Choke
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Choke

by Chuck Palahniuk

2001•Drama•304 pages

Taste attributes: dramacomedypsychologicalsexfresh & originalunsavouryglossyenclosedemotive & stirringself destruction/implosiontroubled leadsunlikely connections

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Boxlist takeA dark, small-scale novel, otherwise balanced. Best if you like close-up stories over spectacle.

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3.4 / 5

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About This Book

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.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DramaComedyPsychologicalSexSelf destruction/implosionTroubled leadsUnlikely connections

Subjects

Sex addictionPatientsSex addictsAlzheimer's diseasePsychological fictionAlzheimer DiseaseSexual BehaviorMothers and sons

Details

Author
Chuck Palahniuk
Published
2001
Pages
304
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