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Cargando... When the Lights Go Outpor Mary Kubica
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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. Suspense When the Lights Go Out by Mary Kubica was one of my standout thrillers for 2018. But anything by this author is usually amazing. This was one of those mysteries that had a slow burn. Each clue was laid out perfectly adding build up to the story. The story is told from two main viewpoints and alternating timelines. We experience Jessie's story firsthand, in the present. While also uncovering her mother, Eden's story, told from the past. My mother always says that secrets either come out in the wash or they have a way of catching up with you, after years of caretaking for her mother, Jessie is faced with rebuilding her life. On a leap of faith, she applies to college but quickly discovers there might be a problem with her registration due to identity. What does this mean for Jessie? The mystery of figuring out just who she is takes her down an unbidden path. She is extremely fatigued and overwhelmed with insomnia, and it is affecting every aspect of her life while she also tries to figure out who she is. As the chapters flew by I found myself relating to both sides of the characters. I won’t give it away I will say that I feel for both mother and daughter and loved how this story played out. The book is a slow burn with not a lot of action happening for most of the book. The majority of the story is about Jessie's grief following her mother's death, her insomnia, and trying to find out who she really is. Throughout the story we hear the viewpoints from Eden...Jessie's mother...and Jessie, herself. The "twist" at the end felt disappointing. As I was reading, I kept thinking that there was something that would tie everything together and that I must be missing that unifying "thing". At the end it was a letdown for me. I do have to say that I have loved everything that I have read by this author. This one just wasn’t as good as I remembered her others being. The book had enough redeeming qualities so as not to be, in any way, a waste of time. sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
Una mujer se ve obligada a poner en duda su propia identidad en este thriller fascinante escrito por la autora superventas de Una buena chica, Mary Kubica. Jessie Sloane está intentando reconstruir su vida después de pasar años cuidando de su madre enferma. Alquila un nuevo apartamento y solicita plaza en la universidad. Pero, cuando en la universidad le informan de que su número de la seguridad social no es válido, Jessie descubre un sorprendente detalle que le hace dudar de todo lo que cree saber. Jessie se halla de pronto en mitad de un misterio inquietante, agravado por el dolor y la falta de sueño. A medida que pasan los días y su insomnio empeora, la mente empieza a jugarle malas pasadas. Se le nubla el juicio y el cansancio le impide pensar con claridad. Comienza a ver cosas extrañas y no logra distinguir entre lo que es real y lo que es producto de su imaginación. Veinte años antes, a cuatrocientos kilómetros de allí, la decisión tomada por otra mujer podría encerrar la clave del pasado oculto de Jessie. ¿Es posible que su vida esté construida en torno a una mentira o quizá sus alucinaciones han acabado por ganarle la batalla? No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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