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This is a novel full of big ideas, sharp social commentaries; through Victor's actions and his memories of his dysfunctional crackpot mother, a world is revealed in which addictive behaviour is a way of escaping the banalities that pass for realities, a world which could end with a "discreet, tasteful announcement". However, Victor is also a redeemer, his selfish actions, blackly comic, bring meaning into the lives of the strangers he cons, turning him into a creator of heroes, each one claiming to have saved Victor Mancini from choking to death, each one Victor's benefactor, saving them from the emptiness of their existence.
In portraying Victor's attempt to condense his identity from the chaotic waters of his life, Palahniuk reminds us of the struggles that we all face as individuals in our fast and puzzling new millennium. His prose is quick and inventive, his plot never predictable, and he has the unerring ability to make the reader question himself in the context of his fiction, a mark of truly good writing. --Iain Robinson
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. 'Choke is Fight Club for sex addicts' Independent on SundayBY THE AUTHOR OF FIGHT CLUBVictor Mancini has devised a complicated scam to pay for his mother's hospital care- pretend to be choking on a piece of food in a restaurant and the person who 'saves you' will feel responsible for you for the rest of their lives. Multiply that a couple of hundred times and you generate a healthy flow of cheques, week in, week out.Victor also works at a theme park with a motley group of losers, cruises sex addiction groups for action, and visits his mother, whose Alzheimer's disease now hides what may be the startling truth about his parentage. Victor Mancini has devised a complicated scam to pay for his mother's hospital care: pretend to be choking on a piece of food in a restaurant and the person who 'saves you' will feel responsible for you for the rest of their lives. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780099422686
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Book Description Condition: New. Victor Mancini has devised a scam to pay for his mother's medical care: pretend to be choking on a piece of food in a restaurant and the person who "saves" you will feel responsible for the rest of their lives. Multiply that by a couple of hundred times and you generate a healthy income. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 216. 2002. paperback / softback. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Seller Inventory # 9780099422686
Book Description Condition: New. Victor Mancini has devised a scam to pay for his mother's medical care: pretend to be choking on a piece of food in a restaurant and the person who "saves" you will feel responsible for the rest of their lives. Multiply that by a couple of hundred times and you generate a healthy income. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 216. 2002. paperback / softback. Paperback. . . . . Seller Inventory # 9780099422686
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Book Description Paperback / softback. Condition: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days. Victor Mancini has devised a complicated scam to pay for his mother's hospital care: pretend to be choking on a piece of food in a restaurant and the person who 'saves you' will feel responsible for you for the rest of their lives. Seller Inventory # B9780099422686