Books like Choke

Choke by Chuck Palahniuk reads as dark, witty. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

Trainspotting

Irvine Welsh · 1993

Shares the comingofage + transgress thread

72% genome match

Fight Club

Chuck Palahniuk · 1996

Shares the transgress + vvoice thread

83% genome match

The butcher boy

Patrick McCabe · 1992

Shares the unreliable + vvoice thread

69% genome match

A Clockwork Orange

Anthony Burgess · 1962

Shares the comingofage + transgress thread

69% genome match

The Unseen Hand and Other Plays by Sam Shepard

Sam Shepard · 1972

Shares the unreliable + vvoice thread

69% genome match

The Wasp Factory

Iain Banks · 1984

Shares the unreliable + transgress thread

83% genome match

Jesus' Son

Denis Johnson

Shares the unreliable + transgress thread

69% genome match

Drinking in America

Eric Bogosian · 1987

Shares the transgress + vvoice thread

69% genome match

A Scanner Darkly

Philip K. Dick · 1977

Shares the transgress + vvoice thread

69% genome match

Less Than Zero

Bret Easton Ellis · 1985

Shares the transgress + comingofage thread

69% genome match

White Teeth

Zadie Smith · 2000

Shares the unreliable + comingofage thread

69% genome match

The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao

Junot Diaz · 2007

Shares the unreliable + comingofage thread

69% genome match