I read Bad Monkeys by Matt Ruff, and I thought the writing was similar to Chuck. I also love Tom Spambauer.

Thanks for the recommendation!

Jo wrote: "I am reading my first Bret Easton Ellis book at the moment. Its American Psycho and i think its really good! "

read Lunar Moon next,its a cross between fantasy and reality, ghost story and hysteria, it will keep you on your toes

i use palahniuk's official website as a guide for future reading, it has a wide range of suggestions

The contortionists handbook by craig clevenger. It was awesome. I would also agree with Burgess (clockwork) and Welsh (trainspotting)

I loved "Eating the Cheshire Cat" by Helen Ellis.

How about The Things They Carried by Tim O'brien? I read it and thought they had a simular style and cetain odd truth.

I am reading my first Bret Easton Ellis book at the moment. Its American Psycho and i think its really good!

I agree with Jean Marie, and I implore you to check out thecult.
Bret Easton Ellis is a must.

I read a book that was highly influenced by Chuck P. Its a different kind of genre though. Its called Breathers A Zombie's Lament

I'm loving House of Leaves so far

I loved Geek Love too. I think I just need to read more books where people are blase about losing their limbs.

The Cult website is the unofficial, official Chuck Palahniuk fansite with a book club, forums, and all kinds of things Chuck.
Definitely a good place to find suggestions and colorful forum posts.
http://chuckpalahniuk.net/forum/1000029
Bret Easton Ellis comes up a lot, as does Amy Hempel. Haruki Murikami is a favorite. I loved Raw Shark Texts personally. But yeah, all kinds of good stuff.

Anthony Burgess and B.S. Johnson are some worthy authors.

Burgess: Clockwork Orange, The Doctor is Sick, The Wanting Seed just to name a few pieces)
Johnson: Christy Malry's Own Double Entry, etc

Oliver Sacks, Cormac McCarthy, Upton Sinclair.... there are many voices eagerly waiting to be heard...

Geek love is an excellent book

Trainspotting by Irvine Welsh might be a good one as well.

Just finished Geek love, that woman changed my perception on a lot of things, I wish I were still in the midst of reading the thing, thanks for recommending it.

T. Coraghessan Boyle.

Thanks guys for continuing this post, I hope to eventually catch up with the list you have supplied and get back to you. keep em' comming ^^

I second Bret Easton Ellis. If it's the whole anarchic, nihilist thing you're going for, you might also want to check out Irvine Welsh (one of the leaders in the genre, in my opinion).

Loved Thom Jones, Cold Snap

glen duncan - i lucifer

Sure. Two of Palahniuk's favourites:
Katherine Dunn, Geek Love (novel)
Thom Jones, Cold Snap (short stories)



If you like short stories: Amy Hempel and Mark Richard are foundational for CPs writing, at least in terms of style.

wow. wasnt expecting such a comprehensive list. Will look into a few of those, but do you have a personal favorite? thank you muchly.

Palahniuk is writing in the minimalist style. He learned it from Tom Spanbauer. Spanbauer is more "existential" than Palahniuk moving through the angst of existence.

If you like CP you'll probably enjoy Bret Easton Ellis (Less than Zero, Rules of Attraction). I would also recommend Larry Brown (Father and Son), Denis Johnson (Jesus' Son), Thom Jones (Cold Snap, The Pugulist at Rest), Joan Didion (Play It As It Lays; Democracy), Stewart O'Nan (A Prayer for the Dying), anything by Hemingway, Katherine Dunn (Geek Love), Joy Williams (Breaking and Entering; Taking Care; Ill Nature), Michel Houellebecq (Platform), Jim Knipfel (Slackjaw), Lucy Ellmann (Dot in the Universe) . . .

I host a Reading Chuck Palahniuk group via Chapters-Indigo. The archives are littered with recommendations. Most of the above have been mentioned by Palahniuk as his favourite books.

http://community.indigo.ca/posts/Reading...

Just wondering If anyone knew of any authors out there with a similar style to Chuck? Not sure style is the right word but Douglas Coupland would be one I would suggest. Anyone care to drop a name?