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The House of Sleep by Jonathan Coe

itserikavw's review against another edition

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2.0

• Gelezen in het Engels.
• Fysiek boek.
• 1.5/5

Niet uitgelezen.

yanakarmen's review against another edition

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

2.5

miramanga's review against another edition

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4.0

I jumped in not knowing what to expect and was immediately intrigued. The storytelling covered sleep, dreams, romance, therapy, books and films, so many of my favorite things! The plot is ingenious and each strand of the cobweb is a delicious story in its own right.

irongoonie's review against another edition

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mysterious reflective slow-paced

3.5

randerson's review

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4.0

I loveee when a book has different perspectives and comes together at the end. Also, I find sleep so fascinating so this was a great read 

kommos's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5


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leapais's review against another edition

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3.0

Este livro surpreendeu-me logo na primeira página numa nota que identifica os capítulos por anos: os ímpares na década de 80, os pares nos anos actuais.

Aos poucos vamos acompanhando Sarah, que sofre de narcolepsia (adormece a qualquer momento, sem pré aviso) e de actividade onírica pré-sono (o que faz com que não consiga distinguir os sonhos da realidade) o que a deixa em algumas situações embaraçosas (umas bastante divertidas e outras nem por isso).

(se perguntarem aqui em casa, tenho a certeza que vos vão dizer que eu sofro de narcolepsia ou algo do género dado que tambem adormeço com facilidade e em todo o lado...)

A Casa do Sono é um livro que se lê serenamente, sem pressas. Não me senti especialmente presa à leitura apesar de ter gostado bastante da história. O final surpreende e alguns momentos são inesquecíveis. A escrita é bem conseguida (mas não extraordinariamente boa) e as personagens bem construidas e coerentes. Houve qualquer coisa que me desagradou mas nem sei bem o quê....

sohnesorge's review against another edition

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4.0

A clever, amusing book by one of my favourite authors. Not as brilliant as The Winshaw Legacy, but well worth reading.

suisidle's review against another edition

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5.0

Letto tutto d’un fiato. Non è il mio genere e infatti pensavo non mi piacesse ma che bomba!!!!
Non saprei cosa altro dire perché niente in questo libro è scontato, niente.

a_lovesbooks's review against another edition

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4.0

A very interesting read. It's one of those novels that actually keeps you enganged while reading (otherwise you definitely you'll definitely miss something) because of all the seemingly separate, yet somehow related incidents, or story lines. To be honest, it took me forever to get into the book because of that. The beginning is so loose in a way, not to mention that you get two different time lines, and I didn't care enough to follow closely. At first. The more I read, the more interesting it got. There are many things that, to me, don't make sense; in the end that's precisely what makes the most sense to me as the whole structure of the novel is reminiscent of sleeping and dreaming (honestly, sleep is like another character here). So, really, this whole thing is like a dream.