Before I Go To Sleep
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- Author：S.J. Watson
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Summary
Memories define us。
So what if you lost yours every time you went to sleep？
Your name， your identity， your past， even the people you love - all forgotten overnight。
And the one person you trust may only be telling you half the story。
Welcome to Christine's life。
Now a major film starring Nicole Kidman， Colin Firth and Mark Strong。 In Cinemas' now。
So what if you lost yours every time you went to sleep？
Your name， your identity， your past， even the people you love - all forgotten overnight。
And the one person you trust may only be telling you half the story。
Welcome to Christine's life。
Now a major film starring Nicole Kidman， Colin Firth and Mark Strong。 In Cinemas' now。
Reviews
Kim
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A nice， light summer read with an interesting concept。
Nidhi Sharma
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One of the best fast-paced suspense thriller books I have read so far。
Heidi
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Really liked the concept of a story told from the point of view of a protagonist with a memory disorder。
Vicki Papworth
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Really good read
Helen
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Had a bit of trouble believing the storyline。 I love the part about memories though
Brandon Spelce-Will
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This book was good。 nothing more nothing less。 the ending couldn't really be any more predictable， and the middle part of the plot was dragged on for a little too long。 also， a lot of the main characters' feelings were very very reptitive， it kind of felt like i was reading the same pages over and over with plot progression being very slow。 lol is plot progression a thing did i just make that up。 you get what i mean。 the good things though: it is a very interesting topic， so i almost feel like t This book was good。 nothing more nothing less。 the ending couldn't really be any more predictable， and the middle part of the plot was dragged on for a little too long。 also， a lot of the main characters' feelings were very very reptitive， it kind of felt like i was reading the same pages over and over with plot progression being very slow。 lol is plot progression a thing did i just make that up。 you get what i mean。 the good things though: it is a very interesting topic， so i almost feel like the concept of the book itself makes up for the negative mentioned previously。 like， to an extent， it doesnt matter so much how bad the writing is since the concept is so cool。 also， the author does a really good job at explaining christine's emotions， so as she feels all her emotions throughout the book i feel like im also experiencing them with her。some of the plot feels a little forced。 like the author found some plot holes and didn't really know how to make it workout。 all in all though， good book that i recommend if you're looking for a psychological thriller and suspense。 i found that once i picked it up i didn't want to put it down， and so i finished it pretty quickly。 。。。more
Amy
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Couldn’t put it down！ A terrific thriller。
Tabbu Shah
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'I was born tomorrowToday I liveYesterday killed me'The book has an interesting plot - a woman with anterograde and retrograde amnesia - unable to retain new memories and unable to recollect memories from her past。 The book is first person prose of the woman and when you begin reading， you feel her atrocities and sympathize with her。 FOR A WHILE。 AND THAT'S THAT。 Every chapter has an incessant repetition of her waking up， not remembering she has amnesia， being reminded of this fact， rereading he 'I was born tomorrowToday I liveYesterday killed me'The book has an interesting plot - a woman with anterograde and retrograde amnesia - unable to retain new memories and unable to recollect memories from her past。 The book is first person prose of the woman and when you begin reading， you feel her atrocities and sympathize with her。 FOR A WHILE。 AND THAT'S THAT。 Every chapter has an incessant repetition of her waking up， not remembering she has amnesia， being reminded of this fact， rereading her diary to be reminded of what she remembered yesterday and CRY， EAT， SLEEP， REPEAT。 LITERALLY！ After a while， I found myself speed reading through pages。 The writing is honestly quite banal。 The characters in the book are so few and with almost no depth that it becomes rather simple to assess where the book could lead to and you can see the climax of the book from quite a distance。 Not entirely happy with the read and believe the book could have been written a lot better。 。。。more
Liv
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Just incredible。 I’ve said this in a lot of my reviews， but this is TRULY unlike anything I’ve read before。 S J Watson has managed to write a psychological thriller， without actually needing to include any action from the antagonist。 I felt a certain uneasiness the whole time reading this， not knowing how it was going to end for Christine - but this may be one of the best plot twists I’ve ever read。 Maybe I was naive to not realise what was going on， but in that last chapter it just clicked perf Just incredible。 I’ve said this in a lot of my reviews， but this is TRULY unlike anything I’ve read before。 S J Watson has managed to write a psychological thriller， without actually needing to include any action from the antagonist。 I felt a certain uneasiness the whole time reading this， not knowing how it was going to end for Christine - but this may be one of the best plot twists I’ve ever read。 Maybe I was naive to not realise what was going on， but in that last chapter it just clicked perfectly and I was gripped for the whole 116-page finale！ 。。。more
Hämy
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Tämä oli semmoinen kiva "välipalakirja"。Kertomus oli tarpeeksi jännä pitämään mielenkiinnon yllä， mutta ei kuitenkaan tarjonnut mitään maata mullistavaa。 Tämä oli semmoinen kiva "välipalakirja"。Kertomus oli tarpeeksi jännä pitämään mielenkiinnon yllä， mutta ei kuitenkaan tarjonnut mitään maata mullistavaa。 。。。more
Vesperia
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This one was decent。 I enjoyed putting together the puzzle of MC's life as much as she did。 The big twist at the end was stupid and didn't make sense。 It would have been better if the guy who did that to her was actually her husband。 Then you wouldn't have to explain why some rando can leave with a mentally ill patient and no one says anything， why her husband divorced her for her own good and never bothered to call for 6 years to see how she is but oh wait now he ran back and he's in luuuurv wi This one was decent。 I enjoyed putting together the puzzle of MC's life as much as she did。 The big twist at the end was stupid and didn't make sense。 It would have been better if the guy who did that to her was actually her husband。 Then you wouldn't have to explain why some rando can leave with a mentally ill patient and no one says anything， why her husband divorced her for her own good and never bothered to call for 6 years to see how she is but oh wait now he ran back and he's in luuuurv with her， why her son never called the asylum to see how she is even though he was so upset his father divorced her that he doesn't speak to him。 。。。more
Injamamul Haque Joy
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অনুবাদক তার ভূমিকায় বলে দিয়েছে， এটা একটা ভয়াবহ সাইকোলজিক্যাল থ্রিলার। পড়া শেষে আমি অনুবাদকের সাথে একমত। একটা ডার্ক সাইকোলজিক্যাল স্টোরি যতটা ডার্ক হওয়া সম্ভব ততটাই ডার্ক এটা। কেন্দ্রীয় চরিত্র ক্রিস্টিন লুকাস， প্রতিদিন ঘুম থেকে উঠেই যে ভুলে যায় তার অতীত স্মৃতি। কেন সে হারিয়ে ফেলে তার অতীত স্মৃতি？ কী ঘটেছিলো তার অতীত জীবনে？ ঠিক এ সময় তার রক্ষা কর্তা হিসেবে আবির্ভাব হয় ডক্টর ন্যাশ। যিনি তাকে পরামর্শ দেন ডায়েরি লিখতে। ডায়েরি লিখতে লিখতে তার মনে পড়ে আবছা আবছা অতীত স্মৃতি। ধীরে ধীরে বেরিয অনুবাদক তার ভূমিকায় বলে দিয়েছে， এটা একটা ভয়াবহ সাইকোলজিক্যাল থ্রিলার। পড়া শেষে আমি অনুবাদকের সাথে একমত। একটা ডার্ক সাইকোলজিক্যাল স্টোরি যতটা ডার্ক হওয়া সম্ভব ততটাই ডার্ক এটা। কেন্দ্রীয় চরিত্র ক্রিস্টিন লুকাস， প্রতিদিন ঘুম থেকে উঠেই যে ভুলে যায় তার অতীত স্মৃতি। কেন সে হারিয়ে ফেলে তার অতীত স্মৃতি？ কী ঘটেছিলো তার অতীত জীবনে？ ঠিক এ সময় তার রক্ষা কর্তা হিসেবে আবির্ভাব হয় ডক্টর ন্যাশ। যিনি তাকে পরামর্শ দেন ডায়েরি লিখতে। ডায়েরি লিখতে লিখতে তার মনে পড়ে আবছা আবছা অতীত স্মৃতি। ধীরে ধীরে বেরিয়ে আসে লোমহর্ষক সব ঘটনা। আগেই বলেছি এটা ডার্ক সাইকোলজিক্যাল স্টোরি। চরিত্রের সংখ্যা মোটে তিনটা। ক্রিস্টিন， বেন（！） আর ন্যাশ। তিনটি চরিত্রকেই লেখক নিজস্ব অবস্থান থেকে বেশ ভালো ভাবে তুলে ধরেছেন। মূল সমস্যাক্রান্ত চরিত্র， ক্রিস্টিনের মনস্তত্ত্বকে লেখক তুলে ধরেছেন সুনিপুণ ভাবে， কখনো আশাবাদী， কখনো আশাহত করে। আর বইটা গিরগিটি প্রকৃতির， ক্ষণে ক্ষণে তার অবস্থা পাল্টিয়েছে। যত পৃষ্ঠা যাচ্ছে ততই ভয়ঙ্করদর্শন হয়ে উঠছিলো। বইয়ের একটা অংশে সাইকোপ্যাথিওলজি আছে， যেখানটা অন্য সব অংশ থেকে মাচ টেরিফাইং। অনুবাদ ভালো， তবে অনেক টাইপো মিস্টেক আছে， বানান ভূল আছে। 。。。more
Sandra
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It's not fair for me to rate this book since I didn't finish it。 Oh， I tried。 And I tried again。 And again。 Then I tried one more time。 But I gave up and hid it in the back of my closet and forgot about it。 Until I didn't and tried again。 That's the last time。 It's on my "donate to the used bookstore" pile。 And I never take a book off that once it's on it。 I'm pretty sure I won't forget that rule。 PS。 I got a job a year ago working with persons who have traumatic brain injuries。 So far， never ha It's not fair for me to rate this book since I didn't finish it。 Oh， I tried。 And I tried again。 And again。 Then I tried one more time。 But I gave up and hid it in the back of my closet and forgot about it。 Until I didn't and tried again。 That's the last time。 It's on my "donate to the used bookstore" pile。 And I never take a book off that once it's on it。 I'm pretty sure I won't forget that rule。 PS。 I got a job a year ago working with persons who have traumatic brain injuries。 So far， never have I ever。。。。but I guess there is always a first time because each one is different。 。。。more
Piper Baron
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I want to love this book so much。 It's got a great concept， but the execution really left something to be desired for me， especially as the book dragged on。 I guessed the ending about half way through， desperately hoping that it would be as shocking as some reviews implied， but was disappointed to learn that it was truly that predictable。 Regardless， I enjoyed the bulk of my reading， and Watson builds the tension very well， even if I found the big reveal to be so anticlimactic。 3 （2。75？） stars。 I want to love this book so much。 It's got a great concept， but the execution really left something to be desired for me， especially as the book dragged on。 I guessed the ending about half way through， desperately hoping that it would be as shocking as some reviews implied， but was disappointed to learn that it was truly that predictable。 Regardless， I enjoyed the bulk of my reading， and Watson builds the tension very well， even if I found the big reveal to be so anticlimactic。 3 （2。75？） stars。 。。。more
Lynne
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A strong 3。5 stars。 This book had me hooked from the beginning， you wanted to just keep reading to find out what the heck was going on with this poor women。 Think of the movie 50 First Dates but dark with no comedy。 This was a thoroughly engaging story。。。 the ending was satisfying， it kept me up past my normal bed time because I just had to finish it。。。。 one small part of the ending felt Disney like 。。。 🤴
Denise
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Quick read- thought it dragged a bit in the middle-but very good ending！
Aditya
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i liked the concept of this book ， its uniqueness and great suspense ， do give it a try if you are a suspense lover :）
Sara
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Would give 4。5 if I could， I really enjoyed the mystery and the narrative。 I read the last half of the book in one sitting。 I would definitely recommend it。 The reason my actual review is a 4。5 and not a 5 is I felt the "big reveal" was a tad unbelievable。 I also became annoyed at how often the writer described the main characters breasts。 I knew immediately that the book was written by a male， haha。 That being said the rest of the writing was amazing and I would certainly read more by this auth Would give 4。5 if I could， I really enjoyed the mystery and the narrative。 I read the last half of the book in one sitting。 I would definitely recommend it。 The reason my actual review is a 4。5 and not a 5 is I felt the "big reveal" was a tad unbelievable。 I also became annoyed at how often the writer described the main characters breasts。 I knew immediately that the book was written by a male， haha。 That being said the rest of the writing was amazing and I would certainly read more by this author。 。。。more
Allie Boskovich
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This book had me hooked almost immediately。 The concept was unique， and it was interesting to see what the narrator uncovered about her past little by little。 Well written， one of the best I've read in a while！ This book had me hooked almost immediately。 The concept was unique， and it was interesting to see what the narrator uncovered about her past little by little。 Well written， one of the best I've read in a while！ 。。。more
Catherine Haines
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Well written page turner， perfect for a quick read。 The story allowed you to trust and mistrust the charcacters stories leaving you eager to find out what the truth of the protags memory loss。 Would definately recommend this to my friends。
Nithish Reads
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 How it would be when you realize your whole life is a lie。 The person you love is not the one you think。 Even if the love crosses it's limits it will be dangerous。 Such a great book。 Clearly explain the trouble faced by amnesia patients How it would be when you realize your whole life is a lie。 The person you love is not the one you think。 Even if the love crosses it's limits it will be dangerous。 Such a great book。 Clearly explain the trouble faced by amnesia patients 。。。more
Razan
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Really enjoyed it
Nithish Ravichandran
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 How it would be when you realize your whole life is a lie。 The person you love is not the one you think。 Even if the love crosses it's limits it will be dangerous。 Such a great book。 Clearly explains the trouble faced by the amnesia patients。 How it would be when you realize your whole life is a lie。 The person you love is not the one you think。 Even if the love crosses it's limits it will be dangerous。 Such a great book。 Clearly explains the trouble faced by the amnesia patients。 。。。more
Rachel Sharp
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Good。 Tense。 Confusing。 Read it in a day， would recommend。
Ykaro Marques
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A premissa é curiosa， bastante até e para não estragar a experiência de ninguém só direi que é um livro muito bem trabalhado na parte das viradas de mesa。 Você nunca vai acertar！ Dito por um fã de Agatha Christie e Doyle。 S。 J。 Watson foi realmente perspicaz nesse livro。
Amber Smith
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So。 Good。 I was had。 I done got tricked。 And I loved it。
Jeri
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Big plot holes - I mean if you lose your memory every time you sleep？！ And the narrator and the exact same back and forth - trust Ben - don't trust Ben was really annoying and the accusations of "f**king。" Easy to figure out the twist and honestly reminded me of "The Silent Patient" which so many loved， but also would force you to suspend critical thinking！ Big plot holes - I mean if you lose your memory every time you sleep？！ And the narrator and the exact same back and forth - trust Ben - don't trust Ben was really annoying and the accusations of "f**king。" Easy to figure out the twist and honestly reminded me of "The Silent Patient" which so many loved， but also would force you to suspend critical thinking！ 。。。more
Maddy Lonar
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This is a real page turner。 I couldn’t put it down！！
Rifat
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৪৭ বছরের ক্রিস্টিন লুকাস একজন এ্যামনেশিয়াক। মানে ঘুমালে আর কিচ্ছু মনে থাকে না， সব ভুলে যান। আরও স্পষ্ট করে বললে একটা দুর্ঘটনাজনিত কারণে এমন মেন্টাল শকে আছেন যে， ঘুম থেকে ওঠার পর নিজেকে ২০ বছরের ইয়াং লেডি মনে করেন এবং এর পরের এত এত বছরকার স্মৃতির ছিটে-ফোঁটাও তার মনে থাকে না। আজকের ২৪ ঘণ্টায় যা যা করবেন আগামীকাল তা ভুলে যাবেন; ঘুম থেকে উঠে উনার স্বামী বেন তাকে সব বুঝিয়ে বলবেন এবং বেন বিগত বছর ধরে প্রতিদিন সকালে এই কাজ-ই করে আসছেন। বেন তার স্ত্রী ক্রিস্টিনকে প্রচন্ড ভালবাসেন।ক্রিস্টিন মাঝে পরিচ ৪৭ বছরের ক্রিস্টিন লুকাস একজন এ্যামনেশিয়াক। মানে ঘুমালে আর কিচ্ছু মনে থাকে না， সব ভুলে যান। আরও স্পষ্ট করে বললে একটা দুর্ঘটনাজনিত কারণে এমন মেন্টাল শকে আছেন যে， ঘুম থেকে ওঠার পর নিজেকে ২০ বছরের ইয়াং লেডি মনে করেন এবং এর পরের এত এত বছরকার স্মৃতির ছিটে-ফোঁটাও তার মনে থাকে না। আজকের ২৪ ঘণ্টায় যা যা করবেন আগামীকাল তা ভুলে যাবেন; ঘুম থেকে উঠে উনার স্বামী বেন তাকে সব বুঝিয়ে বলবেন এবং বেন বিগত বছর ধরে প্রতিদিন সকালে এই কাজ-ই করে আসছেন। বেন তার স্ত্রী ক্রিস্টিনকে প্রচন্ড ভালবাসেন।ক্রিস্টিন মাঝে পরিচিত হন ডা。 ন্যাশের সাথে; ভাল করে বললে， ন্যাশই আগ্রহ করে ক্রিস্টিনের সাথে যোগাযোগ করে। আর ডাক্তার রোগিনীকে একটা দারুণ পরামর্শ দেয়। ক্রিস্টিন যেন প্রতিদিনই ডায়েরিতে তার ২৪ ঘন্টায় ঘটা ঘটনাগুলো লিখে রাখেন। যেই বলা， সেই কাজ। আর এই কারণেই উন্মোচিত হতে থাকে চাপা পড়ে থাকা ঘটনা। বেচারি！！টানা পড়ে গেছি， উপভোগ করেছি। অনুবাদ দারুণ লেগেছে， বানান ভুল না থাকলে একেবারে নিঁখুতই বলা যেত আরকি！যাইহোক！ ক্রিস্টিন এর ভাগ্য ভাল যে আমি কে না বলে বেনকে তুমি কে টাইপ প্রশ্ন করেন （নিজেকে ভুলে যাওয়ার চেয়ে স্বামীকে ভুলে যাওয়াটা মন্দ নয়😂😂🐸）~১৮ মে， ২০২১ 。。。more
Tony
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It's based on a true story。 It's based on a true story。 。。。more
Reference
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