Smyth's review
Diary
by Chuck Palahniuk
Smyth's review
Diary by Chuck Palahniuk
Smyth's review
rating:
recommended for: folks who don't mind nightmares
I think this may be my favorite of his to date. It's twisted and spooky, and made me feel a little sick to my stomach on more than one occasion. Hmmm...that doesn't sound like a glowing review, but if you're into Palahniuk, you know what I mean. It reminded me of Dunn's _Geek Love_ a little, in that I felt both entranced and disgusted by the characters in the stories, and I just knew that the outcome wouldn't be good...had that nagging, sinking dread feeling while reading the entire thing; yet, the narrative in both was so driving and compelling that I didn't even want to stop for a minute. I've walked away from other novels that have made me nervous and twitchy, but these two made me all train-wreck-voyeuristic-y, and abandoning them wasn't even an option. I can't even begin to describe the plot of _Diary_. I fear I'd only muck it up. And, you know what, it looks like I've taken care of my review of _Geek Love_, too. 5 stars for that little twisted beauty.
