The plot of this novel is intriguing - Christine has amnesia and begins every day afresh, waking up next to Ben, her husband. He then explains who she is and what happened to her. During the course of the first day we meet Christine, a doctor phones and tells her that she has been writing a journal and that he has been treating her. As she keeps her journal and gradually reads over what she has written from day to day, Christine discovers decrepancies in what Ben is telling her and loses trust in him.
The real problem with this novel is that it has nowhere to go. By nature a repetitive storyline, the dialogue is wooden and Christine, frankly, an irritating character. Also, with only a triangle of Christine, Ben and Dr Nash until well over halfway into the book, there is a limit on where the storyline can go. Although not wishing to spoil the plot it is fairly obvious and although a pleasant enough novel, it reads more like a writing exercise than a fully fledged novel. Saying that, obviously it is a huge success, so perhaps that is enough. It might be interesting to see whether the author can write something with more depth next time, but then maybe his style just does not appeal enough to me to want to find out. I am not a great fan of films, but this would probably be a better screenplay than a novel.
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