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The House of Sleep by Jonathan Coe

ruthnessly's review

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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klela's review against another edition

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5.0

Che dire: bellissimo! I salti temporali all'inizio confondono un pò, ma ci si fa subito l'abitudine, anche perchè la storia ti prende, i colpi di scena ti incollano alle pagine, ti affezioni ai personaggi...
Decisamente un bel libro! Consigliato a tutti! L'idea che ogni personaggio sia quasi costantemente legato agli altri mi è piaciuta molto...si conoscono i vari personaggi grazie anche all'occhio degli altri, li si conosce da giovani e poi da adulti: questo te li fa comprendere quasi nella loro totalità; le loro speranze, i loro sogni, si sono realizzati? Stanno ancora cercando di realizzarli? L'idea poi delle malattie del sonno è molto originale e a mio parere molto interessante...il sonno (o la sua mancanza) è il personaggio di sottofondo, sempre presente, anche se non lo definirei il protagonista.

atyab's review against another edition

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3.0

3/4 stars
Ridiculously boring at the start and only got into it towards the last 50 pages.
Just wasn't very interested.
Ending was good I suppose. Good tie-ups.
Terry being in a permanent coma was kinda the best part of the book haha. Very nice thing to think of.

esli's review

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dark mysterious reflective relaxing medium-paced
  • Strong character development? No

4.25

freshkatsu's review against another edition

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4.0

1881 people voted this on the list of 'Most Humourous Books'. Why?! Did they all fall asleep without finishing the novel? Am I taking it too seriously? Am I just oblivious to the underlying satire of some sort? I mean, the fetish sex bit isn't meant to be funny right? And the psychopath doctor? The depressing unrequited love and obsession?

pucca182's review against another edition

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dark reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0