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Summary: A New Twist to Suspense
Review: Greg Iles "Sleep No More" gives new meaning to the feeling that we have all had from time to time that we have "been there before." It's tightly written with well turned phrases and a plot that captured my imagintion with great literary images. The setting is a return to "The Quiet Game" with Penn Gage who sees the main character threw a bad time to say the least.The really bad guy is a girl who has been dead for ten years. The good guy main character is John Waters who would seem to have it all., i.e., a wife he loves, a daughter he adores, a job that challenges him every time he plots the find for a new oil well, and a partner that has been a life long friend. The day Eve Sumner beckons to him at a cocktail party with a signal straight out of his memory of Malory Chandler, his world as he knew it changes and spins out of control. Enough has been written to "present" Mr. Iles story. Sleep No More is an addictive book that needs to be read from cover to cover quickly to find out where it is going and how the mystery can possibly be resovled. Then it can be reread just to enjoy the writing.
Buy the book!
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Summary: I'm surprised that I liked it!
Review: I am not a reader of science fiction, nor am I a reader of "paranormal" type stuff. I'm just a straight Michael Connelly, Nelson DeMille type of guy. I read 24 Hours, The Quiet Game and Dead Sleep and listened to Sleep No More in unabridged audio. I was shocked that I actually enjoyed it...that I felt empathetic to the protagonist and didn't think that the premise was a complete turn-off. Don't let this book fool you. If you like a mystery with good strong characters, moral dilemmas, a little lawyer stuff and are not turned off by strong sexual scenes, you'll like this, despite the "out of body" stuff. As a person that would never read a book not grounded in reality, I surprisingly recommend this book.
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Summary: Ho Hum - Don't Bother
Review: As a Greg Iles fan I'm doubly disappointed with this trite novel. It concerns basically unlikable two-dimensional people, it takes forever to get going, and when it does - it's dull! This sort of yarn has been told many times and this version seems tired. He's stuck with a few loose ends at the end of the tale, and wraps them up a couple of paragraphs which make no sense at all.
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Summary: False Pretenses
Review: I feel that somebody owes me [$$]. I purchased this book in the Mystery section of the book store. If I had wanted science fiction I would have gone to that section. I have been a fan of Greg Iles and was thrilled to find SLEEP NO MORE on the shelf. The book starts off great with the protaganist, John Waters, coaching his little girl's soccer team. It has a very authentic feel - as does the description of his marriage, his partnership, and his business. However, very soon there are identities transferring in and out of other bodies - even genders! One of the satisfactions of reading a good mystery is trying to predict what will happen, who did it, why did they do it and will they get away with it. In this book, since logic is absent, there is no satisfaction. Very disappointing.
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Summary: Momma Mia, Thatsa Somma Spicy Meatabook!!
Review: I'm in shock at the poor reviews of this book. I pride myself in being pretty hard to please -- It took me a while to finish DEAD SLEEP and I'd give MORTAL FEAR, SPANDEAU PHOENIX and 24 HOURS only 3.5 stars. But SLEEP NO MORE was fantastic. Greg Iles is a passionate writer who's delivered a suspense-packed mystery with unbelievable events that are, the way he presents them, quite believable. Five stars isnt enough for this one!
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Summary: Keep An Open Mind
Review: You know you're in for something a little bit different when you get a note from the author at the start of the book asking you to open your memory and imagination. In the same note, Greg Iles claims that if nothing else, you won't be bored, and I think he got it exactly right. John Waters is living a comfortable life in Natchez, Mississippi with his wife and 8-year-old daughter when he meets Eve Sumner. The chance meeting takes on greater significance when she mentions facts and little code words from his past that only he and his former girlfriend, Mallory Candler, knew. The disturbing aspect of this is that Mallory has been dead for over 10 years. The explanation provided by Eve steps us into the realms of the supernatural as she explains that she is actually the spirit of Mallory Candler living in the body of Eve Sumner. Such is the skill of Greg Iles that he takes this implausible scenario and makes it sound believable. He does this simply through the rational reasoning of John Waters and his friend Penn Cage. It's actually thanks to their disbelief that the concept of soul transference becomes more real. I enjoyed Sleep No More for a couple of reasons. The pace is frantic as Waters is kept off balance throughout. Facts and events keep coming at him quicker than he is prepared for. The second reason is the fact that it's quite reminiscent of some of Stephen King's books. Life starts off very normally, but soon the protagonist's world is thrown into total disarray by the seemingly impossible. You soon find yourself wistfully remembering when things weren't quite so exciting. But then, the way forward is always more interesting, and Iles wraps things up nicely, still leaving a few of the more curly questions open for possible further exploration.
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Summary: Screenplay blandness
Review: I am beginning to know what to expect from an Iles book: a rough screenplay treatment for a soon-to-be motion picture. True, this may not necessarily translate to a poor novel, but let's face it, a screenplay will never take the place of a great novel. Iles' books have continued to dilute themselves over the years. "Spandau Phoenix" and "Black Cross" were riveting, intense, complex and, most importantly, original. "Mortal Fear" showed that Iles could write an engrossing contemporary thriller with intriguing characters. "The Quiet Game" and "Dead Sleep," while not on par with his earlier works, still displayed Iles' knack for mystery writing. However, with "24 Hours" and now "Sleep No More," Iles has finally fully entrenched himself in the rut of the manufactured thriller. The story, though slightly original, suffers from being too far-fetched. As in the book review above, I waited for the twist to be revealed and all to be explained, but instead received a quasi-movie ending - leaving it open for perhaps a sequel if the ticket returns do well enough. Oops! That's right, this is a book, and there are no ticket returns...yet. And see, that's the problem. This is supposed to be a book; with riveting, well-drawn characters, and a story that flows. Instead, the characters were bland shells waiting to be protrayed by vibrant Hollywood actors, and the setting was a murky stage waiting for the lights to come up. It was just too simple As much as I'd have liked to enjoy reading this, it was just too shallow and haphazardly put together to get into. Maybe a little light reading, but not for immersing oneself.
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Summary: A former Greg Iles fan
Review: I could hardly wait to get started with another book by Greg Iles as the past ones had been so enjoyable, but was I mistaken. I don't enjoy Iles' move to the supernatural....leave that to Stephen King. Before reading any more of his books, I'll wait for the reviews and shy away from such an unrealistic plot. I'ld love another "Quiet Game."
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Summary: Close to a Classic
Review: The cover includes an enthusiastic endorsement from Stephen King. Impressive, to be sure, but curious since this Natchez, Mississippi author hasn't dealt with the supernatural in the past. "Sleep No More" indeed tackles the supernatural, as Natchez geologist John Waters is haunted by the presence of former lover Mallory Candler through "soul transfer"...the late Ms. Candler, it seems, has come back to life after a decade (if she ever died at all) in the person of an attractive local realtor named Eve Sumner. Seems that Ms. Sumner knows crucial details about his relationship with Candler from 20 years ago--and the more she reveals to Waters, the more she becomes Candler. This results in a brief but torrid affair, and though Waters is a devoted husband and father and thoroughly dedicated to his line of work as a scientist, the involvement with Sumner and his obsession with Sumner as Candler threatens everything he has, including his life. Iles is a brilliant writer, and even reviewers who don't like the supernatural approach he took praise his ability to make one of the South's loveliest towns truly come to life. I couldn't agree more...Iles isn't far behind the rarified air of authors like Pat Conroy in his ability to give his backdrop an almost mystical sense of relevance and appeal. Likewise, his characters are riveting, and he excels at taking otherwise ordinary people and their lives and making them fascinating. Dysfunctional behavior often plays a major role in his novels, and Iles wields a brilliantly light touch in getting the most out of the dysfunction of his characters without taking away from the storyline. A side note: Iles reprises character Penn Cage, who was the hero of "The Quiet Game." Not only that, Iles refers to Cage (the lawyer turned author) as a celebrity because of the success of the book. You might have to think about that a while to digest it. And ultimately, you might have to think about the supernatural aspect of the plot...I admit I was a tiny bit let down when I realized where this story was going. Quite a page turner, however, and like everything else Iles has written, filled with breathtaking descriptions and compelling characters. This, along with all of the man's novels, are recommended. "The Quiet Game," however, is in a league of its own. The beautiful backdrop and brilliant character sketches are matched in that story by an absolutely amazing, highly complex plot which will leave you drained after finishing it.
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Summary: Gripping plot and strong narration
Review: Veteran Dick Hill provides a gripping narration for this classic thriller, which tells of an obsessive love affair and a woman's disappearance. Years later Waters feels she has resurfaced to trouble and entice him once more - and when she's suddenly murdered, he has too many unanswered questions. Sleep No More is very highly recomended for its gripping plot and strong narration which keeps listener on edge from beginning to end.
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