Tuesday, August 7, 2012

don't go to sleep...

"Before I go to Sleep" by S.J. Watson, wow, what a read.

The story is about Christine, a woman in her 40's, who wakes up one morning, next to a man she doesn't know, looks into the mirror and doesn't recognize herself because she has been in this amnesiac state for 20+ years and then we find out that she was in a car accident that took away her memories.  But on top of having no memories, once she goes to sleep for the night, all she has learned that day are erased and she has to start again new every day. Every day her husband, Ben, leaves little notes for her on chores to keep her occupied, leaves her a cell phone.  Ben, from page one seems a bit iffy and untrustworthy, but since Christine doesn't really know anyone, they seem suspect.  She starts seeing a doctor who meets with her and tells her to start a journal and write everything down, every day, and he remind her to read it to keep her up to date on her life.

I really enjoyed this book...the ending was so good :)

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