Recently finished reading 'Snuff', the latest book from Chuck Palahniuk (Fight Club, Survivor), and also went to see 'Choke', the film adaptation of one of his earlier novels.
All in all, 'Snuff' didn't travel too far from Palahniuk's comfort zone, the style it's written in will be fairly familiar to anyone who has read his other works, but I don't think that's such a bad thing. Here he has set about dissecting the porn industry, the central event being an aged porn star trying to make history by staging the biggest gang-bang on record. Told by three different narrators who are all waiting their turn to 'participate', it slowly unfolds as a suitably dim portrait of the porn industry, one which emphasizes the obscene dirt beneath the sleek surface of the movie. Orange Dorito dust, lubricant and chest stubble have rarely been used to such nauseating effect...
'Choke' was surprising- not that I didn't expect it to be good, but that it was as funny as it was.
I was afraid it might come off a little like 'Fight Club II', but it's an altogether quirkier, more offbeat movie. Sam Rockwell gives a fantastic performance as the lead character, Victor.
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