Diary
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Diary

by Chuck Palahniuk

2003•Drama•272 pages

Taste attributes: dramapsychologicalhorrorfresh & originalunsavouryenclosedemotive & stirringself destruction/implosionsolving the riddle/not as it seemstroubled leads

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Boxlist takeDark and intimate: a moving novel. Best if you like edge over warmth.

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3.3 / 5

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About This Book

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...

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DramaPsychologicalHorrorSelf destruction/implosionSolving the riddle/not as it seemsTroubled leads

Subjects

Married womenSuicidal behaviorPatientsContractorsComaIslandsWomen paintersMarried people

Details

Author
Chuck Palahniuk
Published
2003
Pages
272
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