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Diary

A Novel

By Chuck Palahniuk

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| Paperback | 9780224063890

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“CAN YOU FEEL THIS?”

Chuck Palahniuk, the bestselling author of Fight Club, Choke, and Lullaby continues his twenty-first-century
reinvention of the horror novel in this scary and profound look at our quest for some sort of immortality.

Diary takes the form of a ̶Continue

“CAN YOU FEEL THIS?”

Chuck Palahniuk, the bestselling author of Fight Club, Choke, and Lullaby continues his twenty-first-century
reinvention of the horror novel in this scary and profound look at our quest for some sort of immortality.

Diary takes the form of a “coma diary” kept by one Misty Tracy Wilmot as her husband lies senseless in a
hospital after a suicide attempt. Once she was an art student dreaming of creativity and freedom; now, after
marrying Peter at school and being brought back to once quaint, now tourist-overrun Waytansea Island, she’s
been reduced to the condition of a resort hotel maid. Peter, it turns out, has been hiding rooms in houses he’s
remodeled and scrawling vile messages all over the walls—an old habit of builders but dramatically overdone in
Peter’s case. Angry homeowners are suing left and right, and Misty’s dreams of artistic greatness are in ashes.
But then, as if possessed by the spirit of Maura Kinkaid, a fabled Waytansea artist of the nineteenth century,
Misty begins painting again, compulsively. But can her newly discovered talent be part of a larger, darker plan? Of
course it can …
Diary is a dark, hilarious, and poignant act of storytelling from America’s favorite, most inventive nihilist. It is
Chuck Palahniuk’s finest novel yet.

Critics

  • Diary

    La trama e le recensioni di Diary, romanzo di Chuck Palahniuk edito da Mondadori. Da quando ha sposato Peter, enigmatico compagno di corso alla scuola d'arte, Misty è venuta ad abitare sull'idilliaca Waytansea Island. Ora Peter, dopo un oscuro tentat ... (read full critics)

    Qlibri published on Tue, 11 Oct 2011

  • 'Diary' by Chuck Palahniuk

    London's Time Out magazine described this as "Part Rosemary's Baby, part the Wicker Man", which is to say it's creepy and nihilistic, shocking and disturbing. Personally, I think a more apt description for Diary is Stephen King's Misery meets Peter W ... (read full critics)

    readingmatters published on Mon, 27 Sep 2010

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  • 2 people find this helpful

    Astonishing. I've been about to leave it apart a few times. It took me a while (half the book, at least) to become keen to finish it. First, I didn't understand what this story was about. Then, when it become clear, it was supreme, psychical violence... a real psycho thriller.

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    Astonishing. I've been about to leave it apart a few times. It took me a while (half the book, at least) to become keen to finish it. First, I didn't understand what this story was about. Then, when it become clear, it was supreme, psychical violence... a real psycho thriller.

    http://bookcrossing.com/journal/1897819

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    ilmatte said on Jul 9, 2007 | Add your feedback

  • 1 person find this helpful

    Hard to get into

    I was given this by a friend who has previously let me down with his recommendations....However, i gave it/him the benefit of the doubt when he told me that Chuck Palahnick also wrote Fight Club. Although I was intrigued to find out the fate of Misty Wilmot, why her abilty to paint was important and ... (continue)

    I was given this by a friend who has previously let me down with his recommendations....However, i gave it/him the benefit of the doubt when he told me that Chuck Palahnick also wrote Fight Club. Although I was intrigued to find out the fate of Misty Wilmot, why her abilty to paint was important and what the title of the book had to do with anything, in hindsite I wasn't entirely bowled over by this story. If I had to make a positive comment I would say the twsits within the book are clever ....but unfotunalty I blame my stubburness to finish a book as the only reason why I actually managed to reach these twists.

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    Hani19866 said on May 19, 2010 | Add your feedback

  • 1 person find this helpful

    Palahniuk writes weird, gross but oddly mesmerizing books. This is the first one of his I read.

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    Icedream said on Sep 2, 2007 | Add your feedback

  • Great book. Couldn't put it down.
    I want to re-read it but I'm a bit afraid...
    :-)

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    Stefano G said on Feb 19, 2009 | Add your feedback

  • Not Palahniuk at his best

    I enjoied reading this book... but in my opinion it is not one of the best palahniuk's book.

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    sterte said on Mar 24, 2008 | Add your feedback

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