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Certainly a deep and treacherous thought journey. If you've seen and enjoyed the movie-- plus at times felt pure fear about where he is and what's next, then you'll thoroughly enjoy the deeper sense of spine tingling anticipation and dread while reading the book.


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Sleeping With the Enemy Nancy J Price 9780425127926 Books Reviews

Great psychological read. Her ability to get inside the head of each character is incredible. Really enjoyed this book!
I love this book so much I have twice tracked down used copies of it after losing a copy. If I lose this copy, I'll be looking to replace it again. It has a permanent place on my bookshelf. I reread it about once a year. This is not a novelization, for anyone who might be wondering. This is an original novel that inspired the screenplay that most people are more familiar with.

It's hard to explain the appeal of this book, since the subject is so difficult to read about, but I'll try. I think it has to do with the supportive female relationships depicted in the book. If you've seen the movie, you already know the action that sets the plot in motion, but you've only seen a little of the web of relationships the heroine develops in the book.

The plot is exciting, and again, anyone who has seen the movie that was based on this book (or a half a dozen movie knock-offs) is already familiar with it a woman is so determined to break free of her abusive, controlling husband that she fakes her own death in order to escape. And again, the falling action begins after the husband discovers that she might really be alive.

It's what happens in between that makes this book a keeper for me. If you've seen the movie, you've seen that the heroine develops a cautious but sweet relationship with Ben, her drama teacher neighbor in her new town. That happens in the book, too. You've also seen that the heroine has a beautiful relationship with her mother. That is also in the book, but there is so much more. Remember the African violets Julia Roberts lovingly sets on a windowsill during the housecleaning montage? Those have a great deal of significance in the book, and they are directly related to the heroine's relationship with her mother. There are a number of beautifully written relationships in this novel, some of them offered as vignettes featuring side characters who don't appear in the film, and some directly related to the heroine (I will keep using that term because the book and movie switch her real name/alias and I want to avoid confusion). As the heroine rediscovers who she is, she also rediscovers how to make connections to the other people around her, especially the women she encounters. The theme of reclaiming the self that is so integral to the film is present here as well, but there is a strong undercurrent of reclaiming the self-in-community in the book, and it's not easy for her. She has to overcome barriers that she has built up to protect herself. It's a wonderful read.

The suspense aspect is back as well, when Martin, the husband, begins trying to track the heroine down. I won't spoil the ending because there is a slight difference between the book and the movie. It's enough of a difference to avoid spoiling it, but I will say this I preferred the movie's ending on my first read, but on subsequent reads, I realized the author was trying to make a specific point with her staging of the denouement. It's not a downer ending, don't get me wrong, but it does create a different impression, of the heroine, of Martin, and of everything that has led up to that point.

Well, enough of my blathering. This book is out of print but there are still a number of used copies in circulation and they are currently not expensive to get hold of. Take advantage of that while you can and get yourself a copy!
Wrote a psych essay on stalking and while researching material, came across this book. It's a good page turner and not easy to put down. From the very first page you can feel the tension and it doesn't let up. A good read!
Wow. Per usual it was better than the movie. Although there were so many differences it can't really be considered the same. Go for the book.
This is a classic thriller by a masterful writer. Nancy Price is amongst the best at creating suspense and revealing a creepy character step by step until we are drawn in, sitting on the edge of our seat, and biting our fingernails!
The book gives you much more character development than a movie ever can. Although still indefensible, the book gives you better insight into the possessive zeal of the Martin.
I loved this book when I read it back in the 80s....and I plan to enjoy it again as a reread. Great suspense, characterization, and issues. Sleeping with the Enemy was also made into a movie starring Julia Roberts, and I enjoy watching it over and over.
Certainly a deep and treacherous thought journey. If you've seen and enjoyed the movie-- plus at times felt pure fear about where he is and what's next, then you'll thoroughly enjoy the deeper sense of spine tingling anticipation and dread while reading the book.