by Chuck Palahniuk
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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.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:
 My favorite Chuck book, 2008-10-21
My brother turned me on the chuck books a few years ago. He sent me his entire collection at the time. It had included this book, but I had forgoten since he had insisted I return them all as soon as I was finished.( He lives in Virginia, I'm in Texas). Anyhow I ended up ordering Diary and reading it again. It seemed familiar, but I kept reading to refresh my memory on how it all turned out. I have to say it was even better the second time arround. The peverse fairytale thats included in this story seems to be so originial and Misty Marie is a true Herione in her own right. I love that Chuck always has a surprise twist. I pride my self in guessing whats going to happen next in film and books, but its just not possible with a Chuck book. Diary is my fav. I only wish I lived in a place where I could see the film Choke based on one of his other great books.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
 Deceptively philosophical, 2008-08-16
This review is mostly a counter argument for some of the other reviews I've read for this work. I think the people who read Palahniuk for the gut wrenchingly horrifying and morbidly twisted, yet incredibly imaginative plot lines will be somewhat disappointed with this novel. It's not the most visceral of his works. Then again, a lot of people criticize him for focusing too much on just grossing people out, but claim that his books have no substance. So, this book will definitely prove those people wrong.
I see how people could feel that this story falls considerably short of what they expect from Palahniuk. And short isn't the right word, because that has negative connotations. Maybe it falls to the right, or to the left, or maybe even higher than people's expectations (if you look in the right places). Usually his stories leave your head spinning with their absolute insanity, whereas this one kind of just leaves you humming to yourself and thinking it's all a little absurd, but not even that interesting. On the surface that is.
If you look at the story more metaphorically, and look at what the events that are taking place say about society, love, life it actually is quite interesting. If you have a familiarity with the works of Plato I think you will have fun with this book. He is referenced by name several times, but people who know his work will recognize tons of his ideas worked in. I found it intriguing the way ideas that have been around for thousands of years were worked into modern times and proved to be relevant and socially significant for the present day.
I think this book merely doesn't cater as well to thrill-seekers as much as, say, Choke or Haunted, which is definitely a huge part of Palhniuk's audience. I still think this is a pretty good book, though. It has a lot to say about humanity's conception of immortality, and the things we are willing to sacrifice to obtain it, as well as modern value systems.
I feel unable to put in words everything that is going on in this novel, especially without using examples and giving major spoilers but I think a lot of the negative reviews cater to a specific kind of Palahniuk fan, but there are still plenty of others that would love this book and find it really brilliant.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
Brilliant and visceral, 2008-06-27
Palahniuk's brutally honest look at the suffering of his creative protagonist is haunting and grips you right away. If you've grown up in a small beach town, you understand the love-hate relationship between locals and tourists. If you're an artist, you'll understand it even more. Palahniuk uses this as his backdrop and ultimately his driver for this compelling story of what one woman must do to escape her fate. The results surely do bring the house down in the final conclusion. I won't spoil it by giving too much away, but the ending is as surprising as it is satisfactory.
0 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
 ' I WANT MY MONEY BACK ", 2008-06-20
To think I paid full price for this piece of tripe at a bookstore and worse I also bought his book " Haunted " which I have yet to read, as I'm half afraid I would see more full price down the drain instead of the saving from Amazon .
If my library will take them that's where they will be donated ...let's hope they don't revoke my library card . perhaps a prison donation would be better ...reading inmates may sign up for a full frontal lobotomy after perusing these .
I had been verbally spanked on here in the past by saying I enjoy paying so little for new and used books on Amazon and not patronizing all retail book stores !!!!! , And after thinking it over I decide to be a good citizen and spend half my book spending in retail stores...well I feel like a fool who bought a used car lemon and knew it before hand.
As bad as I'll feel if more and more book stores close due to Amazon and sites like it selling cheaper , I am not rich and am homebound most of the time and books are my one enjoyment instead of watching T.V. all day like the living dead that too many seniors do. Next stop ...I'll just use my Library for all my reading matter & interests which covers many, many subjects as well as fiction. Any extra $$ I have I'll donate to charity and just tell friends and family to get me gift cert to Amazon for b'days /christmas .
Save your money ....this is pulp fiction at it's worse. I think ole " Chuck Palahniuk " is on something & it " aint " vitamins.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
 A disappointment., 2008-06-12
This is the first novel of Palahniuk's that I have not been impressed with. (I am reading them in the order in which they were released, if that helps you know which ones that I have read so far.)
All of the other stories were commentary on contemporary issues relating to society and humanity. Those stories were sometimes a little gross and a little deliberately shocking, but it all seemed to serve the larger purpose of the book.
There are none of those elements in Diary. Although it is a mildly entertaining story, it contains none of the narrative on contemporary society that those other books possess. Sure, there is a half hearted attempt at talking about consumerism and how wealth eats everything, but that is only a single page in a two page chapter about ten short from the end.
Instead of being a good story that talks about society, Diary is just a story. Coming from Palahniuk, that is disappointing.
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