Oh, I generally love this author. I buy his books sight unseen and usually rave about them.
But this one - oh, this one...it failed for me rather spectacularly.
Our diverse characters were shamefully stereotypical. Whether it was the Indian guy with the Elvis haircut or the horny Asian girl who kept confusing her Ls and Rs, I was simply cringing.
Our main character was primarily concerned with girlfriends and never once felt like anyone with any authority or scientific knowledge.
I expected things to get weird, but I didn't expect to just be completely stunned into disbelief. What one character manages to do to themselves was...unfortunate and unbelievable.
Our basic plot was actually interesting. I was intrigued by what would happen with the experiment and was...disappointed by the end result.
So, a misstep for me, but I will read the author again. I still like his work. Just not this one.
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"Jeremy Bates writes like a deviant angel I'm glad doesn't live on my shoulder" ‒ Christian Galacar, author of GILCHRIST
"The perfect antidote to a restful night's sleep, The Sleep Experiment is a fast-paced thriller that will keep the pages turning late into the night" ‒ Steven Sayers, author of THE SOUL DWELLER
"Jeremy Bates is a skilled weaver of nightmares" ‒ Ambrose Ibsen, author of THEHAUNTING OF BEACON HILL
"Jeremy Bates knows scary. You're going to have a good time with whatever he writes" ‒ Jeff Menapace, author of BAD GAMES
"A compelling and provocative read. One cannot help but wonder how important sleep really is" ‒ Booklist
"[Bates] is the real deal. He is a bit of a mix of Stephen King and Richard Laymon. You won't regret your purchase" ‒ Amazon Top Contributor
"I keep hearing this author being compared to the likes of Stephen King or Dean Koontz. I think [he] should be known for his OWN style of writing" ‒ Amazon Reviewer
"Will remind readers what chattering teeth sound like" ‒ Kirkus Reviews
"Voracious readers of horror will delightfully consume the contents of Bates's World's Scariest Places books" ‒ BookLife Prize
"Creatively creepy and sure to scare"‒ The Japan Times
"Thriller fans and readers of Stephen King, Joe Lansdale, and other masters of the art will find much to love" ‒ Midwest Book Review
"An ice-cold thriller full of mystery, suspense, fear" ‒ David Moody, author of HATER and AUTUMN
"I have long been a fan of Dean Koontz, Stephen King, and Frank Peretti and I feel confident that I can now add Jeremy Bates to that list" ‒ Jennifer Wilson, Reader Views
"Reads like a combination of Stephen King, Dean Koontz, and Clive Barker" ‒ Diane Donovan, Midwest Book Review
"A page-turner in the true sense of the word" ‒ HorrorAddicts
"Will make your skin crawl" ‒ Scream Magazine
"Shocking" ‒ Booklist
"Told with an authoritative voice full of heart and insight" ‒ Richard Thomas, Bram Stoker nominated author
"Grabs and doesn't let go until the end" ‒ Writer's Digest
"A horror writer to watch" ‒ True Review
"Bates offers a truly chilling tale that reminds readers that humans can be the worst type of monster to fear, after all" ‒ BookLife Prize
"Would make a great screenplay!"‒ Suspense Magazine
"Bates doesn't miss a trick" ‒ Glenn Kleier, New York Times bestselling author
"Bates knows how to creep into his reader's mind and toy around" ‒ Horror Palace
"Something to give you chills before you go to bed" ‒ San Francisco Book Review
"Excellent!" ‒ Andrew Peterson, international bestselling author of FIRST TO KILL
"Spellbinding" ‒ Bestsellersworld
"Will delight horror fans who want their novels steeped in psychological suspense as well as action" ‒ Midwest Book Review
"Invites you to read it in one sitting" ‒ Hellnotes
"The perfect antidote to a restful night's sleep, The Sleep Experiment is a fast-paced thriller that will keep the pages turning late into the night" ‒ Steven Sayers, author of THE SOUL DWELLER
"Jeremy Bates is a skilled weaver of nightmares" ‒ Ambrose Ibsen, author of THEHAUNTING OF BEACON HILL
"Jeremy Bates knows scary. You're going to have a good time with whatever he writes" ‒ Jeff Menapace, author of BAD GAMES
"A compelling and provocative read. One cannot help but wonder how important sleep really is" ‒ Booklist
"[Bates] is the real deal. He is a bit of a mix of Stephen King and Richard Laymon. You won't regret your purchase" ‒ Amazon Top Contributor
"I keep hearing this author being compared to the likes of Stephen King or Dean Koontz. I think [he] should be known for his OWN style of writing" ‒ Amazon Reviewer
"Will remind readers what chattering teeth sound like" ‒ Kirkus Reviews
"Voracious readers of horror will delightfully consume the contents of Bates's World's Scariest Places books" ‒ BookLife Prize
"Creatively creepy and sure to scare"‒ The Japan Times
"Thriller fans and readers of Stephen King, Joe Lansdale, and other masters of the art will find much to love" ‒ Midwest Book Review
"An ice-cold thriller full of mystery, suspense, fear" ‒ David Moody, author of HATER and AUTUMN
"I have long been a fan of Dean Koontz, Stephen King, and Frank Peretti and I feel confident that I can now add Jeremy Bates to that list" ‒ Jennifer Wilson, Reader Views
"Reads like a combination of Stephen King, Dean Koontz, and Clive Barker" ‒ Diane Donovan, Midwest Book Review
"A page-turner in the true sense of the word" ‒ HorrorAddicts
"Will make your skin crawl" ‒ Scream Magazine
"Shocking" ‒ Booklist
"Told with an authoritative voice full of heart and insight" ‒ Richard Thomas, Bram Stoker nominated author
"Grabs and doesn't let go until the end" ‒ Writer's Digest
"A horror writer to watch" ‒ True Review
"Bates offers a truly chilling tale that reminds readers that humans can be the worst type of monster to fear, after all" ‒ BookLife Prize
"Would make a great screenplay!"‒ Suspense Magazine
"Bates doesn't miss a trick" ‒ Glenn Kleier, New York Times bestselling author
"Bates knows how to creep into his reader's mind and toy around" ‒ Horror Palace
"Something to give you chills before you go to bed" ‒ San Francisco Book Review
"Excellent!" ‒ Andrew Peterson, international bestselling author of FIRST TO KILL
"Spellbinding" ‒ Bestsellersworld
"Will delight horror fans who want their novels steeped in psychological suspense as well as action" ‒ Midwest Book Review
"Invites you to read it in one sitting" ‒ Hellnotes
From the Author
Winner, "Reader Views Literary Awards" Horror Novel Award, 2018-2019, for "Mountain of the Dead."
Finalist, "Aurealis Award for Excellence in Speculative Fiction" Horror Novella Award, 2017,for "The Mailman."
Finalist, "Australian Horror Writers Association" Shadows Award, 2017, for "The Mailman."
Winner, "Foreword INDIES" Horror Book of the Year Award Gold Medal, 2016, for "Island of the Dolls."
Finalist, "Next Generation Indie Book Awards" Horror Novel Award, 2017, for "Island of the Dolls."
Finalist, "The Skoutz Award" German Horror Award, 2017, for "Suicide Forest."
Finalist,"Aurealis Award for Excellence in Speculative Fiction" Horror Novella Award, 2016, for "Box of Bones."
Finalist, "Australian Horror Writers Association" Shadows Award, 2016, for "Box of Bones."
Winner, "Crime Writers of Canada" Arthur Ellis Award/The Lou Allen Memorial Award, 2016,for "Black Canyon."
Winner, "Australian Horror Writers Association" Shadows Award, 2015, for "The Catacombs."
Winner, "IPPY(Independent Publisher Book Awards)" Bronze Medal/Horror, 2016, for "The Catacombs."
Finalist, "Next Generation Indie Book Awards" Horror Novella Award, 2016, for "Black Canyon."
Winner, "Reader Views Literary Award" Global Award, 2014-2015, for "Suicide Forest."
Honorable Mention, "Reader Views Literary Award" Mystery/Thriller/Suspense/Horror Award,2014-2015, for "Suicide Forest."
Finalist, "Goodreads Choice Awards" 2015, for "Suicide Forest."
Finalist," Australian Horror Writers Association" Shadows Award, 2014, for "Suicide Forest."
Finalist, "Foreword INDIES" Horror Book of the Year Award, 2014, for "Suicide Forest."
Finalist, "Foreword INDIES" Thriller & Suspense Book of the Year Award,2012, for "White Lies."
The World's Scariest Places Series:
Finalist, "Aurealis Award for Excellence in Speculative Fiction" Horror Novella Award, 2017,for "The Mailman."
Finalist, "Australian Horror Writers Association" Shadows Award, 2017, for "The Mailman."
Winner, "Foreword INDIES" Horror Book of the Year Award Gold Medal, 2016, for "Island of the Dolls."
Finalist, "Next Generation Indie Book Awards" Horror Novel Award, 2017, for "Island of the Dolls."
Finalist, "The Skoutz Award" German Horror Award, 2017, for "Suicide Forest."
Finalist,"Aurealis Award for Excellence in Speculative Fiction" Horror Novella Award, 2016, for "Box of Bones."
Finalist, "Australian Horror Writers Association" Shadows Award, 2016, for "Box of Bones."
Winner, "Crime Writers of Canada" Arthur Ellis Award/The Lou Allen Memorial Award, 2016,for "Black Canyon."
Winner, "Australian Horror Writers Association" Shadows Award, 2015, for "The Catacombs."
Winner, "IPPY(Independent Publisher Book Awards)" Bronze Medal/Horror, 2016, for "The Catacombs."
Finalist, "Next Generation Indie Book Awards" Horror Novella Award, 2016, for "Black Canyon."
Winner, "Reader Views Literary Award" Global Award, 2014-2015, for "Suicide Forest."
Honorable Mention, "Reader Views Literary Award" Mystery/Thriller/Suspense/Horror Award,2014-2015, for "Suicide Forest."
Finalist, "Goodreads Choice Awards" 2015, for "Suicide Forest."
Finalist," Australian Horror Writers Association" Shadows Award, 2014, for "Suicide Forest."
Finalist, "Foreword INDIES" Horror Book of the Year Award, 2014, for "Suicide Forest."
Finalist, "Foreword INDIES" Thriller & Suspense Book of the Year Award,2012, for "White Lies."
The World's Scariest Places Series:
- Suicide Forest - The bad news is they're lost. There is no good news.
- The Catacombs - As close to hell as you're likely ever going to get.
- Helltown - The luckiest die first and fast. The others, well...
- Island of the Dolls - Come and see the dolls, but don't expect to leave alive.
- Mountain of the Dead - Freezing to death is the least of their worries.
- Hotel Chelsea - The most haunted hotel in America.
- Mosquito Man - Are you afraid of the dark? You should be.
- The Sleep Experiment - You'll never think about sleep the same way again.
- The Man from Taured - Where did he come from? Where will he go?
- Merfolk - Deep below the blue surface a terrifying world awaits.
- New America: Utopia Calling - A brave new world.
- White Lies - You never know where a lie may lead...
- The Taste of Fear - In the jungle, no one can hear you scream.
- Black Canyon - The new face of evil.
- Run - You can run but you can't hide.
- Rewind - Nothing is what it seems.
- Neighbors - You never know what kind of psycho may be living next door.
- Six Bullets - When there's no reason left to live, what would you do with your last six bullets?
- Box of Bones - Time is running out.
- The Mailman - Be careful what you wish for.
- Re-Roll - Life can be a bitch.
- Dark Hearts - Four critically acclaimed short novels.
- Bad People - Four critically acclaimed short novels.
- The Midnight Book Club - An eight-book collection of critically acclaimed and award-winning short novels.
- World's Scariest Places: Volume One - This omnibus edition includes books one and two in the bestselling World's Scariest Places series.
- World's Scariest Places: Volume Two - This omnibus edition includes books three and four in the bestselling World's Scariest Places series.
- World's Scariest Places: Volume Three - This omnibus edition includes books five and six in the bestselling World's Scariest Places series.
- World's Scariest Legends: Volume One - This omnibus edition includes books one and two in the bestselling World's Scariest Legends series.
- World's Scariest Legends: Volume Two - This omnibus edition includes books three and four in the bestselling World's Scariest Legends series.
From the Inside Flap
Winner, "Reader Views Literary Awards" Horror Novel Award, 2018-2019, for "Mountain of the Dead."
Finalist, "Aurealis Award for Excellence in Speculative Fiction" Horror Novella Award, 2017, for "The Mailman."
Finalist, "Australian Horror Writers Association" Shadows Award, 2017, for "The Mailman."
Winner, "Foreword INDIES" Horror Book of the Year Award Gold Medal, 2016, for "Island of the Dolls."
Finalist, "Next Generation Indie Book Awards" Horror Novel Award, 2017, for "Island of the Dolls."
Finalist, "The Skoutz Award" German Horror Award, 2017, for "Suicide Forest."
Finalist, "Aurealis Award for Excellence in Speculative Fiction" Horror Novella Award, 2016, for "Box of Bones."
Finalist, "Australian Horror Writers Association" Shadows Award, 2016, for "Box of Bones."
Winner, "Crime Writers of Canada" Arthur Ellis Award/The Lou Allen Memorial Award, 2016, for "Black Canyon."
Winner, "Australian Horror Writers Association" Shadows Award, 2015, for "The Catacombs."
Winner, "IPPY (Independent Publisher Book Awards)" Bronze Medal/Horror, 2016, for "The Catacombs."
Finalist, "Next Generation Indie Book Awards" Horror Novella Award, 2016, for "Black Canyon."
Winner, "Reader Views Literary Award" Global Award, 2014-2015, for "Suicide Forest."
Honorable Mention, "Reader Views Literary Award" Mystery/Thriller/Suspense/Horror Award, 2014-2015, for "Suicide Forest."
Finalist, "Goodreads" Choice Awards 2015, for "Suicide Forest."
Finalist, "Australian Horror Writers Association" Shadows Award, 2014, for "Suicide Forest."
Finalist, "Foreword INDIES" Horror Book of the Year Award, 2014, for "Suicide Forest."
Finalist, "Foreword INDIES" Thriller & Suspense Book of the Year Award, 2012, for "White Lies."
Finalist, "Aurealis Award for Excellence in Speculative Fiction" Horror Novella Award, 2017, for "The Mailman."
Finalist, "Australian Horror Writers Association" Shadows Award, 2017, for "The Mailman."
Winner, "Foreword INDIES" Horror Book of the Year Award Gold Medal, 2016, for "Island of the Dolls."
Finalist, "Next Generation Indie Book Awards" Horror Novel Award, 2017, for "Island of the Dolls."
Finalist, "The Skoutz Award" German Horror Award, 2017, for "Suicide Forest."
Finalist, "Aurealis Award for Excellence in Speculative Fiction" Horror Novella Award, 2016, for "Box of Bones."
Finalist, "Australian Horror Writers Association" Shadows Award, 2016, for "Box of Bones."
Winner, "Crime Writers of Canada" Arthur Ellis Award/The Lou Allen Memorial Award, 2016, for "Black Canyon."
Winner, "Australian Horror Writers Association" Shadows Award, 2015, for "The Catacombs."
Winner, "IPPY (Independent Publisher Book Awards)" Bronze Medal/Horror, 2016, for "The Catacombs."
Finalist, "Next Generation Indie Book Awards" Horror Novella Award, 2016, for "Black Canyon."
Winner, "Reader Views Literary Award" Global Award, 2014-2015, for "Suicide Forest."
Honorable Mention, "Reader Views Literary Award" Mystery/Thriller/Suspense/Horror Award, 2014-2015, for "Suicide Forest."
Finalist, "Goodreads" Choice Awards 2015, for "Suicide Forest."
Finalist, "Australian Horror Writers Association" Shadows Award, 2014, for "Suicide Forest."
Finalist, "Foreword INDIES" Horror Book of the Year Award, 2014, for "Suicide Forest."
Finalist, "Foreword INDIES" Thriller & Suspense Book of the Year Award, 2012, for "White Lies."
About the Author
USA TODAY and #1 AMAZON overall bestselling author Jeremy Bates has published more than twenty novels and novellas, which have been translated into several languages, optioned for film and TV, and downloaded more than one million times. Midwest Book Review compares his work to "Stephen King, Joe Lansdale, and other masters of the art." He has won both an Australian Shadows Award and a Canadian Arthur Ellis Award. He was also a finalist in the Goodreads Choice Awards, the only major book awards decided by readers. The novels in the "World's Scariest Places" series are set in real locations and include Suicide Forest in Japan, The Catacombs in Paris, Helltown in Ohio, Island of the Dolls in Mexico, Mountain of the Dead in Russia, and Hotel Chelsea in New York City. The novels in the "World's Scariest Legends" series are based on real legends and include Mosquito Man, The Sleep Experiment, and The Man From Taured. You can check out any of these places or legends on the web. Also, visit JEREMYBATESBOOKS.COM to receive Black Canyon, winner of Crime Writers of Canada The Lou Allin Memorial Award.
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- ASIN : B07SC83P32
- Publisher : Ghillinnein Books (August 27, 2019)
- Publication date : August 27, 2019
- Language : English
- File size : 2294 KB
- Simultaneous device usage : Unlimited
- Text-to-Speech : Enabled
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
- X-Ray : Enabled
- Word Wise : Enabled
- Print length : 259 pages
- Page numbers source ISBN : 1988091381
- Lending : Enabled
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This was awful. The story was completely dull until halfway/the end, and at that point it took a completely sudden and unprepared turn that there was no build up to explain the main characters actions. As others have mentioned, every person was written so stereo-typically that it was cringey. I'm sure this author has better books, but this is the first of his I have read and it will be the last. I collect books - but I threw this one away.
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Stereotyped characters. Too many unbelievable plot holes. We are to believe that an MD with a PhD is a tenured psychology professor who is the head of his department and teaches undergraduate courses but apparently has no graduate assistants so he puts an ad in the paper to recruit undergraduates to help monitor his experiment, which involves gassing subjects to stay awake for three weeks. The two he picks to monitor the subjects have no medical training. However, this is ok because they are wearing smart watches that record "heart rates and stress levels." The author implies that the professor is able to get around ethical issues because he is providing his own funding. Right. The psychology professor is also apparently unaware of APA guidelines prohibiting sexual relationships with students. The stupidity just kept coming so I stopped reading less than 40 pages in.
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Reviewed in the United States on September 21, 2019
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This is one novel I won’t forget!
I was ready to rate “The Sleep Experiment” with 4 stars until I read the ending. And what an ending! So that’s why I rated this terrific novel with 5 stars.
This story was part horror, part suspense, part thriller. Mr. Bates writing was searing & powerful. The characters were realistic & believable. (Even those that didn’t make it out alive.) The plot was realistic. The reader can imagine an experiment like that executed by Dr. Wallis could exist. Which makes this novel all the more horrible.
TSE is definitely a novel worth reading.
I was ready to rate “The Sleep Experiment” with 4 stars until I read the ending. And what an ending! So that’s why I rated this terrific novel with 5 stars.
This story was part horror, part suspense, part thriller. Mr. Bates writing was searing & powerful. The characters were realistic & believable. (Even those that didn’t make it out alive.) The plot was realistic. The reader can imagine an experiment like that executed by Dr. Wallis could exist. Which makes this novel all the more horrible.
TSE is definitely a novel worth reading.
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This is the 2nd book in the legends series.. Where as Mosquito Man seemed to stretch the imagination ,"Sleep Experiment" resonates as something that could possibly happen in todays' time of with a megalomaniacal professor at the helm. The buildup of Roy Wallis' character was also entertaining & rooted for him one minute than hated him the next, for Bates does a good job @ postponing & revealing the leads true intentions & hypothesis as well. I find myself still thinking about this book & look forward to bed each night as the effects of sleep deprivation really could be quite terrifying and I don't ever plan to find out about them, especially after this reading this! My faves of Bates' are still the Catacombs & Mountain of the Dead, but this story is up there among his best for me. Definitely looking forward for more to come in this series, hopefully he will continue excel in writing each new story as this second in this series is better than the first.
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The Russian Sleep Experiment is one of my favorite internet horror stories. This is based upon that, treating it like an urban legend, but then a very real study based on sleep deprivation is done. What are the acceptable boundaries of science? What happens when we push for answers? This is a slow start, but it has a great build up to how the two test subjects breakdown, and then how the science itself goes off the rails. Great tension, some great horror here and it raises some really valid questions that make you think, or might make you want to sleep with a light on, depending.
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The promotional blurbs on the cover, etc. say this writer is like Stephen King. I disagree. I'm an avid King reader, and this book doesn't read like King to me; rather, I think Bates has his own unique style.
Very good character development, especially of the antihero's character. It's very well done and very troubling.
My only problem (reason for four instead of five stars) is with realism. This is not fantasy genre. It's set in specific, real locations (Berkeley, Oakland, S.F., and Marin County's Samuel P. Taylor Park), during a specific time-frame (May - June 2018). As such, it should be true to life. We should have accurate descriptions of the settings.
But the realism gets blown early on when he states that a day in May 2018, in Berkeley, was "humid." It wasn't humid. I was there, I know. The Bay Area is rarely, if ever, humid. If he wanted to set the story in a humid locale, he could have used Houston, TX or a number of other places instead. A few weeks later in the story, a HUGE, massive rain storm with lots of thunder, lightening and wind, rips through Berkeley (June 2018). It didn't. Again, I was there, I know. The Bay Area rarely, if ever, has summer storms, especially of that magnitude.
If the author absolutely had to have the storm, perhaps he could have included some dialogue about a freak summer storm, the like as hasn't been seen in the SF Bay Area in over a century. That could make it plausible, at least.
If I hadn't grown up in S.F. Bay Area all my life, I probably wouldn't have noticed the weather / storm issues. But since I have (and was there in May-June 2018), I was kinda like "WTF?" while reading those things.
But again, except for these details, it was an excellent story.
Very good character development, especially of the antihero's character. It's very well done and very troubling.
My only problem (reason for four instead of five stars) is with realism. This is not fantasy genre. It's set in specific, real locations (Berkeley, Oakland, S.F., and Marin County's Samuel P. Taylor Park), during a specific time-frame (May - June 2018). As such, it should be true to life. We should have accurate descriptions of the settings.
But the realism gets blown early on when he states that a day in May 2018, in Berkeley, was "humid." It wasn't humid. I was there, I know. The Bay Area is rarely, if ever, humid. If he wanted to set the story in a humid locale, he could have used Houston, TX or a number of other places instead. A few weeks later in the story, a HUGE, massive rain storm with lots of thunder, lightening and wind, rips through Berkeley (June 2018). It didn't. Again, I was there, I know. The Bay Area rarely, if ever, has summer storms, especially of that magnitude.
If the author absolutely had to have the storm, perhaps he could have included some dialogue about a freak summer storm, the like as hasn't been seen in the SF Bay Area in over a century. That could make it plausible, at least.
If I hadn't grown up in S.F. Bay Area all my life, I probably wouldn't have noticed the weather / storm issues. But since I have (and was there in May-June 2018), I was kinda like "WTF?" while reading those things.
But again, except for these details, it was an excellent story.
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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 2, 2019Verified Purchase
Had there been an option , I would have given it no stars at all , I really and truly fail to understand how book reviews such as I think the New York Times rave about this author . I have read several books of his both as samples which pulled me into purchasing them and the full actual novels , only one the very first was read completely even that was heavily faulted . This one started off well enough for the first four or five chapter then went down the toilet I`m afraid , the plot of a decent novel even dealing with the extremely unbelievable must be plausible that word is not in this authors lexicon . my advice save your money and I only paid a minimal price each time thankfully . Others opinions may differ but these are my own .
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His best yet.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 1, 2020Verified Purchase
I have read all the books from this author, and I’ve thoroughly enjoyed every single one, but this is the first that I’ve read in one sitting. I found myself getting emotionally attached to all the characters. The book is full of twists and turns and although I predicted the end it didn’t spoil the enjoyment of the book in any way. I think this book is suitable for readers of Stephen King, Dean Koontz and Bentley Little to name just a few. Buy it, you won’t be disappointed at all.
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Ian Chadwick
2.0 out of 5 stars
Unimpressed
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 21, 2021Verified Purchase
This is labelled as a horror or thriller yet fails on both accounts. The first three quarters of the novella are a mix of racial stereotyping, lackluster character development, an unmoving tatic plot, and lazy writing.
The last quarter is all the above, with something actually finally happening. For a dozen pages or so. Then it stops again and we get a lengthy 'right vs wrong' afterword in the form of a trial.
Simply, book is massively over hyped. "Edge of my seat"? Only to keep me awake long enough to finish.
Thriller; Definitely not
Horror; Yes, in a chapter or two
Story = 4/10
-Start = 3/10
-Middle = 2/ 10
-End = 5/10
Writing =4/10
Character Development = 2 /10
The last quarter is all the above, with something actually finally happening. For a dozen pages or so. Then it stops again and we get a lengthy 'right vs wrong' afterword in the form of a trial.
Simply, book is massively over hyped. "Edge of my seat"? Only to keep me awake long enough to finish.
Thriller; Definitely not
Horror; Yes, in a chapter or two
Story = 4/10
-Start = 3/10
-Middle = 2/ 10
-End = 5/10
Writing =4/10
Character Development = 2 /10

Amazon Customer
4.0 out of 5 stars
Gripping but also some jarring/cringey stereotyped characters
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 24, 2019Verified Purchase
I wasn't too sure what to expect from this, but was pleasantly surprised.
The Russian sleep experiment has intrigued me for years, so was quite interesting to hear of more cases that were mentioned in the book.
Although there were a lot of stereotypical features for some of the characters, like an Asian girl with Asian stereotypes and an Indian guy with Indian sterotypes; these were sometimes cringeworthy in how stereotypical they were.
However, the story was actually really good with some twists and turns. I finished the book in 1 setting and was gripped in the first 2nd half.
I'll definitely be checking out more works from the author.
The Russian sleep experiment has intrigued me for years, so was quite interesting to hear of more cases that were mentioned in the book.
Although there were a lot of stereotypical features for some of the characters, like an Asian girl with Asian stereotypes and an Indian guy with Indian sterotypes; these were sometimes cringeworthy in how stereotypical they were.
However, the story was actually really good with some twists and turns. I finished the book in 1 setting and was gripped in the first 2nd half.
I'll definitely be checking out more works from the author.
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1.0 out of 5 stars
Avoid
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 14, 2020Verified Purchase
Poorly written characters interact in a way that never really satisfies. The premise is enticing, but never really pays off and when it tries to it comes across as cheesy. Short, but not really worth your time.
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