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For my grandfather, Joseph Tallent, who told me to be whatever I wanted. 1910-2003  | |
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We all die. The goal isn’t to live forever, the goal is to create something that will. We have no scar to show for happiness. We learn so little from peace.
(Je těžké zapomenout na bolest, ale ještě těžší je pamatovat si to pěkné. Po štěstí nám nezůstanou žádné jizvy. Z klidu a míru se tak pramálo poučíme. (s. 188)) Where do you get your inspiration? Čemu nerozumíme, to si můžeme vysvětlit jakkoli. (s. 86) Snad kvůli tomuhle ho Misty milovala. Milovala tě. Protože jsi v ni věřil o tolik víc, než si věřila sama. Očekával od ní o tolik víc, než od sebe očekávala sama. (s. 87) Kdykoli, když vám někdo v dobrém úmyslu předvede, že nemáte žádné nadání, když vám vymáchá čumák v loužičce vačeho vlastního selhání tváří v tvář jedinému snu, jaký jste kdy měli, dejte si dalšího panáka. Paní Misty Wilmothové hra na přepíjenou. (s. 102) Náš rukopis. Naše chůze. To, jaký vzor porcelánu si vybíráme. Všechno nás prozrazuje. Na všem, co děláme, je vidět naše ruka. Všechno je autoportrét. Všechno je deník. (s. 121) Leonardova Mona Lisa, to je jenom tisíc tisíců šmouh barvou. Michelangelův David, to je jenom milion ran kladívkem. My všichni jsme miliony kousků pospojovaných tím pravým způsobem. (s. 169) | |
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“CAN YOU FEEL THIS?”
Chuck Palahniuk, the bestselling author of Fight Club, Choke, and Lullaby continues his twenty-first-century reinvention of the horror novel in this scary and profound look at our quest for some sort of immortality.
Diary takes the form of a “coma diary” kept by one Misty Tracy Wilmot as her husband lies senseless in a hospital after a suicide attempt. Once she was an art student dreaming of creativity and freedom; now, after marrying Peter at school and being brought back to once quaint, now tourist-overrun Waytansea Island, she’s been reduced to the condition of a resort hotel maid. Peter, it turns out, has been hiding rooms in houses he’s remodeled and scrawling vile messages all over the walls—an old habit of builders but dramatically overdone in Peter’s case. Angry homeowners are suing left and right, and Misty’s dreams of artistic greatness are in ashes. But then, as if possessed by the spirit of Maura Kinkaid, a fabled Waytansea artist of the nineteenth century, Misty begins painting again, compulsively. But can her newly discovered talent be part of a larger, darker plan? Of course it can …
Diary is a dark, hilarious, and poignant act of storytelling from America’s favorite, most inventive nihilist. It is Chuck Palahniuk’s finest novel yet. (retrieved from Amazon Thu, 12 Mar 2015 18:07:26 -0400) (see all 3 descriptions) ▾Library descriptions 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 talent returning as she begins a period of compulsive painting. Inspired but confused by this burst of creativity, she soon finds herself a pawn in a larger conspiracy that threatens to cost hundreds of lives. What unfolds is a dark, hilarious story from America's most inventive nihilist, and Palahniuk's most impressive work to date.… (more) » see all 7 descriptions |
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The problem for me was it seemed to rush into the ending too quickly, about half-way through the book feels rushed and while I still liked it, it just didn't live up to my initial expectations. (