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pam2375's review against another edition
5.0
This was/is, once again, one of my favorite Chris Bohjalian's books. It is a wonderful mystery that kept me guessing all the way through.
I loved the beginning of each chapter in a Double Bindish sort of way to give you possible insight or clues to the mystery. I would like to think that I am very good at solving these mysteries, however, the reality is, I don't want to solve them. I want to be taken for a ride through the book and have the inner story revealed as the author has intended. Chris never disappoints in this area!
I took as long as I could to read this book. I was forcing myself to slow down, it was coming to the end that I did not want to face. I wanted to know, but I didn't want the story to continue.
My thanks to Netgalley and Doubleday for providing me with this advance readers copy.
I loved the beginning of each chapter in a Double Bindish sort of way to give you possible insight or clues to the mystery. I would like to think that I am very good at solving these mysteries, however, the reality is, I don't want to solve them. I want to be taken for a ride through the book and have the inner story revealed as the author has intended. Chris never disappoints in this area!
I took as long as I could to read this book. I was forcing myself to slow down, it was coming to the end that I did not want to face. I wanted to know, but I didn't want the story to continue.
My thanks to Netgalley and Doubleday for providing me with this advance readers copy.
dewey_scrapper's review against another edition
3.0
I wanted to love this book, because Chris Bohjalian is one of my favorites. I didn't really feel like I was invested in any of the characters. That said, though, I really enjoyed the ending, and never saw it coming.
erinrosalee's review against another edition
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual violence
shirleytupperfreeman's review against another edition
As a mystery, this was superb. I definitely read it quickly in order to figure out 'who done it.' The subject matter - various forms of parasomnia (a new word to me) - was very unusual and a bit unsettling. I learned something while reading an entertaining, though ultimately sad, novel.
xjinxedx's review against another edition
3.0
This wasn't great. I loved the feel of this book. The creepiness. This is a very hard subject. Not just about sleepwalking but what they call "sleep sex". I never knew about this sort of sleepwalking. It is an interesting subject but this book gets a bit graphic. The ending was a bit of a twist but as you hit part 2, it's gets pretty obvious.
tarshka's review against another edition
I didn't care for the narrator and, aside from feeling bad for a poor cat apparently getting bathed, didn't find the story interesting enough to try to keep going beyond the very beginning. Reading it might go better, but I don't think I'll try.
ashleysilver7's review against another edition
3.0
I have enjoyed many novels by Bohjalian, but this one was hard to read. It was slow moving, and frankly kind of boring at times. I kept expecting a "big twist," but sadly there was none.
I enjoyed hearing Liana's voice throughout the book. The setting is summer/fall of 2000, and I vividly recall that time in our nation's history. It was also interesting and eye opening to learn so much about sleepwalking.
I enjoyed hearing Liana's voice throughout the book. The setting is summer/fall of 2000, and I vividly recall that time in our nation's history. It was also interesting and eye opening to learn so much about sleepwalking.