Choke

this book deals with a sex addict and has graphic sexuality.

I read all the time and have listened to about 100 audio books. This is the first one I have returned after the first CD. Unless you enjoy pulling the legs off insects, you will not like this book.

Fascinating book that makes you see things in a very different light from the norm. Definitely not your average, predictable, do-gooder novel. If you don't mind a little avant garde material, try this one! I loved it!

Honestly, this book was basically a replica of Fight Club. The story line was similar, the characters were very similar, and even the sequence of events and structure of the novel was the same. Could he not come up with something else? Where is the versatility? The main character of the book was extremely irriating and it was clear tha the author was just trying to get a rise out of the reader by saying outlandish, sexually related things. It got pretty old, pretty fast. Additionally, there was an A-ha! moment towards the end of the book thankfully, or else I would have thrown myself out of a window once I completed the book however, it was not very creative and once again, very reminiscent of Fight Club. Don't get me wrong - I loved Fight Club. But I really didn't need to read a knock off of it. Don't waste your time with this book. As the author warns you at the beginning it isn't going to get any better, just walk away while you still can.

2018 review: Why have I now read this book 3 times? Why? I think because the idea of a Palahniuk book about a sex-addict who works in a Pilgrim's re-enactment park, trying to pay his dying mother's hospital bills by also purposefully choking in restaurants to get 'savior' mentors and sponsors, is a......more

As with every Chuck Palahniuk book I've read so far I really enjoyed Choke. This book had a lot going on for one that was a mere 159 pages (on the Nook). I just want to say that this book was amazing. If you're one of Chuck's fans I am guessing you will love this, since it's got his usual satire, sty......more

I'm getting tired of Chuck Palahniuk. This the fifth book I've read by him and I wasn't the least bit thrilled. I hate it when authors get formulaic. And I hate it even more when it's from an author that I really really like. I can't read Dean Koontz, Michael Crichton, and others because of this. An......more

Soffocare è il primo libro di Palahniuk che leggo, mi ci sono imbattuta per caso e posso dire che ne sono rimasta affascinata. Il suo scrivere è grottesco,schietto, folle,irriverente, blasfemo e volgare....un pugno allo stomaco che arriva quando meno te lo aspetti. In questa storia il suo eroe non ha......more