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Original Title: | Diary |
ISBN: | 1400032814 (ISBN13: 9781400032815) |
Edition Language: | English |
Characters: | Misty Wilmot, Peter Wilmot, Angel Delaporte, Tabitha Wilmot, Grace Wilmot |
Setting: | United States of America |
Chuck Palahniuk
Paperback | Pages: 262 pages Rating: 3.61 | 68888 Users | 2418 Reviews
Identify About Books Diary
Title | : | Diary |
Author | : | Chuck Palahniuk |
Book Format | : | Paperback |
Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
Pages | : | Pages: 262 pages |
Published | : | September 14th 2004 by Anchor (first published August 26th 2003) |
Categories | : | Fiction. Horror. Contemporary. Thriller |
Narration To Books Diary
Misty Wilmot has had it. Once a promising young artist, she’s now stuck on an island ruined by tourism, drinking too much and working as a waitress in a hotel. Her husband, a contractor, is in a coma after a suicide attempt, but that doesn’t stop his clients from threatening Misty with lawsuits over a series of vile messages they’ve found on the walls of houses he remodeled.Suddenly, though, Misty finds her artistic talent returning as she begins a period of compulsive painting. Inspired but confused by this burst of creativity, she soon finds herself a pawn in a larger conspiracy that threatens to cost hundreds of lives. What unfolds is a dark, hilarious story from America’s most inventive nihilist, and Palahniuk’s most impressive work to date.
Rating About Books Diary
Ratings: 3.61 From 68888 Users | 2418 ReviewsCrit About Books Diary
I have read over 8 books by this author and the only reason i gave him two stars was because i love fight club so much. honestly, i thought the movie was better than the book, but ill give it to him anyway. in an effort to be edgy and controversial, chuck loses sight of important literary necessities like continuity, concept, intelligence, character development, and so on. his books sometimes feel like i'm in someone else's bad acid trip. but of course, this is all probably intentional becauseI'm always struck by just how weird Palahniuk's novels are. In the case of this one, I really thought I had it figured out. Turns out, I didn't. I should probably just give up trying and enjoy the story. Which I usually do. Misty lives on Waytansea Island with a husband in a coma and a mother in law who seems bent on pushing her to be the famous artist everyone seems to think she is. While Misty went to school for art, she takes it as an insult that everyone thinks she, a poor white trash girl,
Far and away my favorite Palahniuk. Like Rosemary's Baby meets Harvest Home, but snarky and funny. Suspenseful, wild, engrossing. Totally fucking fantastic.
Misty Wilmot was a promising young artist back in her youth. She met Peter in art school, married him, had his daughter, and somewhere along the line her talent seemed to dry up. Her husbands unsuccessful suicide attempt has left him in a coma, and Misty is turning to alcohol to get her through the days. Peter was a contractor, and now his former clients are threatening lawsuits at Misty because rooms in their houses have disappeared and there are disturbing messages on the walls. Amidst all of
no, no, no, no, no, no, no.NO. NO.This book is ridiculous.I've never found it exactly difficult to get through a Chuck Palahniuk book because he's one of the greatest, most complex writers I know of, but this book... it was such a drag. I prefferred babysitting over reading Diary.I had to pull myself through it each and every day. I get anxious if I don't finish a book so I couldn't toss it aside. The only reason I completely forced myself through it in less than a month is because I was so
Chuck always has that mysterious way of introducing his character, from all the personal traits to surprise twist flashback and current personalities, the plot itself already a twist to me but reading Diary in a form of a diary from a narrator that seems not really a narrator was kind of clever yet weird. The first few chapters was okay to me, I got curious about Peter and Misty, Wilmot family in general-- quite intriguing. Love the plot idea, but somehow the development not as fun and enjoyable
Liking Chuck Palahniuk's books must be akin to a Fear Factor challenge for most readers. And sometimes I can't help but wonder, what if THAT is what exactly Palahniuk wants the readers to feel about his works? Feel challenged by it, dislike it, feel disgusted or insulted by it--all of these by hurling the naked truths of human nature to the face of people in the harshest possible way?My first Palahniuk book is Choke, and I was sort of culture shocked when I read it--a multitude of f-bombs being
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