Will I love Choke?

This was a great book, probably my favorite by Chuck Palahniuk. I love how all the characters are oddball outsiders, mostly just trying to get by in life by any means necessary. They are obsessive, misguided, and all drowning in their own flawed existence to some degree.

It’s also laugh-out-loud funny in some parts and disturbingly grotesque in others. I especially enjoyed the portrait of Victor’s inner emptiness, as he essentially feeds off his own issues as a form of survival.

I’ve read this book before I’ve even watched Fight Club. Choke was the reason I opted to see the movie in the first place. Chuck Palahniuk brings his story to you as if he’s guiding you through a dark, risky alleyway that you’ve always been advised not to visit. He brings information, psychological disorders, and more into a strange normality that is scary to find relatable. It has indeed widened my perspective and brought me to see the absurdity, and observe closely.