Stay Awake by Megan Goldin Summary
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Imagine waking up with no memory, blood on your hands, and "STAY AWAKE" scrawled everywhere. Megan Goldin's dual-timeline thriller captivated 37.9K readers with its clever amnesia premise. What terrifying truth awaits when memories return? The answer will keep you reading all night.
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When Every Morning is a Mystery
Imagine waking up in a taxi with no idea how you got there. The last thing you remember is working at your magazine job on a summer day, but outside, autumn leaves are falling. Strangers live in your apartment. Your boyfriend doesn't answer. Most disturbing are the messages scrawled on your skin: "STAY AWAKE" and "DON'T SLEEP! I FORGET EVERYTHING WHEN I FALL ASLEEP." This is Liv Reese's nightmare in Megan Goldin's psychological thriller. Liv suffers from repetitive dissociative fugue-every time she sleeps, her memory resets to two years earlier, before a traumatic event shattered her life. She navigates this fractured reality through desperate notes on her skin, Post-its, and journals. But now her journal is gone, and she's being hunted-both by police who suspect her of murder and by someone who knows exactly how vulnerable she is. Her disorientation becomes ours as we piece together her reality alongside her, trapped in a psychological vertigo that never relents.
Blood Messages and Murder Scenes
The Trauma That Shattered Everything
Connecting the Deadly Dots
Paranoia as Survival Strategy
The Science of Memory's Fragility
Finding Justice and Redemption
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"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
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"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
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"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"
"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."
"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."
"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
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"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
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"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
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"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
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"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"
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