Diary: A Novel - Chuck Palahniuk

So, its been awhile since I blogged about a book, but I made the mistake of starting about 6 different series, so until I finish a bunch of them I only have the odd single book to blog about. If I could give you one piece of advice, don’t do that. Don’t start a bunch of different series at the same time. You’ll go crazy. On that note, let’s talk about this book.

I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this book. When it first started I was quite confused as to what it was supposed to be about and who was actually speaking. The entire book is written in 3rd person. Without revealing too much of the plot, you are reading the diary of Misty, wife and mother. I’ve never read a book like this so it was very interesting and it took me a little to get into it. I wasn’t sure if I would like the book, but it was so short (260pages) I figured I might as well just power through it and make my judgement after.

My judgement, I liked it but not until the end. In the days since reading it I’ve grown to appreciate the writing style more and more and the main characters sarcastic and witty thoughts made me laugh on a number of occasions. I never really understood exactly what was going on until the very end and some characters (like her daughter) really got on my nerves. That was probably the point though. If you like reading books that are different with a bit of a twist I highly recommend this one. 

A.

P.S. Today's weather is hopeful with small bursts of excitement :P