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"Imagine drifting off every night knowing that your memories will be wiped away by morning. That's the fate of Christine Lucas, whose bewildering internal world is rendered with chilling intimacy in this debut literary thriller. . . . You'll stay up late reading until you know."--People (4 stars)
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"Imagine drifting off every night knowing that your memories will be wiped away by morning. That's the fate of Christine Lucas, whose bewildering internal world is rendered with chilling intimacy in this debut literary thriller. . . . You'll stay up late reading until you know."--People (4 stars)
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731 of 760 people found the following review helpful
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Before I Go To Sleep is an excellent psychological thriller. I found myself reading this book into the small hours, and really had to tear myself away from it and go to sleep. It's an unmissable read and I can't recommend it enough.
The book is based around Christine, who loses her memory when she goes to sleep and has to start afresh everytime she wakes up. It's quite thrilling seeing it from her own eyes as each day she wakes up and can't figure out where she is, and everything has to be explained to her by a man who carefully explains to her that he's her husband. She begins to keep a journal, writing down what happens to her each day as recommended by her doctor who calls her each day to remind her of her journal and where it's hidden. Each day she reads what's previously written in her journal, and is extremely confused as she can never remember the previous entries.
As the book progresses you begin to realise something isn't right, and you know who it must involve but you can't figure out why. I had to keep reading to find out what was going to happen next, and it was a brilliant read. I highly recommend this book!
The book is based around Christine, who loses her memory when she goes to sleep and has to start afresh everytime she wakes up. It's quite thrilling seeing it from her own eyes as each day she wakes up and can't figure out where she is, and everything has to be explained to her by a man who carefully explains to her that he's her husband. She begins to keep a journal, writing down what happens to her each day as recommended by her doctor who calls her each day to remind her of her journal and where it's hidden. Each day she reads what's previously written in her journal, and is extremely confused as she can never remember the previous entries.
As the book progresses you begin to realise something isn't right, and you know who it must involve but you can't figure out why. I had to keep reading to find out what was going to happen next, and it was a brilliant read. I highly recommend this book!
38 of 40 people found the following review helpful
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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.
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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I honestly can't gush enough about this book. This is the best debut novel I have ever read - the kind of thriller that gets under your skin and crawls into bed with you at night, refusing to let you shut your eyes until you read just one more page...just one more page....
The premise is a very interesting one. Christine wakes every morning in a strange bed next to a strange man, with no recollection of how she got there. But the bed is her own, and the man is her husband - and when she looks in the mirror she is somehow twenty years older than she had expected. Thanks to an accident when she was 29, Christine goes to sleep every night and has her memory erased. (Yes, this does sound like 50 First Dates, but I assure you that this storyline is darker and more thrilling than a RomCom!) Her loving husband patiently explains her situation to her every day, and her doctor tries to unlock whatever is keeping her memories hostage in her brain. I don't want to give too much away aside from that, but needless to say it emerges that not everyone is telling Christine the whole truth.
This book had me absorbed from the very first chapter. You are immediately drawn into Christine's situation, experiencing her confusion, and imagining yourself in the same nightmare. I don't get as much opportunity to read during the week as I would like, but I managed to read this in two and a half days because I was glued to it. I disagree with the reviewers who said the ending was a little too neat - I sat gasping and exclaiming for the last 60 pages or so, having heart palpitations as the story came together. An absolute must-read and a fantastic achievement for the author - I believe the film rights have already been sold.
The premise is a very interesting one. Christine wakes every morning in a strange bed next to a strange man, with no recollection of how she got there. But the bed is her own, and the man is her husband - and when she looks in the mirror she is somehow twenty years older than she had expected. Thanks to an accident when she was 29, Christine goes to sleep every night and has her memory erased. (Yes, this does sound like 50 First Dates, but I assure you that this storyline is darker and more thrilling than a RomCom!) Her loving husband patiently explains her situation to her every day, and her doctor tries to unlock whatever is keeping her memories hostage in her brain. I don't want to give too much away aside from that, but needless to say it emerges that not everyone is telling Christine the whole truth.
This book had me absorbed from the very first chapter. You are immediately drawn into Christine's situation, experiencing her confusion, and imagining yourself in the same nightmare. I don't get as much opportunity to read during the week as I would like, but I managed to read this in two and a half days because I was glued to it. I disagree with the reviewers who said the ending was a little too neat - I sat gasping and exclaiming for the last 60 pages or so, having heart palpitations as the story came together. An absolute must-read and a fantastic achievement for the author - I believe the film rights have already been sold.
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fabulous suspense!
I really loved the twist in this book - it actually kept me guessing and I usually guess it right somewhere near the start!
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Fabulous book! I couldn't put it down. This was recommended to me as part of a book group. I'll have to re read it before the group meeting as I had it finished in 4 days! Read more
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Ok but not entirely credible.
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I liked this book and found it quite exciting although it had quite mixed reviews at my book group. We found the ending disappointing and huge holes in the plot, particularly... Read more
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Brilliant book, couldnt put it down. When the book was finished i wanted to read more, dont know if there is a follow up to this book
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