Palahniuk was in his early thirties and unable to place what would ultimately become his third novel ( Invisible Monsters) so he penned Fight Club as a kind of “ fuck you to the New York publishing industry”. Let’s explore these now and, for anyone unfamiliar with the work in question, expect adult subject matter and spoilers. Yet there will always be differences, however subtle or significant, when a story makes the leap from the page to a visual medium. The subject matter here is confrontational, but there was little conflict between the respective visions of Palahniuk and David Fincher, the director responsible for the 1999 film. When you compare the two, it’s apparent at least 90% of the book made it into the film, so no wonder the author was pleased. Chuck Palahniuk is on record as applauding the adaptation, particularly the way it streamlined his original plot. The movie version then underperformed at the Box Office but found a following through home entertainment. Here is a cult novel that received an incredibly faithful, big-budget adaptation. Fight Club is an interesting and unusual example in the book versus film debate.
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