Diary: A Novel
13 journalers for this copy...
This is a paperback ARC of the latest Palahniuk novel.
Sending this off to another Bookcrosser!
Received today from a generous BookCrosser!
Excellent book! This was a little Stephen King-ish to me, a little macabre. Very nicely written. I couldn't wait to see what the ending would hold for Misty Marie. I'm going to put this out on a BookRay.
Book Ray Order
sweetpea0678 (FL) - US/Canada
weeblet (VA) - US only
Rubi-J (UT) - US only
teenage-faerie (TN) - US only
salinger007 (SC) - Int'l surface (No reply, will add back in if I'm contacted)
PaigeTurner124 (TX)
ghaweyn (CO) - US, Canada, Mexico only
cestmoi (Canada) - Canada, US only
Lpree (MD) - anywhere
rrrcaron (NH) - anywhere
FutureCat (New Zealand) - Int'l, pref. NZ or Australia
outofreach (Australia) - Int'l
Heading to: muvrino (Italy) - Europe only
Lisa-B (Germany) - Int'l
nobodysperfect (France) - anywhere (end)
dospescados (NY)
*funsour (Canada) - (end)
(* - may need to shuffle to accomodate shipping preferences)
No reply from muvrino, so I hereby declare this book perished en route. Sad. 7/31/06
sweetpea0678 (FL) - US/Canada
weeblet (VA) - US only
Rubi-J (UT) - US only
teenage-faerie (TN) - US only
salinger007 (SC) - Int'l surface (No reply, will add back in if I'm contacted)
PaigeTurner124 (TX)
ghaweyn (CO) - US, Canada, Mexico only
cestmoi (Canada) - Canada, US only
Lpree (MD) - anywhere
rrrcaron (NH) - anywhere
FutureCat (New Zealand) - Int'l, pref. NZ or Australia
outofreach (Australia) - Int'l
Heading to: muvrino (Italy) - Europe only
Lisa-B (Germany) - Int'l
nobodysperfect (France) - anywhere (end)
dospescados (NY)
*funsour (Canada) - (end)
(* - may need to shuffle to accomodate shipping preferences)
No reply from muvrino, so I hereby declare this book perished en route. Sad. 7/31/06
Will be reading soon
Journal Entry 7 by sweetpea0678 at Post Office in St. Pete, Florida -- Controlled Releases on Thursday, September 2, 2004
Released 19 yrs ago (9/2/2004 UTC) at Post Office in St. Pete, Florida -- Controlled Releases
WILD RELEASE NOTES:
The book was a bit disturbing today. I only got to page 80 and had to stop reading. Guess it just wasn't for me. Thanks for sharing.
RELEASE NOTES:
Sent to next person in bookring.
RELEASE NOTES:
Sent to next person in bookring.
got it. i love it already- feels kind of weathered and grimey....i'll start today!
Received this yesterday . . . should be done with it today or tomorrow -- thanks!
Another strange and fascinating tale! I read this one in just a couple of days and really enjoyed it. Thank you for sharing!
recieved this book today from rubi-j! i cant wait to start reading it-i have another bookring i need to read first and then i'll get to this one. i love the cover!
began reading 9/10
began reading 9/10
i really liked this book. i love the way palahniuk writes. the story was fascinated and it confused me sometimes but most of it came together in the end.
will send this on to salinger007 on monday if i have the address by then.
will send this on to salinger007 on monday if i have the address by then.
Journal Entry 13 by teenage-faerie at BookRing in Bookring, A Bookring -- Controlled Releases on Friday, October 29, 2004
Released on Monday, November 01, 2004 at about 4:00:00 PM BX time (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada) at Bookring in Bookring, A Bookring Controlled Releases.
RELEASE NOTES:
sending this to paigeturner124 monday!
RELEASE NOTES:
sending this to paigeturner124 monday!
I received this in the mail yesterday. I'm looking forward to reading it!
This book was unlike any I've read before. I found it fascinating. I agree with the other journals, it was a little Steven King-ish, and confusing at times, but pretty much came together in the end. It was a quick read. Thanks for the bookring! I'll send it on to the next person as soon as they reply with their address.
I'm sorry I kept up the line. I just found this book in the back of my bookshelf. I will read as quickly as possible.
Arrived one day last week but I've been sick with a cold/ sinus infection and not well enough to do anything but take drugs and moan about how miserable I felt...until today :) So I am starting this today and will journal again by the weekend. Thanks for sharing.
Just an update. I *am* still reading this, I've just been busy with school and work the last two weeks. It took me 2-3 attempts to get into it, perhaps because I couldn't devote a solid couple of hours at a time..but its well on its way now. Will update when its finished.
Thanks.
PM'd Lpree for mailing info.
update: July 7, 2005
This was a very odd story - very different from the other novels by this author I've read. It took me quite a while to get into it, it seemed to jump all over the place...but in the end, it was worth persevering for.
Thanks.
PM'd Lpree for mailing info.
update: July 7, 2005
This was a very odd story - very different from the other novels by this author I've read. It took me quite a while to get into it, it seemed to jump all over the place...but in the end, it was worth persevering for.
I apologize for holding up the ray. I had moved and thought I had mailed this months ago, however, I found it today in a box of BC-ing supplies - all packaged and ready to go....but not gone!!! So I mailed it tonight.
This arrived yesterday at my mother's house and she gave it to me this morning. I really enjoyed the other book of Palahniuk's that I read ("Lullaby") so I'm looking forward to reading it! I've got a few other bookrings ahead of it but will read it as soon as I can.
Another great story by Palahniuk. I've only read one other novel by him, but he's got a very distinct style of writing. Lots of repetition, but it really adds to the crazy feeling of the book. This was certainly an interesting story and I really enjoyed it.
Thanks very much to tuff517 for starting this ring. I will get this mailed out to the next person in line as soon as I can!
UPDATE - mailed 8/6
Thanks very much to tuff517 for starting this ring. I will get this mailed out to the next person in line as soon as I can!
UPDATE - mailed 8/6
I received this book in the mail on Saturday. I hope to get to it soon!
Ruth
Ruth
Sending off to fatcat in New Zealand tomorrow via global priority. Sorry I held this so long!
Ruth
Ruth
Journal Entry 24 by futurecat from Christchurch, Canterbury New Zealand on Wednesday, January 4, 2006
Arrived safely in New Zealand today. I'd completely forgotten about this bookring, so it was a nice surprise to find it in my letterbox!
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I'm beginning to know what to expect from a Palahniuk novel* - you start off understanding what's going on (or at least, you think you do), and the book seems like it's going to be pretty unimpressive. Then about half way through the realisation slowly dawns that things are not quite as they seem, and the story suddenly becomes much more gripping as you try to figure out what's really going on. And then at the end, just when you think you've got it all figured out, and you're totally tied up in the story, he turns it all on its head yet again, and you come out the other side gasping at the sheer inventiveness of it all. Add to that his clever use of the rhythms of language to build a mood (or should that be a feeling of insanity?), and you've quite an amazing book.
One thing though still confused me at the end of this book (spoiler follows - highlight to read): How did Misty get out of jail? She seemed to be totally implicated in Angel's murder, and then suddenly she's walking free. Maybe we're supposed to assume that all that money they'd suddenly inherited paid for a really good lawyer or something, but it was a jarring note in an otherwise satisfying conclusion.
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*which is not to say his writing is formulaic - it's anything but. You may approach his books knowing to expect the unexpected, but the unexpected won't turn out to be what you expected it to be ;-)
One thing though still confused me at the end of this book (spoiler follows - highlight to read): How did Misty get out of jail? She seemed to be totally implicated in Angel's murder, and then suddenly she's walking free. Maybe we're supposed to assume that all that money they'd suddenly inherited paid for a really good lawyer or something, but it was a jarring note in an otherwise satisfying conclusion.
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*which is not to say his writing is formulaic - it's anything but. You may approach his books knowing to expect the unexpected, but the unexpected won't turn out to be what you expected it to be ;-)
book arrived yesterday and i already started to read it.
thank you futurecat for sending it my way...
thank you futurecat for sending it my way...
... just for the record, the weather today is calm and sunny, but the air is full of bullshit...
there were some parts i really liked but i was a little disappointed by the overall narrative. other palahniuk novels grapped me a lot more.
this book is now on its way to muvrino. thank you futurecat for sending the book my way and tuff517 for starting this ray.
there were some parts i really liked but i was a little disappointed by the overall narrative. other palahniuk novels grapped me a lot more.
this book is now on its way to muvrino. thank you futurecat for sending the book my way and tuff517 for starting this ray.
Book has vanished. Only one person replied from previous ring, so ring has ended with books mysterious disappearance. Farewell, Diary.
