false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167348459m/22289.jpg 22289 3 It's rare to find a travel guide and a memoir joined neatly together in a single, highly readable 176-page volume. But Chuck Palahniuk (<I>Fight Club</I>, <I>Choke</I>, <I>Lullaby</I>) is a writer of rare talent and his home of Portland, Oregon, is a city of rare wonders. In <I>Strangers and Refugees: A Walk in Portland, Oregon</I>, Palahniuk goes beyond the AAA handbooks to reveal the places, people, and legends of Portland that have long been known only to locals. The reader learns the location of the legendary Self Cleaning House, where to find the restless ghost of the founder of Powell's Books, and why feral cats are such an important part of Portland baseball. Portland, it seems, is also a highly sexual city and Palahniuk dutifully dissects the specialties of each strip joint as well as discussing Mochika, a zoo penguin with a real fetish for black boots. Along the way, he includes "postcards" from his life in the Rose City dating back to 1981 when, as a 19-year-old, he dropped acid and accidentally ate part of a woman's fur coat during a laser show of Pink Floyd's <I>The Wall</I>. As Palahniuk matures, the postcards reveal the author becoming increasingly a part of the city's scene, culminating with a wild and wooly Millennium Eve celebration at the Bagdad Theater that featured a screening of the film version of <I>Fight Club</I>. <I>Fugitives and Refugees</I> is a must for anyone who may, in their lives, go to Portland. But its appeal should reach beyond Oregonians. Palahniuk's love of the city is so great, and his stories so weirdly wonderful, it makes one want to get out of the house, get in the car, and drive to Portland right away. Just remember to pack the book. <I>--John Moe</I> 141049 8 7 2003 Fugitives and Refugees: A Walk in Portland, Oregon (Crown Journeys) total:2223|5:389|4:759|3:793|2:239|1:43| 2223 7881 3408 200 2 2 false false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 28 20:57:16 -0700 2008 Sat May 03 15:28:27 -0700 2008
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I guess we all know CP for his fiction, but what a great opportunity to hear his writing in his own voice about a subject he's obviously passionate about. I'm going to Portland soon, and rather than read up on the cit...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Mar 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 10 19:37:13 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 25 20:25:21 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Nov 28 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 04 18:45:09 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 04 18:59:37 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Dec 09 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 09 17:41:10 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 09 17:51:24 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jan 28 18:23:00 -0800 2009 Mon Apr 06 09:52:39 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Jan 16 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu May 29 10:03:47 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 02 08:51:01 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri May 16 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat May 17 23:10:09 -0700 2008 Tue May 20 12:54:28 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false true Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Fri Mar 21 18:16:24 -0700 2008 Thu Mar 27 12:53:41 -0700 2008
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Naturally, when I saw that Palahniuk had written a book about Portland, I was intrigued. As a fan of his writing, I was fairly certain I’d f...more...]]> 1 0 false false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Jul 01 11:36:31 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 01 11:46:46 -0700 2008
It completely disappointed me as I read it on the train to Portland last summer. Outside of the inter...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Nov 22 21:22:46 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 22 21:25:27 -0800 2009 Anywho, going to look at memoirs and use this as an example of describing place in relation to self. In particular, I am go...more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Apr 14 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 14 16:00:03 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 21 14:44:25 -0700 2008
A fun, informative journey through Portland's joyful underbelly. As a recently arrived resident, I was treated to a recounting of just the kind of eccentric adventures I was in search of.

I found some useful shopping advice and marked a number of spots on the map tha...more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Oct 06 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 28 10:40:27 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 06 18:53:03 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Jan 04 16:53:33 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 04 16:56:39 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Nov 26 01:36:06 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 26 01:41:16 -0800 2008
In retrospect, I give this book a 6 out of 10, but that doesn't change the fact that I absolutely loved reading it. Please.....more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun May 17 21:08:15 -0700 2009 Tue May 19 20:06:41 -0700 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=22289