Tuesday, March 27, 2018

Fight Club 2: The Tranquility Gambit by Chuck Palahniuk

(hb; 2015, 2016: graphic novel. Sequel to Fight Club. Publisher: Dark Horse.)

From the back cover

"Some imaginary friends never go away . . .

"Ten years after starting Project Mayhem, he lives a mundane life. A kid, a wife. Pills to keep his destiny at bay. But it won't last long, the wife has seen to that. He's back where he started, but this go-round he's got more at stake than his own life.The time has arrived . . .Rize or Die."



Review

Tranquility is an excellent read, just as incisive, transgressive (albeit in a quieter way) and entertaining as its source novel. The artwork suits the tone of Palahniuk’s distinctive writing. Certain segments and its ending may divide readers with its multipart, meta elements: I found it to be fun, a jab in the face to less self-deprecating and more “serious” works. If you are a Palahniuk fan and/or enjoyed the first novel, you might want to check this out.

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