While My Sister Sleeps (Abridged) Audiobook

" This is a sweet story--that as a writer, it has challenged me to stick to a short time frame. Stories don't have to be epic sweeping tales, they can be deep intensive looks at the spirit of people during a major life event. Her characters have their quiet place for reflection and she takes you deep into that spot with her. Nice. Reflective. "

" I needed something easy and quick to give me a break from another book I've been trudging through all summer. This fit the bill. It's a one-day read dealing with family tragedy, love/hate relationship between sisters, the secrets we keep, dementia, life support, and end-of-life concerns. "

" GOOD discussion of family issues and end of life issues. Realistic family dynamics - ending was a little "cutsie" but the last chapter did have me in tears. "

" Tear jerker but very good. Look foreward to reading more of this author "

" Okay, so I listened to the audiobook. The narration would have been hard to follow without the dialogue clearly stated. I don't think I could have enduring reading the entire book. Basically, you know how it is going to end; so finish the story already! "

" Oxmoor Page Turners pick for May 2010 "

" Blah... it was ok, but no more. They compare this author to Jodi Picoult, but I certainly didn't see any of that in this book. "

" good? "

" The book got off to a slow start, but ultimately, it was a tear-jerker! "

" I loved this book. I often wonder, if it was up to me, how would I deal with a situation like this? It has been a family discussion at times, and hopefully, not something that we will ever have to contemplate. "

" This was a good story and certainly easy to read. I don't really feel like there was much sense of "I wonder what will happen" so it got a little boring at times. "

" I love Barbara Delinksky, but this just wasn't one of my favorite books from her. I didn't feel connections to the characters, depth, or any soul to the book. The plot was good, but it needed developing. "

" For me this book was a real tearjerker. It is about a family, especially a sister and a Mom, facing truly horrific decisions. Kept putting myself in their shoes and could not put the book down. "

" This book was barely ok - I think Delinsky is mimicking Picoult and not doing a very good job of it. The best part of this book for me was finishing it and returning it to the library. "

" I liked this book. Her writing reminds me of Jodi Picoult, but not as clean. "

" I found this book predictable and annoying. "

" Could not wait for this book to end. This would be a good movie for lifetime network, totally not my style! "

" an nice read about family relationships and roles siblings play. "

" I just didn't enjoy this book at all.... "

" A sad one. I liked it a lot "

" This is a story about loss and coming to terms and self discovery. It is also quite depressing...hence the three stars. "

" She is very good at family dynamics, but I'm feeling as though I prefer fantasy or mystery these days. "

" I gave this book 4 stars because even though I had a hard time connecting to the characters at first, by the time I finished I decided that I liked the book after all. Read with tissues handy! "

" Serious book. And caused me to reflect a lot and think about my own family. Usually I read to escape so I am surprised I wanted to finish the book. "

" I enjoyed this story. It investigated the roles family members play and the way a crisis changes family relationships. "

" I liked to be hooked right away, but took me 3 chapters or so for that to happen, but glad I stuck with it, was good in the end. "

" Interesting story, a little depressing at times but a good book about a family learning about each other! "

" Fast read and since I am a runner and I have 2 sisters...I could realate to both of the fiction sisters "

" good book, shed a few tears, laughed a little...worth the read "

" this book is like i don't know how to discribe this about family truth and what really matters you just have to read it to know what i am talking about "

" The mom, Katherine drove me crazy... Her obsessive personality and tunnel vision were narrow and selfish in my opinion; of course, in the end, she reconnects with her mom and chance to see her life from other's perspective. The book was OK. "

" this is a sad story about a girls sister having a heart attack and going in a coma. It talks about the hardship of coming to grasp when letting someone you love go. great read! "

" This book is story about two Sisters who live in the same place but who don't really know each other and it takes an accident for one to really take a hard look at her sister whom she loved but didn't really know. "

" Written very well showing the challenges and emotions in life. I was almost finished with this book when my grandmother passed away. It made it a little difficult to finish because it pulled on heart strings. "