Reviews

Casa somnului by Jonathan Coe

elena_stella_rose's review against another edition

3.0

Starts off well but soon becomes reliant on contrived coincidences.

lavoiture's review against another edition

1.0

DO NOT READ this book! It is awful and a total waste of time. I will even ruin the ending so you won't read it: The female doctor is actually the love interest of the main character, who had a sex change because he thought his girlfriend was a lesbian and wanted a movie. LAME!

lernstreads's review against another edition

4.0

The time hop between chapters took a little to get used to but was a great story telling aspect once I did.

sophiedavenport's review against another edition

3.0

Odd but very funny. I don't think this book has necessarily aged well but it was certainly unique.

virgi4's review against another edition

4.0

Piacevole scrittura e piacevole sorpresa.
Temi particolari, non comunissimi, che attirano. Che lasciano immaginare.
Qualche forzatura che sminuisce un po', anche se non mi ha irritato.

ruthnessly's review against another edition

4.0

Wickedly funny and absolutely hilarious. I laughed out loud a LOT at this and it's such a fun read (I love Jonathan Coe!!!). I think the end let the rest of the book down a bit, imo, enough so I can't give it 5/5 but that doesn't mean that this novel wasn't an incredibly witty, biting satire. What a good choice to pick up from the library!

tancrni's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

kittenesque's review against another edition

4.0

I think this book is probably a 3.5 in my eyes - because I would have preferred a few more of those loose ends tied up. All the same, this was an enjoyable read and got more enjoyable as it went on and more parts of the story were revealed.

protopapa's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

sobake_cih's review against another edition

dark emotional funny informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

This book was not at all what I expected. I laughed and I cried. If I could describe in one word it would be “gloomy”.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Medical content

Moderate: Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Dysphoria

Minor: Homophobia, Self harm, Violence, Blood, and Murder