Fight Club fans will recognise Chuck Palahniuk’s recurring themes and jet-black humour as sex addict Vincent explores the world of self-help groups, mental illness and random, petty criminality.
Choke On It!
May 15, 2012 by Lily Wight
The forthright narrative swings between realistic grit and surreal farce as Vincent chokes on his own sh*t, both literally and metaphysically. It is hilarious and heartbreaking by turns.
Palahniuk loves a modern American loser and hurls the reader deep into the messed-up psyche of another hero trying to redefine masculinity in a world of adverse rules and chaos. It’s not for the easily shocked, but it’s a gem.
Thanks for the lead. I will definately check the book out. It may be fiction but it sounds like my reality.
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It’s brilliant. Check out the film too, with Sam Rockwell 😉
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This sounds awesome. I’m not a huge fan of Fight Club the movie, but I still want to check out the book. Chuck did a blog post on his website (that I LOVED) about 13 Writing Tips that I constantly refer back to. This has been my only Chuck Palahniuk experience so far. http://chuckpalahniuk.net/workshop/essays/chuck-palahniuk
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Thanks for the link, it’s brilliant. I do put the washing on and tell myself I’ll stop when the load has finished – so I guess I’m doing something right 😉
There is a pretty good film version of Choke starring Sam Rockwell. If you do read or watch let me know what you think xx
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