Before I Go to Sleep

Before I Go to Sleep

S.J. Watson

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About this book

Memories define us.

So what if you lost yours every time you went to sleep? Your name, your identity, your past, even the people you love - all forgotten overnight. And the one person you trust may only be telling you half the story.

Welcome to Christine's life.

Hardcover · 360 pages · HarperCollins · 2011 · ISBN 9780062060556

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A.Sjoberg A.Sjoberg Follow · Finished Jan 9, 2026

I really enjoyed this! It was such an easy, gripping read and I loved uncovering what was happening alongside Christine. Because she doesn’t know who or what she can trust, I constantly felt like I was trying to piece everything together with her.

I also really liked how the tension came from slowl...

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Quotes from readers

I am an adult, but a damaged one.

A.Sjoberg Christine Lucas · page 34

Domesticity has so many dangers for someone without a memory.

A.Sjoberg Christine Lucas · page 131

What are we, if not an accumulation of our memories?

A.Sjoberg Christine Lucas · page 170

Nothing feels real, everything invented. Even myself.

A.Sjoberg Christine Lucas · page 218

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Other editions

  • Paperback · 414 pages · Black Swan
  • 384 pages · Doubleday Transworld Publishers
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