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The House of Sleep by Jonathan Coe

cinnamonfox's review against another edition

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Didn`t care about the writing style & characters.

nyanpasu_ohayo's review against another edition

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dark mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

hannahbananas's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

tinygrandma's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious 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

3.75

joe_dmh's review against another edition

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emotional funny mysterious reflective sad 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? Yes

4.5

carmenna's review against another edition

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4.0

Ashdown è una grossa e severa costruzione a picco sul mare, che nella metà degli anni Ottanta ospita svariati studenti universitari; tra questi: Sarah, le cui scelte condizioneranno la vita di tutti; Gregory, studente di medicina, insensibile e razionale; Veronica, passionale a battagliera lesbica amante del teatro; Robert, romantico e fragile; Terry, cinefilo al massimo grado.
Le vite dei ragazzi si intrecciano per un breve, significativo, lasso di tempo, prima che ognuno prenda la propria strada, lontano dagli altri.
Ma possono davvero restare del tutto separati, dei destini, quando sono stati coinvolti sentimenti così forti e duraturi?
Dodici anni dopo, negli anni Novanta, ritroviamo gli ex-studenti ormai adulti, ormai alle prese con una vita fatta di rimpianti, sogni inesauditi e scevra da passioni.
Ma ecco che Ashdown ritorna, trasformata in una clinica per i disturbi del sonno, diretta da un medico di nome Gregory convinto che la malattia sia proprio il sonno, e non la sua mancanza, coadiuvato da una psicologa di nome Cleo, lo stesso che Sarah aveva sognato essere quello di un'inesistente gemella di Robert.
E Robert ritorna in un messaggio sul muro trovato dietro un armadio, torna in una poesia lasciata a pagina 173 de "La casa del sonno", libro simbolo della relazione tra Veronica e Sarah.
E torna Veronica, negli occhi di una bambina triste, e Sarah, finalmente consapevole di essere narcolettica; torna Terry, che non riesce più a sognare, e torna Ruby, che sta ancora cercando il modo di sdebitarsi per una meravigliosa giornata della sua infanzia.
E torna la speranza per qualcuno; arriva al capolinea qualcun altro.

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ameliaveganreader's review against another edition

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5.0

In the beginning I thought I made a big mistake when I started reading the book,but then page by page it got better and better.It absorbed me entirely and the the ending came, ugh,I hate when they do this to me. Why can't they write more about all of the characters.why? Anyways,I loved the book.

martinaluyten's review against another edition

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4.0

started and finished in one day, i recommend it 100%

d0nni3d's review against another edition

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

5.0

The story focuses on people in their youth and adulthood, their journeys, all centered around a House and, well, sleep. It talks about relationships, how they impact our lives. This book is hard to describe, I have read it countless times and find myself coming back to it again and again.

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_enoughalready's review against another edition

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informative mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.5