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Name: Choke
Rating: 3.378378378378 (37 reviews)
Author: Chuck Palahniuk

Victor Mancini is a medical‑school dropout who, to pay for his ailing mother's care, stages choking scenes in upscale restaurants and then collects checks from worried diners. When he isn’t performing these ruses, Victor attends sexual‑addiction recovery workshops, visits his confused mother, and works at a colonial‑theme park. His plot is a darkly humorous critique of contemporary society’s moral compass, explored through the perspective of an antihero. The story blends satire, black humor, and psychological elements, capturing the grotesque absurdities of modern life.

First publish date: 2001

Genre: Humorous Fiction/Dark Humor

Authors: Chuck Palahniuk

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