Choke
Sorry to do a one-off entry here, but I just found out some exciting news. I'm not sure how I missed out on the news for so long, but at least I'm finally finding out about it. Chuck Palahniuk's second book is about to be released- Choke. You may know Palahniuk best as the writer of the book Fight Club.
Sam Rockwell plays the lead character, who cons and seduces women by pretending to choke. If I'm not mistaken, in the book, he used it for all manner of schemes. He'd choke in a restaurant, night after night, and someone would save him. They'd hear his sob story, totally fictional of course, and feel bad for him. By saving his life, they felt responsible for him, and they'd continue to send him money. lol I'm not sure I buy that plot, but it's as enjoyable as Palahniuk always is.
I gotta ask though- Survivor?? Pleeeease?? It was almost, sort-of, kinda, about to happen, and then 9/11 did. And if you've read Survivor, you know why that ended it. I think we're far enough away from it, and with a few rewrites, the plot could still work. But it's by and large my most favorite Palahniuk story. Invisible Monsters and Lullaby tie for second.
Sam Rockwell plays the lead character, who cons and seduces women by pretending to choke. If I'm not mistaken, in the book, he used it for all manner of schemes. He'd choke in a restaurant, night after night, and someone would save him. They'd hear his sob story, totally fictional of course, and feel bad for him. By saving his life, they felt responsible for him, and they'd continue to send him money. lol I'm not sure I buy that plot, but it's as enjoyable as Palahniuk always is.
I gotta ask though- Survivor?? Pleeeease?? It was almost, sort-of, kinda, about to happen, and then 9/11 did. And if you've read Survivor, you know why that ended it. I think we're far enough away from it, and with a few rewrites, the plot could still work. But it's by and large my most favorite Palahniuk story. Invisible Monsters and Lullaby tie for second.
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