tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post6550064484505891501..comments2023-10-20T10:18:36.203-04:00Comments on You've GOTTA read this!: Before I Go To Sleep - S.J. Watson (Audio)Sandy Nawrothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00564390728106776030noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-17678815507740370242012-02-10T07:15:07.514-05:002012-02-10T07:15:07.514-05:00I've finally got around to reading your review...I've finally got around to reading your review and I almost agree with your thoughts. I think I enjoyed the reading experience a bit more than you though. <br /><br />I'd love to know the ending Jenners proposed. Can you fill me in?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07698068501004755678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-46656235659746144372012-01-09T19:06:30.374-05:002012-01-09T19:06:30.374-05:00Memento is awesome! I've seen this one around...Memento is awesome! I've seen this one around, but haven't been convinced...and I'm even less so now. I think it's going to have to stay on my maybe someday list.Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06474584473012742915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-86192878857933442122012-01-09T04:34:42.574-05:002012-01-09T04:34:42.574-05:00I haven't read your review as I'm planning...I haven't read your review as I'm planning to read this next week, but 3/5? Oh no! Everyone else loves this. I hope I have better luck that you did.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07698068501004755678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-91196565153189368412012-01-08T18:36:25.890-05:002012-01-08T18:36:25.890-05:00I have this book on my shelf and will read it at s...I have this book on my shelf and will read it at some point. It's not one I'll be picking up expecting great things. Many of the many, many blogger reviews I've read echo sentiments similar to your own. Basically, it's good but not great. I've learned in the last couple of years that blurbs on books, no matter who they're from, cannot always be relied on.<br />I had such high hopes for this one. Still, I really like the cover! And I want to read it for Jenners alternate ending lolAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09866342436745173619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-10765322357405530662012-01-07T16:52:16.192-05:002012-01-07T16:52:16.192-05:00I loved this one so I'm sorry to hear that you...I loved this one so I'm sorry to hear that you didn't enjoy it as much! I'll admit that for me it reminded me a bit of Adam Sandler's 50 First Dates. I still found myself immersed in the book and it ended up on my top ten reads of the year list. Thanks for the honest review!samantha.1020https://www.blogger.com/profile/04124614710493747821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-84610529591809902502012-01-07T15:31:40.063-05:002012-01-07T15:31:40.063-05:00I have to say that I enjoyed this one quite a bit ...I have to say that I enjoyed this one quite a bit more than you, I think. I completely see where you're coming from with the tediousness of the waking up every morning with no memory and with the ending (which was too tidy, for sure), but overall I was along for the ride with this one. I was able to suspend my disbelief enough to get very invested in the story. So for me, it worked.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-65367569034939855692012-01-06T23:05:21.848-05:002012-01-06T23:05:21.848-05:00I gave this a 3.5, not as good as I'd hoped it...I gave this a 3.5, not as good as I'd hoped it'd be since there were SO MANY good reviews! Since I had an ARC I actually read it before it was released, so my slight negative review of the book was rare at the time, and I thought there was something wrong with me. Here's mine if you are interested: http://mentalfoodie.blogspot.com/2011/06/book-review-before-i-go-to-sleep-by-sj.html<br /><br />Now I am curious what Jenners' proposed ending is!christa @ mental foodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06272799752169958460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-50409279471819997112012-01-06T20:45:03.042-05:002012-01-06T20:45:03.042-05:00I'm glad you liked my proposed ending. Perhaps...I'm glad you liked my proposed ending. Perhaps we should "reissue" the book with a new ending and only ask for .05% of the profits! <br /><br />It cracked me up that you wanted to subconciously find holes in it. I know what you mean! But I'm a lazy reader that way.<br /><br />I think I liked it more than you but I agree with all that you said. I was willing just to let go and go along with the ride. But it was no Memento -- that is for sure. That movie blew me away -- and gave me a massive headache.Jennershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08044537551139633301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-67220671188156411092012-01-06T17:22:56.715-05:002012-01-06T17:22:56.715-05:00how interesting to see the various tastes: I chose...how interesting to see the various tastes: I chose this as my best fiction audiobook of the year! Maybe as audiobook you get more into it, especially with such a great narrator, Orlagh Cassidy./ this is my review, just in case some want another point of view: http://wordsandpeace.com/2011/11/21/83-before-i-go-to-sleep/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-69981934781664607962012-01-06T16:01:37.901-05:002012-01-06T16:01:37.901-05:00I loved the premise and parts of the book were tru...I loved the premise and parts of the book were truly terrific. I was just let down by the ending.Julie P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16008101127541997459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-26563841842842618992012-01-06T14:17:13.261-05:002012-01-06T14:17:13.261-05:00Heather's review was about the same as yours, ...Heather's review was about the same as yours, so I won't be in a hurry to read this one.bermudaonionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726401178972099557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-84563192107873083952012-01-06T13:22:25.761-05:002012-01-06T13:22:25.761-05:00I like this one, I think a bit more than you. but ...I like this one, I think a bit more than you. but I agree that the middle got rather repetitive and I must say I saw the end coming. <br /><br />Tess Gerritsen wrote a <i>great</i> blurb for this one and roped me in..and made me reconsider believing blurbs.caitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05824538078958999767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-29800473778552805892012-01-06T13:14:58.636-05:002012-01-06T13:14:58.636-05:00Thanks for the review. I've been iffy about th...Thanks for the review. I've been iffy about this book for a while; I have a copy from a giveaway and while it sounded OK, I wasn't quite sure. I guess I'll think about it for a while longer!Marie Cloutierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14938166831865436287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-87707353153910300592012-01-06T11:26:00.265-05:002012-01-06T11:26:00.265-05:00I'm in the middle of this one, so thanks for n...I'm in the middle of this one, so thanks for no spoilers,and yes I see many of your points, it's confusing, she and the Dr, she and her husband. I think we'll all need to hear Jenners' ending!!<br />Thanks Sandy.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11129662082248482002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-43319888522138532282012-01-06T10:38:24.171-05:002012-01-06T10:38:24.171-05:00I think I liked this one much more than you did. ...I think I liked this one much more than you did. I reall didn't think too hard about it. I just went with it and imagined something like that real happening. At least it wasn't a total loss for you.Darlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15387389557243960084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-2951513373452962242012-01-06T10:32:34.295-05:002012-01-06T10:32:34.295-05:00Haven't read this one yet but did add it to th...Haven't read this one yet but did add it to the WishList after reading several reviews. May bump others in front of it now...Peppermint Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02839146118641977559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-22935478059086302242012-01-06T10:20:31.725-05:002012-01-06T10:20:31.725-05:00I agree with your assessment of this one, though I...I agree with your assessment of this one, though I think I might have liked it a bit more than you did. I did think that there was a certain point that you just had to totally suspend disbelief and just go with it, or it would have never worked out. I also get what you are saying about the repetitive nature of the amnesia every morning. I would love to hear what Jenners came up with for the ending because I know it would be clever! Very thoughtful and involving review today!Zibileehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07443338685890187334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-18108638762433328072012-01-06T09:57:53.745-05:002012-01-06T09:57:53.745-05:00So glad you didn't love this, since I seem to ...So glad you didn't love this, since I seem to be one of the few people in the universe who didn't read it, and if you had loved it, I would have had to read it!rhapsodyinbookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07041412748239010264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-16829819807675189882012-01-06T09:45:03.426-05:002012-01-06T09:45:03.426-05:00Hm. I was thinking of reading this book, even thou...Hm. I was thinking of reading this book, even though I'm not really into mysteries. You have me rethinking it, though. I really did love Memento. And one of the books I recently read about brain injuries had a story about a woman who lost her ability to make memories- her situation was very like Memento. It was very sad, actually.Jeanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02270303640902731044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-27213544070422729742012-01-06T09:06:12.260-05:002012-01-06T09:06:12.260-05:00You have me all curious for Jenners' alternate...You have me all curious for Jenners' alternate ending. :)Trishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13917705393662132891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-76695293034726567012012-01-06T09:00:18.631-05:002012-01-06T09:00:18.631-05:00I thought this book was good but I definitely get ...I thought this book was good but I definitely get all the points you made. I didn't care for the ending and am super curious what Jenners's idea was!Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14128837662718618636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-58300984434210505032012-01-06T08:36:19.525-05:002012-01-06T08:36:19.525-05:00So happy to see your review, I was beginning to th...So happy to see your review, I was beginning to think I was crazy and seeing so many well known authors loving this, I started to question what I enjoy. I also gave it a 3, found it repetitive, figured out the suspense part and was angry over why she went sleep every night, sigh. I did think good debut, I gave a 3 also.<br /><br />Here is my review if interested.<br /><br />http://teawithmarce.blogspot.com/2011/07/review-before-i-go-to-sleep-by-s-j.htmlMarcehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10136238772526246675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-44697884960296263132012-01-06T08:26:03.880-05:002012-01-06T08:26:03.880-05:00This has been on my audible.com wish list for some...This has been on my audible.com wish list for some time... don't think I'll be moving it to the top just yet.JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-70204451009182152782012-01-06T07:41:29.026-05:002012-01-06T07:41:29.026-05:00Thanks so much for this review. I've also bee...Thanks so much for this review. I've also been circling this book, but now I feel good about moving on. I'm glad you enjoyed the narrator. She's the next one in the Maisie Dobbs series. My concern is that she was on my soap opera and is at least a very convincing American. I don't necessarily like the idea of listening to an American narrator read a book completely in a British accent. Sounds like she worked well for this book. That gives me hope. :-)Literate Housewifehttp://literatehousewife.comnoreply@blogger.com