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by Chuck Palahniuk (Author)
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  • Paperback: 272 pages
  • Publisher: Vintage; New edition edition (2 Sep 2004)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0099453983
  • ISBN-13: 978-0099453987
  • Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.8 x 1.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 90,538 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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"Diary" takes the form of a 'coma diary' kept by one Misty Wilmot as her husband lies senseless in hospital after a suicide attempt. Once, she was an art student dreaming of creativity and freedom; now, after marrying Peter at art 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 house he's refurbished and scrawling vile messages all over the walls - an old habit of builders but gone nuts on his part. Angry homeowners are sueing 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. The canvases are taken away by her mother-in-law and her doctor, who seem to have a plan for Misty - and for all those annoying tourists...

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5.0 out of 5 stars He writes like a pro, 8 Nov 2007
Chuck Palahniuk is one of those writers who, after you've read one of his books, you have to read all the others. It's the same way with the works of David Sedaris and Jackson McCrae; Christopher Moore, too. And so I came by way of Diary through Fight Club and Survivor.

Palahniuk's works are dark and disturbing, but there's a wry, cynical humor there also. He obviously owes a debt of gratitude to Kurt Vonnegut and the likes of even Oscar Wilde, but he's made his style his own and it's one heck of a style.

As usual, the author wraps his books around some theme (infanticide, choking, etc) but the ideas go deeper and more complex than you can imagine. Much in the same was as McCrae's Katzenjammer does with its odd twists and turns. Or the way Martin Amis convolutes his plots in his Money and Success. If you want a book like no other--if you want a lot of them--then read Diary and all other C.P. books.
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17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Chilling, 23 Dec 2004
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This book is the most darkly compelling novel I have ever read. I would read, disgusted, almost unwilling to continue, but nevertheless unable to stop; something that I share with the main character of the book. If you enjoyed Fight Club, and Chuck's perfect little narrative soundbytes, you will love this book as much as I do. Here is a classic example:

"Just for the record, the weather today is bitter with occasional fits of jealous rage".

The book is graphic, gritty, and overwhelming. Chuck's repetition of phrases throughout the book such as the one above give it an almost hypnotic quality. You will see where the story is going long before the main character, you will scream for her to stop, to run, praying that she will evade the inevitable.

Books this involving may just save us all from illiterate damnation :)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars "Everything is a self-portrait", 9 April 2007
By M. J. Pucci "Big Riff" (Milton Keynes, UK) - See all my reviews
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Chuck Palahniuk's sixth novel takes the form a 'coma diary' written by Misty Wilmot, a washed-up art student whose husband, Peter, has been left unconscious after a botched suicide. Long-time readers of Palahniuk will immediately recognise the author's distinct, so-called nihilistic style, and like Fight Club and Lullaby before it, Diary is both blackly comic and astoundingly original. Take for, example, the opening line from the book's second entry (June 22): "By the time you read this, you'll be older than you remember." In the four pages that follow, Palahniuk succeeds in identifying Peter as a rather despicable character and eliciting sympathy for the long suffering Misty - all by way of a simple science lesson about the movement of the facial muscles.

In truth, there is nothing pretty about Palahniuk's writing, and his 'informative', minimalist style - not to mention a cast of rather bizarre characters - will turn off as many readers as it will attract. The author makes little attempt to hide the fact that he is trying to deliver his own message; indeed, sometimes he seems at pains to get his point across - to the slight detriment of the narrative's flow. And while the numerous artistic and historical references scattered throughout clearly serve a purpose, there is occasionally a sense that ol' Chuck is being a bit smug. For example, the name of the island on which Misty has wound up - the place that still, in spite of everything, holds the key to her dreams - is called Waytansea. Geddit?

And yet this is a beautiful book; an intricate, well executed piece of fiction-writing with a plot that unfolds in an intriguing and twisted manner, as Misty makes one unpleasant discovery after another about her senseless husband. Once again, Palahniuk manages to take the reader and show them a world beyond life's little tragedies, wherein his characters find inspiration from the most unlikely of sources and discover the true strength of the human spirit. Diary is an ambitious, transcendent and inspiring book, and as such, it's one that I highly recommend.

Matt Pucci
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2.0 out of 5 stars Unbelievable, repititive but readable
The novel takes the form of a diary written by former art-student, Misty, as she finds out some less savoury facts about her estranged husband and the community in which she... Read more
Published 9 months ago by gm33

2.0 out of 5 stars Half baked pseudo-philosophy
This book really did not live up to its reviews. I was expecting great things after reading several of Palahniuk's other novels but the plot line and writing style of Diary left... Read more
Published on 12 Dec 2006 by Hannah

4.0 out of 5 stars Wrong side of a different track...
Diary is another of Mr P's extraordinary books, which will enthral and exhilarate readers from the first to the last page. Read more
Published on 5 Sep 2005 by Mr. S. Bowman

5.0 out of 5 stars This is how we know what we don't know...
This was my first stab at a Palahniuk novel, and initially, I was preparing myself to be let down. The blurb on the back cover didn't really sell the plot to me, and the opening... Read more
Published on 12 Jul 2005 by bangbangshootshoot

5.0 out of 5 stars subvert
Chuck spews out more ideas on one page than most writers do in a lifetime.
Published on 13 Dec 2004 by motiss

5.0 out of 5 stars Chuck Palahniuk genius of the obscure
From the second I finished invisible creatures I knew that Chuck Palahniuk was an author whose books would continue to captivate and interest me, and Diary is prove that nobody... Read more
Published on 19 Oct 2004 by prozac_porn_princess

5.0 out of 5 stars One of Palahniuk's best
Chuck Palahniuk's latest offering takes the form of a diary kept by Misty Marie Kleinman. The text of this diary, while personal, is directed at her husband, Peter Wilmot. Read more
Published on 20 Aug 2004 by Joe Sherry

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant
Chuck Palahniuk really is a supreme writer. His books are the kind that, once you're halfway in, you can't physically put the book down. Read more
Published on 6 Feb 2004 by Joe Bradfield

5.0 out of 5 stars Chuck D-livers
As usual I read this Chuck's latest in like 1 day, he is the only author who i actually get excited about and really anticipate the publishing date. Read more
Published on 8 Sep 2003 by Andrew Cottier

3.0 out of 5 stars tense if not thrilling
Chuck Palaniuks characteristicly nihilistic take on American society and relations between individuals is evident here, though not as strongly as in his earlier books. Read more
Published on 5 Sep 2003 by smelldr

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