Choke

Interesting Facts

• The main character, Victor Mancini, works in a historical reconstruction of a colonial village, where he portrays an 18th-century resident.
• Victor Mancini visits restaurants and pretends to choke so that people save him and then send him money, allowing him to pay for his mother's treatment.
• The book explores themes of addiction, sexual obsession, and alienation, showing how the protagonist tries to find meaning in his life.
• Victor's mother, Ida Mancini, suffers from dementia and is in an expensive medical facility, which is one of the reasons Victor engages in fraud.
• Victor also attends support groups for people with sex addiction, where he meets other characters struggling with various types of addiction.
• The book is filled with dark humor and satire, which is a hallmark of the author's style.