Before I Go to Sleep
Books | Fiction / Literary
4.1
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Steven J. Watson
Christine wakes in a strange bed beside a man she does not recognise. In the bathroom she finds a photograph of him taped to the mirror, and beneath it the words 'Your husband'. Each day, Christine wakes knowing nothing of her life. Each night, her mind erases the day. But before she goes to sleep, she will recover fragments from her past, flashbacks to the accident that damaged her, and then - mercifully - she will forget. Chilling, exquisitely crafted and compulsively readable, S. J. Watson's debut novel Before I Go to Sleep is a psychological thriller of the highest order. It asks primary questions. Are there things best not remembered? Who are we if we do not know our own history? How do we love without memory?
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Author
Steven J. Watson
Pages
368
Publisher
Text Publishing Company
Published Date
2011
ISBN
1921758155 9781921758157
Ratings
Google: 3.5
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"Beautiful. Painful. Creative. Brutal. Captivating and yet slow.
The development of the book is slow, but I see the purpose. Just like our protagonist we are stuck at the speed that she is going. The memories, the events, and the story touch deeply. The ending is even more shocking, fast developing and unpredictable; Just like our protagonist would have felt.
I didn’t appreciate the ending exactly, but it’s fully my preference. Other than that AMAZING."
Bella
"It was pretty good! I recommend "
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Kriti
"The book that started my Thriller addition. "
Kim H
"Very good ! It's slow at first and you may be tempted to stop reading , but trust me it's worth it. There's a turning point in the book that won't allow you to stop reading !"
Ania Jonowski