Anyone read Diary a Novel by Chuck Palahniuk

[SkierRob02]

Posted: 12/5/05 at 4:08pm

I was wondering if anyone read this book and what their thoughts are on it. It was addicting, a total page turner. Especailly the end, great clincher.

Thoughts, comments?

[Borstalboy]

Posted: 12/5/05 at 4:10pm

I haven't read anything he's written....he's hot, though.

[melissa errico fan]

Posted: 12/5/05 at 4:10pm

His best work, IMO.

[SkierRob02]

Posted: 12/5/05 at 4:19pm

I'm not sure if I agree on it being his best work, I'm partial to Fight Club myself.

[Jenny1284]

Posted: 12/5/05 at 7:25pm

I read it last year and I loved it. I agree that it's completely addicting. I thought I'd pick it up every now and then when I was ahead in my work, but I ended up reading it in two days.

[Shay Jericho]

Posted: 12/5/05 at 9:05pm

This will be unpopular, I'm sure, but I found it quite slow, and, even knowing that Palahniuk is big on amazing endings, I can't seem to finish it.

[iwearshoes]

Posted: 12/5/05 at 9:59pm

I loved this book and actually have never read Fight Club even though I have seen the movie countless times.

Love the avatar by the way.

[ZONEACE]

Posted: 12/6/05 at 1:47am

I loved this book (I've also read Fight CLub, Lulabye, part of survivor, part of Choke and part of the one about the Artist that go to the resort, which i can't remember the title of currently). Chuck is an amazing talent.

[popcultureboy]

Posted: 12/6/05 at 7:44am

I really enjoyed it, it's seriously effed up like all his work is, but it's possibly the most effed up of all his books I think. I have enjoyed all his books up to and sadly not including the non fiction collection he put out a little while back, which bored me to tears. Haven't read Haunted yet.

I attended a reading when he was promoting Diary and he didn't read from the book but instead read a short story he'd written, called Guts. The London date was the ONLY one on his tour where nobody had to leave the room/fainted/threw up. Fun.

[SkierRob02]

Posted: 12/6/05 at 8:26am

I didn't know he did readings. I'm going to have to check that out. Right now, I'm currently reading Choke. I can't really get into it though. I think I'm going to have to put it down and start it at a later date. I think I'm expecting it to be like Diary.

Iwearshoes---Thanks.

[angelic1]

Posted: 12/6/05 at 8:33am

I liked Diary more than Lullaby and Choke, but not as much as Fight Club. Right now I'm reading Survivor, which is pretty good so far. Obviously, I'm a big fan of Chuck Palahniuk's work.

[cabarethed]

Posted: 12/6/05 at 11:53am

Oh yeah, Guts...that's the only thing of his I've read (so far).

[popcultureboy]

Posted: 12/6/05 at 11:56am

I think Survivor is his best work but then I am also in the minority who really enjoyed Choke but didn't love Lullaby that much. His second best book is easily Invisible Monsters.

And cabarethed, where did you read Guts?

[DAME]

Posted: 12/6/05 at 12:29pm

Is Matt Fox in it? And does he take his shirt off? ( i am going to love this now)

[Link Larkin Wanabe]

Posted: 12/6/05 at 3:07pm

How did I miss this thread. I am a Chuck addict. I read this book when it first came out, and I personally found it one of his strongest books, maybe because I related to it as an art student at the time. Not sure that the ending did it for me though.

Akiva

[SkierRob02]

Posted: 12/6/05 at 3:12pm

The ending was kind of cheap, but the very last page, the letter, excellent. IMO

[littleredridinghood]

Posted: 12/6/05 at 4:31pm

"Guts" is actually in Haunted, and I read it while eating...umm...yeah...

I love Chuck Palahniuk; he's one of my favorite authors, though I haven't finished Haunted (barely started), and sometimes I find his books very, well, unsettling (duh). I remember loving the ending of Diary but just being grossed out by that guy doing that thing with the earring...ugh. My favorite book of his is Invisible Monsters because I just feel it has a very human side to it, and something in Choke just appeals to me. Did I read somewhere they want to turn Choke into a movie? If so, good luck with that one...

[popcultureboy]

Posted: 12/6/05 at 5:11pm

Well now I HAVE to buy Haunted.

[Anakela]

Posted: 12/6/05 at 8:02pm

I love Diary! Completely agree with those who think it's his best work so far... I took it on the plane with me (L.A. to Vegas), didn't finish it on the flight, but could not put it down until I was *done*- I got so sucked into it that I had to finish it off in the hotel room before officially 'starting' my vacation. :)

The very last page, with the letter? absolute genius!

And y'all who have attended his readings are very brave- I am fine with reading to myself but I know if I ever heard him reading his stuff I'd probably be the 'have to leave the room' anecdote for that day.

[cabarethed]

Posted: 12/6/05 at 11:10pm

A friend of mine emailed it to me. Wasn't it published in Playboy?