A review by mandimartin
Choke by Chuck Palahniuk

3.0

I had seen the movie before I read the book and wasn't too fond of it so I was reluctant to read this. The movie was very focused on the main character's "sex addiction", while it was just another bizarre element to the book. I enjoyed the book a lot more than the movie. I always enjoy a Palahniuk book, and this was no exception. I am usually a little frustrated because the lead character is always this boring, submissive type with pent up anger that is picked up by an infinitely more interesting character and together they do all sorts of things the main character would never dream of. This book didn't follow that stereotype. The main character wasn't fascinating, but he was interesting enough to be paired with his rock loving friend. This book seemed more real than the rest and I adored the best friend that adopted rocks. It had a sweet, innocence almost that is rare among Palahniuk books. The movie didn't do this book justice.