time I had no idea what was going on. "

" Palahniuk is never as good as when he is telling a true story. "

" Couldn't care for the subject matter of some of stories, but good read nonetheless. "

" good book, but I think i,ll stick to his twisted dark fiction. "

" An odd read, especially for Palinuk. Much of it was dull but some was rather profound. I'm glad I read it, but I wouldn't really recommend it. "

" short stories, more interesting for the facts they contain than palahniuk's writing. not that it was bad, he just does better with stories he can manipulate. keep to fiction, palahniuck, you're awesome there. "

" While reading this, sometimes I wish this was part of my life which was impossible considering my current monk-hood. "

" This was my first Chuck Palahniuk book. This was an interesting read. He referenced a lot of things in his book 'Fight Club', so I guess it would have helped if I had read that one first. He sure tells some strange (but true) stories. "

" I'd like to read another Palahniuk non fiction work before another novel. "

" Hits and misses. Worth a read if you're a fan of his work. "