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I'm not sure why, but when I picked this up about a year ago in the charity shop, I was under the impression that this was a young adult book, but I can assure you, it is not. Before I Go To Sleep... more

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  • 64 of 64 Ciao users found the following review helpful
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages a compelling read, a sympathetic central character, convincing plot including twists

    Disadvantages Disadvantages mmm...none for me

    When I first heard about this on the TV Book Club I was intrigued and immediately added it to my Amazon wish list. Fast-forward a few months and I was delighted to receive it as a birthday gift. This is S. J. Watson’s first novel and can best by described as a psychological thriller (as is hinted at by the staring eye on the cover). The premise When Christine goes to sleep, she forgets everything that has happened to her that day. Even more frighteningly, she has no memory of events before that day and wakes up every morning believing she is a young woman or even a child. Discovering her body ... more
  • 29 of 29 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 7 lj1989

    Member since 01/03/2010

    Reviews written: 470

    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Plot, raises awareness, characters

    Disadvantages Disadvantages None for me but some may find it a little slow in places

    I tend the stick to my chick lit books and rarely stray away from my comfort zone! This way I have a good idea of what I am getting and chances are I will enjoy it and find it a light and easy read. One Saturday a couple of months ago I turned on the TV and The TV Book Club was on. I rarely watch this but the presenters and guests were raving about some particular book so I decided to leave it on and see what all the excitement was about. The book was ‘Before I go to Sleep’ by S.J.Watson. After grasping what the plot was about I decided it was something I had to read so I downloaded it onto my ... more
  • 70 of 70 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Member since 13/06/2010

    Reviews written: 226

    5 Stars Trust Nobody 25/11/2012
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Enthralling and readable

    Disadvantages Disadvantages None

    Film fans were introduced to the idea of short term memory loss through 50 First Dates – a light-hearted romantic film about a woman who wakes up every morning with no memory of anything that has happened the day before, or in fact any of the preceding years. Before I Go to Sleep takes this a step further, turning memory loss into a disorientating and terrifying experience where nothing can be trusted, even your own family. This novel is a cleverly constructed and literary thriller which will keep the reader guessing all the way through. Christine is the main protagonist; a strong woman who ... more
  • 18 of 18 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 5 laurahartleyy

    Member since 07/06/2011

    Reviews written: 170

    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Brilliant narrative, intense

    Disadvantages Disadvantages None

    I'm not sure why, but when I picked this up about a year ago in the charity shop, I was under the impression that this was a young adult book, but I can assure you, it is not. Before I Go To Sleep is a chilling thriller about a woman who suffers from a severe form of amnesia that means that everytime she falls asleep she loses most of her memories and wakes up thinking that she is still in her mid-twenties. She has absolutely no recollection of the accident that caused her amnesia or the fact that the man she wakes up next to everyday is her husband, Ben. Every morning Ben explains the ... more
  • 39 of 39 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 5 h_perry

    Member since 31/05/2012

    Reviews written: 67

    User doesn't recommend the product

    Advantages Advantages A good underlying story

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Unneccesary sexual references, repetitive

    ~~Before I go to sleep~~ “'As I sleep, my mind will erase everything I did today. I will wake up tomorrow as I did this morning. Thinking I'm still a child. Thinking I have a whole lifetime of choice ahead of me ...' Welcome to Christine's life.” (Book description from Amazon.co.uk) I saw this book in my local library on the new addition shelf and it immediately caught my eye. The cover is very striking with a picture of an eye this takes up the majority of the cover, there is something unnerving about this particular eye and I instantly knew that this book was going to be a thriller before ... more

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ISBN 0857520172
EAN 9780857520173
Type Non-Fiction
Genre Crime & Law
Title Before I Go To Sleep

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