Choke

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• 'Choke' by Chuck Palahniuk

  To be honest, I bought this book on the strength of it's opening line: "If you're going to read this, don't bother." This wry tone lasts throughout the entire novel, which is at times laugh-out-loud funny, though the humour is about as black as it co ... (read full critics)

  readingmatters published on Mon, 27 Sep 2010

• Playing the choker

  Choke Chuck Palahniuk Jonathan Cape £10, pp293 Chuck Palahniuk prefaces this book with a warning: 'If you are going to read this, don't bother. After a couple of pages, you won't want to be here. So forget it. Go away. Get out while you are still in ... (read full critics)

  guardian.co.uk published on Sat, 25 Sep 2010

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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

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  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

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  Just not nearly as good as Rant.

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  Levigna said on Jan 27, 2010 | Add your feedback

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

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  Alegrya said on Jan 2, 2010 | 1 feedback

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  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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• English Books
• Paperback 304 Pages
• Edition: Mti
• ISBN-10: 0307388921
• ISBN-13: 9780307388926
• Publisher: Anchor
• Pub date: Jun 24, 2008
• Also available as: Hardcover, Audio CD, Audio Cassette, Unbound, Others and eBook
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