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Christine has amnesia; she can recall only as much information as she stores prior to sleeping every night. When she wakes up, her brain has expunged it again and she must begin anew. Her husband, Ben, ever tolerant and nurturing, seems only to want to help. But a phone call to Christine by a man she can't remember, alerts her to the existence of a journal -- and inside its covers, the story of Christine's life begins to unfold.

On the one hand, the mystery of exactly what happened to Christine was well-written and intriguing as it developed; on the other, I found it somewhat predictable and implausible, and that made it hard to invest in. There were some things that didn't make sense by the end (I won't give them away here), and too many plot holes to convince me that Christine's story could have happened the way the author described. By the time it ended, I was left feeling unsatisfied and wondering a bit why I'd bothered wasting my time.

I'd suggest borrowing this one, as opposed to buying it.


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Before I Go to Sleep S J Watson Books Reviews

For Christine, who wakes each morning having forgotten everything from the day before - and the preceding 20 years. Each morning, she wakes up in a room she doesn't recognize, next to a man she doesn't recognize. Her husband Ben explains to her each day that she has amnesia from a car accident years earlier, and her injuries erased not just her past, but the formation of any new memories. Upset with her inability to remember years of her life, Chrissy begins to keep a journal of each day's discoveries. She also has flashes of what might or might not be her memories.
The writing isn't really very good, though there are a few thoughts I underlined, but the story is a pretty good twisty psychological suspense thriller. The narrator gets rather repetitious, but then so is Her life. It kept me turning the pages.
Premise was good (made me think of the movie "50 First Dates but not at all like the movie). Christine wakes up not knowing where she is or who the man sleeping next to her in bed is. She soon comes to learn she was in an accident years ago and has amnesia. Every time she goes to sleep, she loses her memory of everything from the accident on. She finds out she has been keeping a journal every day to help her remember what has happened. While it was a little slow to pick up, it has some good twists and turns. She is not sure who to trust and is everything she has been writing in her journal true or her own paranoia? I had my own theory on what happened to her but was very surprised to find out the truth. Decent writing, but again, a little slow to develop. Worth a read.
Started out new and exciting to read a new psychological thriller. But about a third of the way through the book it was monotonous and boring. Same thing every day. Poor main character wakes up every morning not remembering who she is. etc., etc. (Don't want to give away to much) 100 pages in the middle could be deleted and then read the end. And you'll know what happened. Sorry to be so blunt.
Before I Go to Sleep follows a woman named Christine, who wakes up every morning without that majority of her adult memories. She doesn't remember that she's married, and every morning when she wakes up, her husband has to explain who he is and why she can't remember him.

I loved the plot of this book! I hadn't read anything with a similar plot before, and thinking about living life that way made me feel sort of claustrophobic. I can't imagine losing all of my memories for a 20 year period, and having to trust everyone around me to fill me in.

Shortly after the book begins, we start to learn that Christine's husband Ben isn't telling her the truth about everything. Why is he lying? Is he doing it for her own good? What is he hiding? Christine asks herself all of these questions, and by the end of the book, she has her answers.

Without spoiling anything, I thought I had this book all figured out and then BAM! a twist I didn't see coming! Maybe I was the only one, but it definitely wasn't what I expected to happen, and I loved it!

I really enjoyed this book. The only thing keeping it from being a five star review for me is the fact that I sometimes had a hard time keeping track of which parts of the book were Christine's journal entries and which parts were actually happening. The writing was the same in both formats, which made it a little tricky when they weren't clearly outlined. That said, I still loved the book and can't believe it was a debut novel from this author.
I gave up on this book at 38%. One of my friends had recommended the book to me, 'It's great, James, you should read it!' Well, I tried.

Whenever Christine goes to bed at night, she wakes up the next morning with her memory erased and a stranger in her bed. A secret doctor suggests she keep a secret journal of all that happens to her each day. Then, next morning, when she's forgotten everything again, including her secret journal, the secret doctor phones her on his secret Mobil phone and reminds her to read her secret journal.

And up to the point where I gave up, that's it. Chapter after chapter that is all that happens. Go through the day trying to recall her past. Secret meetings with her secret doctor. Her stranger of a husband telling her he loves her. Write in her journal. Go to bed–and forget everything. Next day the same. And the next. And the next… No plot, no mystery, no action, no conflict. What does Christine remember each day? A vague memory of a friend whose name she can't remember; something about a son who died; and to keep the reader's interest, she has bountiful sex fantasies, those she seems to remember in glorious detail.

Sorry, friend. This one wasn't for me.
Christine has amnesia; she can recall only as much information as she stores prior to sleeping every night. When she wakes up, her brain has expunged it again and she must begin anew. Her husband, Ben, ever tolerant and nurturing, seems only to want to help. But a phone call to Christine by a man she can't remember, alerts her to the existence of a journal -- and inside its covers, the story of Christine's life begins to unfold.

On the one hand, the mystery of exactly what happened to Christine was well-written and intriguing as it developed; on the other, I found it somewhat predictable and implausible, and that made it hard to invest in. There were some things that didn't make sense by the end (I won't give them away here), and too many plot holes to convince me that Christine's story could have happened the way the author described. By the time it ended, I was left feeling unsatisfied and wondering a bit why I'd bothered wasting my time.

I'd suggest borrowing this one, as opposed to buying it.