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for Sometimes I Lie
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Teresa R. (Evansville, IN)
Scary!
A page turning thriller! Didn't take long to read this book because I couldn't put it down. Very well written, but jumping from one time period to another is not my personal preference. I am rereading this book paying extra attention to these time periods! I think this will make a great movie!
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Liz B. (McKinney, TX)
A Tangled Web
This is a great debut psychological thriller from Alice Feeney. It's a real page turner that twists and turns right to the finish. I found the major plot twist to be a bit confusing in its delivery but otherwise, thoroughly enjoyed this book. Not surprised to see tv rights have already been secured. A dark, entertaining read!
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Pamela F. (Sun City West, AZ)
Twists
Sometimes I Lie is one of those books I would have loved to have loved. It has all the thriller elements that I look for. I almost loved it...a lot. For a first time author, this is a great premise. I got lost a little at the beginning...but got caught up in it as it progressed. The people I was not too invested in. The twists are unbelievable and incredible...If you love thrillers, read it and keep an open mind....Good, twisty, not great.
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Ann W. (New York, NY)
Telling Lies
It grabbed me as I read it in one sitting. Prior to picking up Sometimes I Lie, I read The Book of Separation, a compelling and emotionally thoughtful memoir. The reader believes that Mirvis but still has many concerns. It was somewhat humorless and morose.
Forward to Sometimes, I Lie. Here there is clearly an unreliable narrator. She begins by stating sometimes she lies. Then, we find that she is in a coma. We learn bits and pieces, many contradictory. There is enough to keep the reader engaged as well as off balance.
Having the narrator in a coma is an interesting device that mostly works. There were elements of a double, a secret sharer. Overall, it kept me engaged. People coming out of a coma have no memories. This requires others to fill in the pieces. The author does provide clues throughout. As a novel, it was okay but not realistic.
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Dawn Z. (Canton, MI)
A haunting read
Sometimes I Lie is a fast-paced and exciting book. The story of a woman in a coma is told by flipping back and forth from "now" (during the coma) to "then" (a week before and up to the accident) and to a childhood diary from the more distant past. There are many plot twists... maybe a few too many for my taste. Although this is the author's first novel, it's very well-written and I am not surprised that a TV series is already in the works (according to a blurb on the ARC I received).
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Diane P. (Deer Park, WA)
One thing you need to about this book...
In 1987 I was living in Huntington, Long Island, that Christmas there was a strange news story of a young newly married couple who had a fight, the wife had gone missing. For at least a week there was nightly news stories about how the young husband was assisting the police in the search and was responsible for providing information that led to the discovery of his wife's body. He was later convicted of murdering her. I often wondered if something had tripped in his mind that allowed him to repress what had happened. What happens when the mind gets so so over loaded it can no long know the truth.
Alice Feeney's Sometimes I Lie gives us a glimpse, into the dark side of how the mind works. She also did an excellent job of messing with my mind in one of the best psychological thriller I have read. If you enjoy this genre, this is the book to read.
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Elizabeth V. (Bellbrook, OH)
I wanted to love it but...
I wanted to love this book but I didn't. The premise of the plot was intriguing. A woman finds herself in a coma and can't remember what happened. She tells you three things about herself, including "Sometimes I lie". I was hooked, which is what a plot line should do. Unfortunately, the characters and the story didn't live up to their early promise. Every one of the characters was unlikable, except perhaps the grandmother who was already dead when the story began. I find it difficult to read books where there isn't a single relatable character. The other major problem is that the plot requires far too many suspensions of belief. One or two moments in a book that require the reader to abandon logic and common sense are doable. Three or four such moments in every chapter is a bit much.
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