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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.

    

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• ― Chezmerelda said on Aug 12, 2007 | Add your feedback

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  • 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.

    

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• ― Mandi Mae said on Jan 15, 2008 | Add your feedback

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  • why is this man considered a writer? fight club was one thing, but did anyone even edit this?

    

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• ― Amanda Arden said on Sep 20, 2007 | Add your feedback

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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