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Fight Club
An insomniac office worker, bored with his life, falls in with a charismatic soap maker named Tyler Durden. Together they start an underground fighting club that grows into something far larger.
Facts last checked 2026-10-16
- First published
- 1996
- Pace
- Fast
- Length
- Short
- Pages
- 224
- Format
- Book 1 of 2 in Fight Club
Read this if you like short, abrasive satire with a narrator you can't quite trust.
Skip this if you dislike nihilistic, macho violence or have already absorbed the film's big ideas.
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Quick answers about Fight Club
- What is Fight Club about?
- An insomniac office worker, bored with his life, falls in with a charismatic soap maker named Tyler Durden. Together they start an underground fighting club that grows into something far larger.
- Who should read Fight Club?
- Read it if you like short, abrasive satire with a narrator you can't quite trust. Skip it if you dislike nihilistic, macho violence or have already absorbed the film's big ideas.
- How long and how fast is Fight Club?
- It is a fast-paced, short read of about 224 pages, first published in 1996.
- Does Fight Club have content warnings?
- Content we flag: Violence, Mental illness.
- Can I borrow Fight Club for free?
- Often, yes. Check Libby (OverDrive) to see whether your library lends Fight Club; the borrow button above searches it for you.
- What should I read after Fight Club?
- Readers who liked it often move on to American Psycho, A Clockwork Orange, The Catcher in the Rye.
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American Psycho Another vicious, darkly funny novel about male emptiness and consumer culture, with a narrator who slips from reality.
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A Clockwork Orange Short, stylised and violent, and it likewise asks what society does with young men who crave chaos.
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The Catcher in the Rye An older, gentler account of a narrator alienated from the world he is expected to join.
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