christiek's review against another edition
3.0
I picked this book up because I so enjoyed The World More Full of Weeping. The topic (child death or near death) is not really a topic I am interested in, but Wiersema's writing in Weeping is so enveloping I gave it a shot. It starts off fairly uninteresting and predictable. Child hit by car, marriage falls apart and my emotions get tugged around (really, it isn't that hard to do). A third of the way through the book, the spark catches and Wiersema gets a nice flame going for an unusual story. I wish he'd have found a way to have give accident and marriage disintegration details as a back story. We just get glimpses of the writing that Wiersema is capable of. I sure do look forward to his next work.
sbslemko's review against another edition
5.0
This book takes place in Victoria BC which made it fun to read as I knew many of the places mentioned in the book. The story has a good against evil supernatural storyline. I enjoyed this book.
ceeb's review against another edition
4.0
Before I wake is a great debut novel, the writing is captivating and the story flows beautifully. It's not entirely my cup of tea with a God complex as the underlying theme however, still a nice read.
islandgeekgirl's review against another edition
5.0
Gave me chills and made me cry. Passed it on through my whole family.
sarskaa's review against another edition
4.0
Compelling and mesmerizing. The author grew up where I live and that's why I read the book the first time, but I'll go back and read it again. Bought it for my Kobo.
suvata's review against another edition
4.0
This book was so different than I expected. It's a dark tale that took me on a roller coaster ride through despair and hope. Before I Wake is unlike anything I've read before. For that reason alone, I gave it a rating of 4 out of 5. I read a lot so different and surprising are good things.
breecreative's review against another edition
4.0
This book sucked me in right away, from the first page I needed to know what happened to this poor family during this terrible tragedy. I didn't like Simon very much but loved the rest of the characters (except, obviously, Father Peter), even including Henry, the man who hit the poor girl.
I almost literally couldn't put this book down, I read it within 24 hours I think. I tend to shy away from books about miracles, but first off I didn't know that was what the book was about (the blurb on the back wasn't a very good synopsis), but secondly it was so well written that I wanted to know what was going on.
I figured out early on who "Tim" was supposed to be, but "Father Peter" eluded me until the very end. That whole concept was amazing, I loved it.
Basically...you have to read this book. It's awesome!
I almost literally couldn't put this book down, I read it within 24 hours I think. I tend to shy away from books about miracles, but first off I didn't know that was what the book was about (the blurb on the back wasn't a very good synopsis), but secondly it was so well written that I wanted to know what was going on.
I figured out early on who "Tim" was supposed to be, but "Father Peter" eluded me until the very end. That whole concept was amazing, I loved it.
Basically...you have to read this book. It's awesome!
catsbah's review against another edition
4.0
Quite an interesting book. It was a quick read but I really enjoyed it!