Shut Up & Read discussion

Genre:Thriller, Mystery, Suspense

Book Description:My name is Amber Reynolds. There are three things you should know about me:
1. I’m in a coma.
2. My husband doesn’t love me anymore.
3. Sometimes I lie.

Amber wakes up in a hospital. She can’t move. She can’t speak. She can’t open her eyes. She can hear everyone around her, but they have no idea. Amber doesn’t remember what happened, but she has a suspicion her husband had something to do with it. Alternating between her paralyzed present, the week before her accident, and a series of childhood diaries from twenty years ago, this brilliant psychological thriller asks: Is something really a lie if you believe it's the truth?

Some things to think about while you're reading. Answer just one or all of these questions, but remember, PLEASE USE SPOILER TAGS when necessary! If you don't know how, ask :)

1. What was your initial reaction to the book? Did it hook you immediately, or take some time to get into?

2. Do you think the story was plot-based or character driven?

3. What was your favorite quote/passage?

4. What made the setting unique or important? Could the story have taken place anywhere?

5. Did you pick out any themes throughout the book?

6. How credible/believable did you find the narrator to be? Did you feel like you got the 'true' story?

7. How did the characters change throughout the story? How did your opinion of them change?

8. Which character did you relate to the most, and what was it about them that you connected with?

9. How did you feel about the ending? What did you like, what did you not like, and what do you wish had been different?

10. If the book were being adapted into a movie, who would you want to see play what parts?

Starting

I started. This woman is living my worst nightmare. Being aware but not being able to communicate or let people know? No thanks. There's definitely something strange going on with the sister.

Finished. Crazy story! I was confused at times for sure, lol.

Sheri wrote: "I started. This woman is living my worst nightmare. Being aware but not being able to communicate or let people know? No thanks. There's definitely something strange going on with the sister."

I had a experience where I could hear people talking to me but I couldn't move or open my eyes. It was scary. I had passed out because I had lost much blood.

I don't trust the sister.

Leigh wrote: "Sheri wrote: "I started. This woman is living my worst nightmare. Being aware but not being able to communicate or let people know? No thanks. There's definitely something strange going on with the..."

Scary!

Leigh wrote: "I don't trust the sister."

Honestly, I don't really trust anyone. I hate how Amber is always second guessing herself.

Sheri wrote: "Leigh wrote: "I don't trust the sister."

Honestly, I don't really trust anyone. I hate how Amber is always second guessing herself."

This story is so messed up. I don't really like anyone.

Nnot a fan of Amber but she didn't deserve the way her Mom and Dad treated her. Edward is a psycho!!!! Poor Amber!

This is one of those books where you can't really believe or trust anyone.

Holy Moly! I didnt see that coming. I knew I didn't trust Claire. Wow! Poor Amber!

Just finished. That was a whole lot of craziness. When you start feeling sorry for someone you find out they are really terrible. It definitely kept you guessing. That ending!

Leigh wrote: "Just finished. That was a whole lot of craziness. When you start feeling sorry for someone you find out they are really terrible. It definitely kept you guessing. That ending!"

Right! There was no one in this book to really like. Everyone was crazy. Do you blame Amber for what she did at the end? Surely there were less violent ways to solve the problem?

Sheri wrote: "Leigh wrote: "Just finished. That was a whole lot of craziness. When you start feeling sorry for someone you find out they are really terrible. It definitely kept you guessing. That ending!"

Right..."

I don't know how to feel about Amber especially since we find out how she has been treated all her life. Can you blame her? I don't think what she did was right.

Leigh wrote: "Sheri wrote: "Leigh wrote: "Just finished. That was a whole lot of craziness. When you start feeling sorry for someone you find out they are really terrible. It definitely kept you guessing. That e..."

I don't either. I think there could have been a better way. Amber had been so messed up by Claire her whole life. I liked this book, though, because I didn't see the end coming. It was a surprise!