The House of Sleep

by Peter

The House of Sleep by Jonathan Coe is a tale of the sleep-filled and sleep-deprived lives of four students at a university and how their lives intertwine. I picked up this book before boarding my flight back to the US. It was just a chance purchase. Something about the cover caught my eye and the subject was interesting. And no, it wasn't the rumpled sheets on a bed that grabbed my attention.

It is a short read, a few hours, but well worth it. Even though some parts are predictable, this story engaged me and made me care about these people. Love and obsession are the primary motivations for the characters: Sarah, Robert, Terry, and Gregory. If you don't mind a few lesbian situations, and a little sexual explicitness, this is a good read.