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Zachary Ibrahim's avatar

Looking at your summary: With a few small edits Fight Club becomes essentially the origin story of Al Queda or a slew of domestic terrorist operations around the world.

“[They] end up starting a secret, all-male fighting club, drawing more and more similarly disaffected men from all sectors of society [around the world] into their circle…..— reviving their masculinity and giving them something to live for in the process. Of course, things spin out of control (think: [actual] terrorist operation).

For reference, “Looming Tower” by Lawrence Wright.

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ARX-Han's avatar

Great piece! Fight Club remains a touchstone for a lot of men across generations.

I think one thing that's increasingly hard to find are novels that engage with unvarnished depictions of male psychology.

Wrote about this here: https://www.decentralizedfiction.com/p/wake-up-babe-new-fiction-category

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