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Book Description
Victor Mancini, a medical-school dropout, is an antihero for our deranged times. Needing to pay elder care for his mother, Victor has devised an ingenious scam: he pretends to choke on pieces of food while dining in upscale restaurants. He then allows himself to be “saved” by fellow patrons who, feeling responsible for Victor’s life, go on to send checks to support him. When he’s not pulling this stunt, Victor cruises sexual addiction recovery workshops for action, visits his addled mom, and spends his days working at a colonial theme park. His creator, Chuck Palahniuk, is the visionary we need and the satirist we deserve.
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- Paperback 304 Pages
- Edition: Reprint
- ISBN-10: 0385720920
- ISBN-13: 9780385720922
- Publisher: Anchor
- Pub date: Jun 11, 2002
- Dimensions: 20 cm x 13 cm x 2 cm Just how big is that?
- Also available as: Hardcover, Audio CD, Audio Cassette and Unbound
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The second of Palahniuk's books that I ever read, following Fight Club. A sharply witty look at the motives of human kindness and our deepest, darkest sexual desires. Also allowed me to win a forty-dollar bet by including the author's line about John Dillinger's "12-inch-monster" in my term paper ab ... Continue
The second of Palahniuk's books that I ever read, following Fight Club. A sharply witty look at the motives of human kindness and our deepest, darkest sexual desires. Also allowed me to win a forty-dollar bet by including the author's line about John Dillinger's "12-inch-monster" in my term paper about the 1930's criminal icon.
I was very disappointed with this book. I thought the dialog was horrible, and the ending was even worse. I think he threw in too many twists to try and make it interesting, but actually ruined the story.
why is this man considered a writer? fight club was one thing, but did anyone even edit this?