Not exactly what I was expecting

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	• Choke Chuck Palahniuk Anchor, 2002 - 304 pages average customer review:based on 467 reviews view larger image
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Not exactly what I was expecting

I had high hopes for this book. Most of my friends who read Palahniuk reccommended this one saying that it was one of their favorites. I've read about half a dozen Palahniuk books now and this one might be my least favorite. Reading the premise of the story on the back of the book it seemed promising. Don't get me wrong the book is still pretty good just not as good as his other work. Palahniuk has always had semi-erotic content in books but went a little overboard on this one (of course, it's sure to be worse in Snuff) and the entire book seemed to revolve around sex instead of him choking for money to pay the hospital bills for his mother's care. Overall, I give the book 4 stars and would give it 5 if only it would've been less sex and more focus on the main plot of the story. The ending of the book is pretty good which is preceeded by a couple of twists (classic Chuck) and was worth the read. I'd reccommend this book for anyone wanting to read something a little different but beware of excessive sexual content but don't let this be your first Palahniuk read - try Survivor or Fight Club first.

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Wow?!?!

Dude is nuts! Completely original. Writing and story is a bit choppy, but by design. I'm going to read more of Chuck's stuff.

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Weird. See also: odd, strange

"Weird" is not the right word, but it's the first one that comes to mind.
See also: odd
See also: strange

What to say about this book. It was a rather easy read but I didn't care much for it. The plot itself wasn't that bad, it actually kept me entertained and the ending of the book was just short of great although the first word that came out of my mouth was, "weird".

The reason I gave it a rating of 3 was I just didn't care for some of the other things in the book. I didn't care for the foul language used but at the same time felt it was necessary in order to set the tone for the book. I also didn't care for the multiple sex scenes. I don't think they were excessively descriptive to make it an erotic book and it was a key component in helping establish the character of Victor.

I wanted to give this book a rating of 2, but just didn't feel it was fair so I gave it a 3 instead.

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joy

To me, this book alone defines the hilarious chaos of a post-Y2K world -- especially since I turned 18 the year it was published (even though it didn't find me until 2005). I don't know any other modern American writer who is more honest, unmerciful, intelligent, and witty than Mr. Palahniuk. There are echoes of Henry Miller here, and even pieces of Kerouac. Hopefully the movie does it justice.

Starts slow; ends fast.

This is the second Chuck Palahniuk book I have read having started with the frightening, "Haunted." I liked Choke, didn't love it. It was a fantastically quick read. I enjoyed the character of Victor Mancini, but the author does not present anything likeable about him. I would venture a guess that this is the authors style throughout his catalog. Choke is a biting social satire and will make the reader rethink views on addiction.

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