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Choke

Choke

List Price: $25.95
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Rating: 2 stars
Summary: Not a page turner
Review: I was truly disapointed by this book. They fool you with the cool cover and catchy title into thinking that the book has a good story to tell, but it doesn't. There is no story its just pointless talk and discriptions of crazy people. If your the type of person who likes to hear about nothing but the disfunctional in this world then its a great book for you. If your the type of person that wants a good story to go alone with the disfunctional people then look else where. Not to totaly condem the book I would like to point out that the 2nd chapter is good. Otherwise its just a really bad book with no purpose at all its not even entertaining. You would think a book full of sex addicts would be fun.

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: Bad
Review: This book is bad that's it and that's all. It reads fast but it doesn't make any sort of impact. It is a largely pointless exercise in oddness for oddness sake. The novel doesn't have characters it has little bundles of quirks. It doesn't have a plot it has a series of barely related events that move toward an end but no conclusion. His mom is dieing so he fakes sickness he thinks he might be related to jesus. His friend gets fired. His friend starts building a wall. He ... gets the girl. That doesn't give anything away because their is nothing to give away. THIS IS NOT A STORY.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: How in the world should i describe this book?
Review: Palahniuk is a truly wonderful author. Choke is a different step from Fight Club, really different but at the same time, it has that pasimistic feel to it. It's not hard read, enough to last one about a week though. Palahniuk's writing makes it seem like Victor the main charecter could be sitting across from you at a cofee shop, telling you his story, it'a that realistic and believable, ah i can't type right now, it's 3:35 am and I need to sleep but of course, i won't, anyway it's a good read. A nice present for the weirdo who sits in the back of the class and reads all the time (like me)

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Ammmmmmmazing
Review: whitten with amazing imagination, it's one of the best books i've ever read. it's very artistic and sexual and twisted. Every adult with a normal life should read it. it's such an inspiration.

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: don't listen to me
Review: I loved Fight Club and enjoyed Survivor. This one I did not care for. Too many lists of shocking facts, I felt like I was getting beaten over the head with a literary formula.

But that's just my opinion. I could be wrong.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Choose and Perish
Review: Gozer the Traveler. He will come in one of the prechosen forms. During the rectification of the vuldronai, the traveler came as a large and moving Tor, then during the third reconcilliation of the last of the mickendri supplicants, Gozer chose a new form for him, that of a giant Slore. Many Schubbs and Zools knew what it was like to be roasted in the depths of the Slore that day, I can tell you.

The creature Gozer the Gozarian, Gozer the destructor, forgaseedrahadd the traveler has come. Choose and perish. Choose. Choose the form of the destructor. The choice is made. The traveler has come.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Another Excellent book by Chuck
Review: Easy and entertaining read with a nice social subtext, and a wonderfully twisted ending.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Fight Club Part II -- Not a Good Thing.
Review: I'll spare you from a long drawn out review on this one - I'll just throw in my two cents worth on top of everyone else's.

This is the first book that I've read by Palahniuk, and it was good. I'll be honest that what made me pick up this book was that I thought Fight Club was a great movie (just can't bring myself to reading the book after seeing the movie) and was curious as to what some of the author's other works are about.

I watched Fight Club not to long before reading this one and well ... I felt like I was reading Fight Club II. There were a good deal of the same underlying themes, as well as part of the storyline seemed to be recycled (the support groups). It could be that I just saw the movie and was trying to hard, but how could you not notice that simularity?

Don't get me wrong, it is a good book it held your interest and had all the twists and turns that you would expect - I was just expecting something a bit different. Palahniuk is quite a good writer, I just hope in he's not resting on the successful story line of Fight Club and recycling it in his future works.

All and all though, a good read.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Hooray!
Review: This is my second favorite book of Chuck Palahniuk, (behind Lullaby) the stories great, the characters are all well developed, and of course, the twists are there and well done. Definitely a book I would recommend without reservations.

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: Sadly Disappointed
Review: I saw Fight Club and was fascinated with what this authors books might be like and I saw the cover and was intrigued and I bought the book and it was funny sometimes and outrageous at others but overall it was a waste of time and money. I was dissappointed. The book seemed very pointless and I wondered why I read it at the end. What was this book for? At least its short. But after Fight Club I can`t help but wonder if this is just one of his weak books and if I may just need to try Chuck again. I think this book was pointless.


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