Diary by Chuck Palahniuk (ISBN:1400032814)

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		Diary
	
				(433 reviews)			
(16990 Readers)

			Chuck Palahniuk		
	
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...more
 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.   less

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							Natasha
						
							few weeks ago						
I didn't know what to expect when I picked this up. I initially wanted to read Fight Club by Palahniuk but since it wasn't available, I ended up with this. At first, when I started, it seemed a bit weird to me, and disjointed. And then, when I got used to his writing, thats when the magic happens. It was dark, twisted, definitely freaky and took me to places I had never gone before. The book...more
 I didn't know what to expect when I picked this up. I initially wanted to read Fight Club by Palahniuk but since it wasn't available, I ended up with this. At first, when I started, it seemed a bit weird to me, and disjointed. And then, when I got used to his writing, thats when the magic happens. It was dark, twisted, definitely freaky and took me to places I had never gone before. The book turned out to be very different than what I expected. All in all, I was satisfied:)   hide

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							A Reader
						
							few weeks ago						
this book is horrible. i am 1/3 teh way through and i am going to have to stop. i normally don't do that no matter how difficult it is to get through it. i can not take this book anymore. it is not coherent or even remotely interesting. i love chuck p., but this is garbage. burn it.

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							Alberto
						
							few weeks ago						
this is my third book by the author and I got to say, I'm not digging him anywhere near as much as everyone who's recommended him to suggested I might. 

I thought this was Eeeeeeeeeeeehhhhhhhhhhh.

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							A Reader
						
							few weeks ago						
Cheap Fiction, not one of his best books but still entertaining

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							A Reader
						
							few weeks ago						
I was told about Palahniuk by my younger sister last year and since have been continually addicted to his writing. The demented mind sets of the characters, plot twisting story lines, and constant metaphors and analogies make this writer one of the most interesting and intriguing I have ever read. Diary is by far one of his best works. I absolutely love his constant saying of “what we don’t...more
 I was told about Palahniuk by my younger sister last year and since have been continually addicted to his writing. The demented mind sets of the characters, plot twisting story lines, and constant metaphors and analogies make this writer one of the most interesting and intriguing I have ever read. Diary is by far one of his best works. I absolutely love his constant saying of “what we don’t know we can make mean anything.” The fact that it takes until the near end of the book to see the big picture makes is such a quick reader and so suspenseful you won’t want to put it down!   hide

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							A Reader
						
							few weeks ago						
I tend to gobble up Chuck Paluhniuk books.  I know that has become kind of a social faux-pas: it's almost like saying Dan Brown is your favorite author.  But, even though I usually can't read two of his books in a row because his style is tiring, I absolutely love his work and his insight.  Diary might not be my favorite, but it drew me in.  And as a side note: Chuck did write this book.  The...more
 I tend to gobble up Chuck Paluhniuk books.  I know that has become kind of a social faux-pas: it's almost like saying Dan Brown is your favorite author.  But, even though I usually can't read two of his books in a row because his style is tiring, I absolutely love his work and his insight.  Diary might not be my favorite, but it drew me in.  And as a side note: Chuck did write this book.  The letter in the back is a *fake* letter, giving the readers an imaginary reason as to why he wrote the book, but to explain why said letter is in the back would give away the ending of the entire story.   hide

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							A Reader
						
							few weeks ago						
First Palaniuk book I read. Being a down and out artist myself, I really loved the main character Misty, and understood her lack of motivation to create art. What I loved even more was this sort of weird mythology the story undertook about the island of which she lived on and how in short, saves itself from a cyclic peril by way of sacrificial artist every so often. Weird, but enthralling at the...more
 First Palaniuk book I read. Being a down and out artist myself, I really loved the main character Misty, and understood her lack of motivation to create art. What I loved even more was this sort of weird mythology the story undertook about the island of which she lived on and how in short, saves itself from a cyclic peril by way of sacrificial artist every so often. Weird, but enthralling at the same time. I just couldn't put it down!   hide

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							A Reader
						
							few weeks ago						
Una novela surreal, relatada con la atrayente y enfermiza retórica de Palahniuk. Nos sitúa en la vida de una frustrada artista que fue confinada a llevar una vida trágica y triste al lado de un esposo que yace en coma por un intento de suicidio. Arremete sin duda contra el sueño americano, ubicando la irónica trama en un contexto salvaje y divertido.

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							A Reader
						
							few weeks ago						
I didn't like this one. I love Chuck Palahniuk, but this sad story was linear with very little unexpected excitement.

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							Snotchocheez
						
							few weeks ago						
Reading "Diary" I reminded of my favorite book by Chuck Palahniuk:  "Haunted".  EEEERIE!!! CREEPY!!!  WACKY!!!  and very interesting, albeit somewhat confusing.  The story involves a diary (duh!) and it's effect upon a trailer-trash-cum-art-school-alumna who marries a dude who's sole purpose, it seems, was to marry a woman who'd be an...more
 Reading "Diary" I reminded of my favorite book by Chuck Palahniuk:  "Haunted".  EEEERIE!!! CREEPY!!!  WACKY!!!  and very interesting, albeit somewhat confusing.  The story involves a diary (duh!) and it's effect upon a trailer-trash-cum-art-school-alumna who marries a dude who's sole purpose, it seems, was to marry a woman who'd be an artist (as explained by this diary kept by his grandmother, and her grandmother, and her grandmother)...there's really no way to concisely give a synopsis of the plot...just read it   hide

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