Chuck Palahniuk is considered one of the most important writers of contemporary American literature. The book “Fight Club” (published in 1994), is the work that boosted his popularity and has been adapted to create one of the most significant movies of the last twenty years, if you can’t afford to buy the DVD you should search “Fight Club” where you can watch free movies online. Every great writer has two quality that contribute to the success: excellent content and magnetic writing style. The big screen version of “Fight Club” is a very valid product because was one of the best contemporary directors to realize it: David Fincher. The other Palahniuk’s book to be adapted for a movie is “Choke”, more linear and less pulp, it is more romantic in its description of the protagonist, a loser who realizes that despite he considers himself a selfish, he is instead a good person.