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It reads as a very physical description of reading, where surprise is so intense it turns almost uneasy. The line can be taken to mean that a great ending feels like a release, but also a jolt, the kind that leaves you excited and slightly unsteady. It lands when a book resolves in a way you did not see coming, yet somehow feels earned.
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About Chuck Palahniuk
American novelist
Chuck Palahniuk is an American novelist. He writes what he describes as transgressive fiction, and he has 476 quotes on the site. He has published 19 novels, along with three nonfiction books, two graphic novels, two adult coloring books, and several short stories. His first published novel, Fight Club, was later adapted into a film of the same title.
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Books by Chuck Palahniuk
Fight Club
1996
Diary
2003
Rant
2007
Snuff
2008
Lullaby
2002