| Title: | Before I Go To Sleep |
| Author: | S.J Watson |
| Genre: | Suspense-Thriller, Psychological Fiction |
| Published On: | April 28, 2011 |
| No. of Pages: | 359 |
This is a review of “Before I Go To Sleep” by S.J Watson without any spoilers.
About Before I Go To Sleep Book
Before I Go To Sleep was the debut novel of S.J. Watson.
There is also a movie adaptation of Before I Go To Sleep.
The rights to adapt for the film were purchased in the same year in which the book was published- 2011.
Trigger Warning⚠️:- Violence of man brutally beating woman, Blood.
Before I Go To Sleep Summary/Plot
Christine Lucas is suffering from Anterograde Amnesia. Every time she sleeps she forgets everything about her life even her name. Every day she wakes up without any knowledge of who she is and her husband, Ben must explain everything every day to her.
There is a journal she writes every day as was suggested by her therapist and her husband doesn’t know anything about the journal or therapist.
How she will get to know the truth of the accident that happened decades ago that made her life a nightmare. When the person she trusts is telling her only half of the truth.
Before I Go To Sleep Review
The start was kind of slow but intriguing. This has so many twists and turns. One moment I was like I can trust this particular character but another moment I won’t then again I started to trust them again, then again they are suspicious. It was a loop.
There was some description of every day in the journal which made it a bit boring. That description was definitely to make readers feel what Christine would be feeling but it was a little frustrating to read the same things again and again. But journal entries have definitely revealed many truths and turning points.
Reading the journal entries of an Amnesia patient where she can’t remember anything about the previous day, what she ate, what’s her name, and even not being able to recognize her aged face was very interesting.
I enjoyed reading it. It was a little boring yet intriguing from the start. As the story progresses and reveals the truth it gets interesting and I just didn’t want to put it down. The ending was amazing and I totally loved it. I did get the idea of ending halfway through the book but there was so much more at the end.
Many people don’t like the book at all and many do like this. It depends on your taste in books. If you can still go to the ending even if you’re getting bored then you can definitely try this Mystery Thriller.
Starting was interesting but it got lost after a few pages. But as we reach the ending it definitely gets more interesting.
What I Liked About The Book
Even when I got the idea of ending halfway through the book. The ending had shocking surprises which I wasn’t expecting.
The second half of the book is amazing. I just wanted to keep reading even if it was my dinner time.
What I Didn’t Like About The Book
Repetition of same routine of Christine’s morning made the book little boring to me.
I wanted to leave the book because nothing much of interesting was going on in the story. It gets it’s pace after almost half of the book.
