Fight Club wasn't my first Palahniuk novel since I had already read Survivor. However, I did read it after having first seen the movie. Although I had an idea of what to expect of his writing style, I was struck by how similar both were since lines from the novel were lifted word for word for the movie. At the same time, I also felt like they both were incredibly different experiences since it was one thing to read Palahniuk but something totally different to watch him.

So my question to get the ball rolling here is: if you've seen the movie and read the novel, were you struck by anything in particular?

Before we get into tomorrow's discussion of Fight Club (which probably won't begin until late in the evening since I have a class after work), I wanted to post about a few things I've been neglecting recently.

Next month's discussion will be on The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. Maya, a member-in-training, volunteered to host. Since I've been so incommunicado recently, I still haven't set her up with a login. I e-mailed her to make sure she still wants to join and moderate the discussion, but I haven't heard back yet. If she decides not to join, I'll jump in and post the conversation starter.

If you've e-mailed me recently about joining and I haven't responded, please feel free to send another message. I've been purging my inbox like crazy and may have lost some e-mails.

We have moderators set up now for the next several months (Yay!), but no titles. I'm itching for a book shopping trip, so please let me know as soon as decisions are made. I'm curious to find out what's going to be on the list.

A new kind of spam has begun showing up: advertising for other literary sites. I generally delete crap comments as soon as I find them, but book blogs don't bother me as much since I'm interested in what else is out there. However, as soon as the stuff starts to sound spammy, it's gone.