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pickBook #2 of 2024: “Choke” by Chuck Palahniuk
This is the first book I‘ve read by Palahnuik and boy was it intense. Sex addiction, mental illness, scams, and a look at the prisons we put ourselves in. I liked it and can tell it‘ll be the kind of book I‘ll have to sit with for a while.
panThis one wasn't for me. I really want to like Palahniuk books, but it doesn't happen often.
pickThis book is so damn quotable! Very funny, enjoyed this one a lot
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1.) Choke by Chuck Palahniuk
2.) Women by Charles Bukowski
3.) Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson
I found all of those absolutely hilarious! 😄
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pickIf you like Chuck Palahniuk (Fight Club, Lullaby, etc) you‘ll enjoy this too. If you‘ve never read him before, think antihero, nihilism, mental illness and addiction told satirically. Nothing here is sacred, nothing is politically correct and some unsavory bits of humanity are graphically depicted. My sweet mother would hate this book. I feel like Mr. Palahniuk would be ok with that.
I watched the movie of my latest book read. Sam Rockwell did a convincing job of Victor Mancini and Anjelica Huston as his mother. The movie stayed true to the book. If you can stomach the book the you can handle the movie. #1001books
pickOur main character Victor Mancini had a really horrible childhood as his mother suffered from mental illness. He turns to sex, alcohol, and choking as a means of coping with life. The story alternates between Victor's sad past and the present. The humor lies between all the crazy things Victor does in the present; choking to pay his mom's bills, working at Colonial Dunsboro and finding the truth about his dad. It is a wild ride but I enjoyed it.
I‘m only 60 pages in, but so far I‘m not into it at all. I‘m going to nap, and then reevaluate. Maybe I‘ll push through until page 100 and then decide if I‘m going to bail or not. I LOVED Damned and Doomed by Chuck Palahniuk, but didn‘t enjoy Snuff... I seem to be hit or miss with his work. @TheAromaofBooks #BookSpinBonanza
Better than his book, Snuff. I use to be a huge fan of his work but honestly after reading Graham Greene I‘m not as impressed 🤷🏾♀️😞. But I‘m going to make the best out of this quarantine! 🥃
pickThoroughly enjoyed Choke. A nihilistic sex addicted character study, Choke has an ensemble of delightfully horrible characters doing horrible things while putting their actions against the biggest of life‘s questions
pickChapter 1 of this book warns you not to read it because it‘s going to piss you off and only get worse from there. Not sure what it says about me, but I liked it anyway. 😂
It‘s about a sex addict (maybe?) who gets money from strangers by pretending to choke in public places. It‘s also about his horrible mother and truly terrible childhood. It takes all the sexiness out of sex. It‘s graphic, dark, foul, unrelenting, and freaking hilarious.
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pickIs there really a good way to review a Chuck Palahniuk book? It was weird....in a good way of course. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
so-soI forgot to take a picture when I finished this book last week. I really wanted to give it a pick, and honestly, if I had read it at any other time in my life, I probably would have enjoyed it. Unfortunately, the person who recommended the book to me broke my heart a couple weeks ago. They said it was their favorite book in the world, so all I could do was picture him as the main character. My view was skewed from the start.
"We've taken the world apart but we have no idea what to do with the pieces."
I always save so many quotes and I never share them. So I‘m going to try to share more :)
pickOk... now that I‘ve had a few minutes to process...
Everyone in this book is shady as shit. Everything that happens is over the top. He really believed he was the second coming of Christ? He really tried to swallow a ketchup bottle top to have the Heimlich maneuver done and then shits out the detached anal beads? Next time I read a Chuck book, I‘m dropping acid first so I get full crazy feel.
No, I‘m not really going to drop acid...
Spooky season is upon us so let‘s terrify ourselves 😅
so-soHe has a very distinctive tone for sure, I liked the characters in this one.
bailedI remember once making fun of a local film critic who had gone ahead and reviewed a movie that she had walked out of half way through. Here I am about to do the same thing. "Choke" starts strong but quickly descends into drivel and nonsense, shock for the sake of shock. I'm not easily offended, but boredom I won't tolerate. Gave up on page 168. Just started "Ask the Dust" by John Fante. Reminded me quickly what great writing is all about.
Had quite a late start to this day. I stayed up way past my bedtime last night because I couldn‘t wait to open my #mfbs box so I‘m paying for it. We just woke up in the morning to take the dogs out to handle their business and then we climbed back in bed. The pups were also very tired because they stayed up with us and aren‘t used to late nights. Enjoyed some tea and a book @JoeStalksBeck sent me in the #myfavoritebookswap box!
This book made me decide that I‘m not that big of a fan of this writer. This book was very bizarre, dark, and raunchy. This normally doesn‘t bother me and I can enjoy this style, but I enjoy having some kind of an ending to the story. I thought the ending was pretty weak. Nothing like the ending to Fight Club! #disappointed
I'd love to get around to reading all of these. 💗📚
#LibraryWishlist #NeverEndingTBR
Have any of my fellow Littens read this book? Would you recommend? Please let me know. ☺️
"If you're going to read this, don't bother."
What a brilliant opening line as I settle into my cozy bed with the night breeze coming through the windows. I've been waiting for this!
What I want is to be needed. What I want is to be indispensable to somebody. Who I need is somebody that will eat up all my free time, my ego, my attention. Somebody addicted to me. A mutual addiction.
Thank you @TK421 for all of the wonderful goodies. My bag, my tea, my coloring book, the pen. And of course, all of the books. I wanted to wait until my birthday to open this, and I was so incredibly surprised. #beachinbookswap 😊😁😍😱🎉🎁📚
pickSatirical and surprisingly insightful. It won't be for everyone, but it worked for me.
Full review: https://reneereadsbooks.wordpress.com/2017/05/27/book-review-choke-by-chuck-pala...
Since I'm on a Palahniuk kick I'm gonna give away 2 of his books. His stuff can be offensive but at the same time funny and brilliant. All you have to do is tell me whose name is blacked out in the sentence above. No googling 😉 thanks to @Tiffness83 for this idea❤️🌹
pickThis book is not for the small minded. This novel has the typical Palahniuk style: hardcore, mind boggling, and never disappointing. This story in particular spiked my interests because it addresses mental illness in a manner that is neither romanticized or horrific. It's raw and humorous in manner that very few can pull together. 10/10!
pick⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I have a love-hate relationship with this book, as in I hate how much I love this book because the book itself insists I should hate it and myself for reading it. That being said I can't wait to read another Palahniuk book #bookstagram #bookstagramfeature #chuckpalahniuk #palahniuk #chokenovel #bookworm #book #books
I wish I had the courage not to fight and doubt everything [...] I wish, just once, I could say 'This. This is good enough. Just because I choose it.'
Torture is torture and humiliation is humiliation only when you choose to suffer.
pickLearned a lot from this book e.g. around the world and ear candles. Interesting story and well worth reading. We can build anything.
Looking at reviews, several people said this book was funny. I would characterize it is as weird as hell but one that I won't forget for a few days. Not sure if I loved it completely or hated it. I said "WTH" a lot while reading ??
