false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1199914024m/2543026.jpg 3717 17 382865 2004 Stranger Than Fiction: True Stories total:4864|5:770|4:1626|3:1750|2:571|1:147| 4864 16893 7180 289 3717 0385722222 9780385722223 4615 261 3.47 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165183837m/3717.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3717.Stranger_Than_Fiction_True_Stories 2 1 false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Mon Dec 31 08:07:21 -0800 2007 Tue Jan 01 08:29:50 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3717 0385722222 9780385722223 4615 261 3.47 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165183837m/3717.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3717.Stranger_Than_Fiction_True_Stories 4 1 false Fri Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Fri Aug 10 17:01:05 -0700 2007 Fri Aug 10 17:07:45 -0700 2007
This is a collection of true stories of very bizarre things that have occurred or occur regularly. They are all as the old adage goes: So strange they could only be true.

In the intro to this book Chuck Palahniuk even admits that he is something of a one tr...more...]]> 3717 0385722222 9780385722223 4615 261 3.47 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165183837m/3717.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3717.Stranger_Than_Fiction_True_Stories 2 1 false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Aug 19 10:30:26 -0700 2007 Sun Aug 19 10:40:12 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3717 0385722222 9780385722223 4615 261 3.47 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165183837m/3717.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3717.Stranger_Than_Fiction_True_Stories 4 1 false Wed Jul 16 08:36:28 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 16 08:43:48 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3717 0385722222 9780385722223 4615 261 3.47 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165183837m/3717.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3717.Stranger_Than_Fiction_True_Stories 4 0 false Mon Mar 09 06:24:07 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 09 06:24:18 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3717 0385722222 9780385722223 4615 261 3.47 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165183837m/3717.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3717.Stranger_Than_Fiction_True_Stories 4 0 false Tue Aug 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 11 19:56:07 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 11 19:56:17 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3717 0385722222 9780385722223 4615 261 3.47 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165183837m/3717.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3717.Stranger_Than_Fiction_True_Stories 2 1 false Wed Apr 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 21 12:35:14 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 21 12:41:21 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3717 0385722222 9780385722223 4615 261 3.47 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165183837m/3717.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3717.Stranger_Than_Fiction_True_Stories 3 0 false Sat Jan 24 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 21 15:21:15 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 24 17:14:06 -0800 2009 1
Lind, Washington—home of the Combine Demolition Derby. I kid you not. How about the Rock Creek Lodge Testicle Festival? Or how about a tour of duty on the USS Louisiana (it’s a submarine)? (Palahniuk was very tame on that last one which I expect...more...]]> 3717 0385722222 9780385722223 4615 261 3.47 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165183837m/3717.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3717.Stranger_Than_Fiction_True_Stories 2 0 false Mon Jan 19 15:04:43 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 19 15:04:43 -0800 2009 Stranger Than Fiction is one of those rare books that I simply don't have much of an opinion on. Despite the uniqueness of most of Palahniuk's stories, they simply weren't very engaging with the exception of one or two above-average pieces. In many of these short stories, the point wasn't getting ...more...]]> 3717 0385722222 9780385722223 4615 261 3.47 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165183837m/3717.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3717.Stranger_Than_Fiction_True_Stories 4 0 false Tue Aug 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 11 20:39:45 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 11 20:48:52 -0700 2009 My hipster cred drops several notches. He wrote "Fight Club", which I loved in the film version.

This is a book of short stories written as if they are true. Most have some very odd aspect - hence the ...more...]]> 3717 0385722222 9780385722223 4615 261 3.47 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165183837m/3717.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3717.Stranger_Than_Fiction_True_Stories 3 0 false Wed Jun 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 14 19:18:53 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 14 19:25:45 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3717 0385722222 9780385722223 4615 261 3.47 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165183837m/3717.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3717.Stranger_Than_Fiction_True_Stories 3 0 false Mon Dec 15 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 15 17:41:10 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 15 19:04:11 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3717 0385722222 9780385722223 4615 261 3.47 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165183837m/3717.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3717.Stranger_Than_Fiction_True_Stories 5 0 false Fri Jun 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 06 17:17:20 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 26 10:55:09 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3717 0385722222 9780385722223 4615 261 3.47 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165183837m/3717.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3717.Stranger_Than_Fiction_True_Stories 2 0 false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 26 03:46:28 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 26 03:54:24 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3717 0385722222 9780385722223 4615 261 3.47 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165183837m/3717.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3717.Stranger_Than_Fiction_True_Stories 5 0 false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 06 20:01:39 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 06 20:29:46 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3717 0385722222 9780385722223 4615 261 3.47 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165183837m/3717.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3717.Stranger_Than_Fiction_True_Stories 4 0 false Wed Feb 25 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 10 11:10:50 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 25 12:42:51 -0800 2009 Stranger Than Fiction is a collection of stories all personally witnessed by Palahniuk over the course of his career as a writer.

The book is divided into three sections: "People T...more...]]> 3717 0385722222 9780385722223 4615 261 3.47 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165183837m/3717.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3717.Stranger_Than_Fiction_True_Stories 4 0 false Mon Jul 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 04 19:39:49 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 07 11:10:48 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3717 0385722222 9780385722223 4615 261 3.47 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165183837m/3717.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3717.Stranger_Than_Fiction_True_Stories 5 0 false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Apr 28 14:42:32 -0700 2009 Fri May 15 11:51:02 -0700 2009
I personally loved the "transgressive" briefs of pt. 1 the most; the nonjudgmental and journalistic approach Palahniuk takes on the otherwise bizarre entertainment and sub-cultures that happe...more...]]> 3717 0385722222 9780385722223 4615 261 3.47 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165183837m/3717.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3717.Stranger_Than_Fiction_True_Stories 4 0 false Thu Dec 18 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Oct 16 04:49:27 -0700 2008 Thu Dec 18 22:52:14 -0800 2008 "Where I was born," Georgia O'Keefe used to say, "and where and how I have lived is unimportant."
...more...]]> 3717 0385722222 9780385722223 4615 261 3.47 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165183837m/3717.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3717.Stranger_Than_Fiction_True_Stories 4 0 false Sun Aug 17 11:29:59 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 17 11:30:07 -0700 2008 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=2543026