Still life - Joy Fielding (review)

The book evoked moments of tension in me, and it was also interesting to try to put yourself in a situation where you are on the verge of life and death.

You want to find out what happened to you, why and how...but you have limited options to do so. It was on the one hand very harsh what happened, but still a very interesting probe into interpersonal relationships, the main character's memories and the current situation.

It gradually becomes clear that this was not an accident that put the main character into a coma, but a premeditated crime. But the police are already losing the trail and cannot get to the perpetrator.

Casey lies helpless, even as she regains more and more consciousness.

(I got goosebumps imagining that I couldn't move, yet I could feel everything.)

Then she manages to establish simple communication with the one person she knows she can trust. But she has to be careful not to reveal to others that she perceives everything and is able to communicate. Because someone is always trying to kill her.

Casey discovers that nothing is nearly as it originally seemed. She learns to sense her body and her surroundings through her senses again. Gradually she can distinguish voices, smells, touches... she's starting to see and slowly she can move, at least a little.

I recommend it to anyone who likes suspense, psychological depth and stories that make you think long after you finish reading.