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Sleeping With the Enemy
by
Nancy Price
She is a stranger in a small town. She changed her name. Her looks. Her life. All to escape the most dangerous man she ever met: her husband.
Paperback, 309 pages
Published
February 1st 1991
(first published 1987)
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4 ½ stars. Worthwhile read about a woman escaping a physically abusive husband. Fulfilling feeling at the end.
I saw the movie years ago. The book is better. One part of the movie annoyed me - stupid frustrating act of the mother. In the movie Martin visits the mother in a nursing home pretending to be a cop. He tells her that he needs to contact Sara to warn her about something with Martin. The mother stupidly tells him where Sara is. The book is different and better on this part. Sara does smar...more
I saw the movie years ago. The book is better. One part of the movie annoyed me - stupid frustrating act of the mother. In the movie Martin visits the mother in a nursing home pretending to be a cop. He tells her that he needs to contact Sara to warn her about something with Martin. The mother stupidly tells him where Sara is. The book is different and better on this part. Sara does smar...more
This book has such vivid descriptions of places and people, appeals to all the senses. I especially enjoy the author's ability to describe food in such an enticing way. Also, she's a genius with character, and all the complex nuances of who we are-- even the "good guys" are not 100% good in this book.
The author does an interesting thing with point-of-view by going into the heads of many of the characters, including ones who are very secondary characters so that we may get a thorough view of the...more
The author does an interesting thing with point-of-view by going into the heads of many of the characters, including ones who are very secondary characters so that we may get a thorough view of the...more
For the first time in my life I have to say 'the film is better than the book.' I was really looking forward to a real psychological thriller like Sliver or Single White Female, but I was very disappointed. The characters are all a bit cringe-worthy, and I was surprised that a book written by a woman made so many allusions to the heroine's 'round breasts'. I think that phrase is used at least once a chapter. The bad guy isn't bad enough and the love interest is a sap. The writing is good in part...more
To everyone else Laura Burney has a perfect life except that her charming husband Martin is a cruel abuser. He purposely takes her on boating outings knowing that she is afraid of the water. The reader discovers that as a little girl she fails to save her brother from drowning while they are swimming. She decides to take swimming lessons in order to fake her death the next time Martin takes her out in the boat in a storm. She makes it to a small town where a drama teacher named Ben becomes obses...more
I did find myself really liking this book, but I don't believe I've ever found myself sticking with a story that is so chopped up and hard to follow from paragraph to paragraph at times. Her writing style is different than what I am used to ,but overall it was a good book, although sometimes a bit of a stretch.
i LOVED this book....way better than the movie! luckily, i had seen the movie when i was very young, so i only had choppy memories of it...i got to use my imagination and quickly became absorbed in this delicately creepy, suspenseful tale of domestic abuse; when the main character runs from her husband, the tension literally drips from every page, and the reader is panicking along with her...convinced the violent erratic husband is around every corner !!
A must read .. even if you HAVE seen the...more
I have a relative who has been in a very similar relationship with an-ex husband, making this book seem so very real. It was a bit much - the movie is over in an hour and half, but the book continues on for quite a bit longer than that. But Nancy Price has a way with words, and as she writes about the emotional turmoil in each of the character's minds, it's as if she's been through it all herself. While the story was incredibly stressful to read, it hit the nail on the head with all aspects of a...more
This was one of those sickening but compelling books that I just could not put down. I keep very few of the books that I read because while I have a book case in every room of my house, there's only so much room that I have, so I only keep the books that effect me deeply or that I think are very good (and they are not always one and the same). This book is on my shelf and will stay there.
The really creepy thing to me, though, is that the man she ends up with - the good guy - the guy who is not h...more
The really creepy thing to me, though, is that the man she ends up with - the good guy - the guy who is not h...more
The first time I read this book, I was horrified at the story, while being enchanted with the beauty of the storytelling. This time a single exchange stood out:
"You want respect," the young man said. "Your own job, your own house, your own money."
"Yes."
"That's what I want first." larry put one ankle on his knee, lifted his bearded chin, and fixed blue eyes on Ben under heavy black brows. "Respect. Not the kind we 'give' women. I want the kind men get."
"You want respect," the young man said. "Your own job, your own house, your own money."
"Yes."
"That's what I want first." larry put one ankle on his knee, lifted his bearded chin, and fixed blue eyes on Ben under heavy black brows. "Respect. Not the kind we 'give' women. I want the kind men get."
Once I got past the horrific emotions in this book that were at the very forefront of the story, I dove into the great writing and easy reading style of Nancy Price. Though, again, I had difficulty getting started in the book, I couldn't put the text down with only 100 pages read. I thoroughly enjoyed this book, especially the thoughts inside of Michael's head, and the different perspectives throughout the book.
I was a teenager when I read this book the first time, wasn't allowed to watch the rated R film so I read the book :)
Re-Read it as an adult, after having read Nicholas Spark's Safe Haven and have to say this book is superior for several reasons. Nancy Price does a wondeful job in building suspense and really helping the reader get into Sara's head.
Re-Read it as an adult, after having read Nicholas Spark's Safe Haven and have to say this book is superior for several reasons. Nancy Price does a wondeful job in building suspense and really helping the reader get into Sara's head.
Yet again the book is entirely better than the movie. The movie was OK; I thought the book was great. Although the author did jump around a bit and sometimes she seemed a bit scatter brained, I enjoyed it. Who on here hasn’t been scattered brained with incoherent thoughts at any time in our lives? Sadly, the movie did not show how truly evil, manipulative and cruel Martin was.
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I love this movie and believe it or not, the book is even better!! There are so many differences in the book and the movie that it makes it a must read!! This is one of the first full novels that I read and it really got me hooked on reading novels before watching the movies!!!
Not a bad story overall, I found the most interesting part to be the gender role reversal the main character adpated. She felt safer going out as a man, and demanded the same respect a man gets. 3.5 stars, I wouldn't say it's better than the movie, just different.
I read the book years before the movie came out. Great story of a woman making a fresh start - some really scary/thrilling parts too (like in the movie).
Book, as usual is better than the movie.
Book, as usual is better than the movie.
I have seen the movie with Julia roberts several times. But I really enjoyed the book the movie was based on very much. I recommend people to read this book
sandy lewis
texas
sandy lewis
texas
LOVED the book! Been years since I read but still one of my favorites. I actually like the book better than the movie, had read before the movie came out. Great read!
All I have to say on this one is "MUCH BETTER THEN THE MOVIE". The book really takes you through all she went through in her marriage and after her escape.
This book is just great! It's about a woman's stuggle to get free of her abusive husband! It's shows how much strength a person can have! This book is amazing!
Excellent book!!! I read it right before I watched the movie. The movie was very good, but, of course, the book was MUCH better!! Loved it!
Read it in 1989 in Paris as *Les Nuits Avec Mon Ennemi*--one of those crappy airport WIJ books that was easily inhaled in translation.
The movie diverged only slightly from the book. If you liked one, you'll probably like the other.
Stick with the movie. The book is very different and I would not think of reading it again.
The book is so much better than the movie, more detailed ,, i just loved it
I did not like the writing style of this book. I have seen the movie and was intrigued but was slightly disappointed.
This book is so much better than the movie, more detailed & true to life.
I liked this book better than the movie! And I loved the movie.
A wife stages her own death to escape her abusive husband.
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