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Choke

By Chuck Palahniuk, Freddy Michalski

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| Paperback | 9782207253632

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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 patrContinue

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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    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 13, 2007 | Add your feedback

  • Someday, I'd like to live a life based on doing good stuff instead of just not doing bad stuff.

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    Alex said on Jul 18, 2011 | Add your feedback

  • I tried.

    I can't.

    It's not the gross. It's the mean and the emptily clever.

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    Biscia said on Jun 24, 2010 | Add your feedback

  • Really enjoyed this book, found myself laughing aloud while in coffee shops.

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    Alegrya said on Jan 2, 2010 | 1 feedback

  • 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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