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Sometimes I Lie by Alice Feeney

Meeting date: June 26, 2018 ; Star rating: 3.7/5 stars 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? Comments from attendees: When is Amber not lying?! What is "real"? (We had a deep discussion on this topic - the book club leader could not articulate our thoughts it was that deep) What is actually happening in this book? Is any of the story true? Who is really the villain? EVERYON