Books like Choke
12 books with a reading profile close to Choke by Chuck Palahniuk. Inward-looking; a moderate read.
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Ripe
Also inward-looking · narrative, literary
Cassie works at Veda, a high-pressure tech company in Silicon Valley where she endures toxic corporate hierarchies and the skyrocketing cost of living.
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2
Less Than Zero
narrative, literary
Clay returns to Los Angeles from his eastern college for the winter break, and he drifts through a round of parties, nightclubs, and drives with friends who are rich, bored, and numb.
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3
Nightbitch
by Rachel Yoder
Also inward-looking · narrative, literary
An unnamed artist pauses her career to stay at home with her toddler, only to find the monotony and isolation of domestic labor triggering a physical mutation.
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4
Luster
Also inward-looking · narrative, literary
Edie is a young Black woman working an insecure publishing job while navigating a series of chaotic sexual encounters in New York.
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5
Open Throat
by Henry Hoke
narrative, literary
An unnamed mountain lion lives in the brush beneath the Hollywood sign, observing the human hikers and homeless residents of Los Angeles.
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6
The Water Cure
narrative, literary
Grace, Lia, and Sky live on a remote island estate under the strict governance of their parents, King and Mother.
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7
Trainspotting
by Irvine Welsh
Also inward-looking · narrative, literary
Set in the decaying housing schemes of Leith during the late 1980s, the novel follows Mark Renton and his circle of acquaintances as they navigate heroin addiction and poverty.
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8
Ghost World
Also inward-looking · narrative, literary
Set in a fading American suburb, the story follows Enid Coleslaw and Rebecca Doppelmeyer, two cynical teenagers drifting through the summer after high school graduation.
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9
The House of God
by Samuel Shem
narrative, literary
Set in the Beth Israel Hospital, the novel follows Roy Basch and his fellow medical interns as they navigate their first year of clinical training.
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10
Death Valley
Also inward-looking · narrative, literary
An unnamed narrator flees a Los Angeles hotel and her dying father’s bedside to seek isolation in the high desert.
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11
Our Missing Hearts
by Celeste Ng
narrative, literary
Twelve-year-old Noah Gardner, known as Bird, lives in a future America governed by PACT: the Preserving American Culture and Traditions Act.
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12
The Lover's Dictionary
Also inward-looking · narrative, literary
This novel constructs the history of a single romantic relationship through a sequence of dictionary entries ordered alphabetically.
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