Lorelei's Secret

[strangerthanfiction]

Has anyone else read this? I just finished it and it's left me feeling pretty cut up. To be frank, my father committed suicide in 1987 when I was just 17 and this book's brought some of the feelings back, feelings I haven't felt for a long time. But I wondered if anyone else felt this or if it's just me with my particular history.

I've just finished it myself and have had to hide the book so I'm not reminded of it. If I tell you I have a history of clinical depression, am 35 and pregnant you'll know why. Not that I feel like Lexy at all, but I have done in the past and it was a bit much revisiting it.

Cheering myself up now with the latest Scarpetta!!!

Yes, I feel as though I might have to hide the book too. When I started it I thought it wasn't going to get so moving because although it was about death it was approached in an almost 'glib' way. But as it went on I found it started to really get to me. I couldn't put it down but I sort of also dreaded picking it up if that makes sense.

I read this quite recently and absolutely loved the book. I also found it made me think of it during the day until I read the next part at night.

For me it was the relationship around the dog and what that meant that touched me the most. I haven't had anyone near me commit suicide so didn't relate so strongly with that aspect other than to feel it was a life wasted.

All in all though I enjoyed the book and will read it again.

I loved Lorelei and would have enjoyed the book more if she had featured as much as the review I'd read suggested. Was most upset about what happened to her, and that did spoil it for me a bit too. I can read 'autopsy' novels without any problem, but cruelty to animals breaks my heart, even in a story.

Yes, the fact of Lorelei losing her voice was almost too much wasn't it? And in a way I thought the whole thing was rather cruel on the main bloke (Paul?). I don't usually feel that way, I mean I think the women get the hardest time of it but he seemed to do so much to help Lexy and then to feel such guilt afterwards he kind of lost it and then ended up hurting Lorelei without meaning to.

just read this for the book club & did enjoy it. no personal experiences that made it traumatic, but it seemed to deal with the issues without being over sentimental & the 'reveal' was well built up, without being over dramatic.
i hope other people managed to 'enjoy' it in the same way that i did.