An Uninteresting and Confusing Read
591417
Sight Reading by Daphne Kalotay was uninteresting, confusing and a difficult read. Based on the cover description, I expected a great story from Daphne Kalotay. What I got instead was a book that refused to hold my attention. I lost complete interest in this book and honestly don't know if I will ever finish reading it.
948346
Very difficult to read dry and uninteresting
651262
I know  many people liked this book, but I found the author's meandering from character to character, interspersed with back and forth time changes, confusing and failed to pull it all together. I saw very little "light" in this very depressing story and the endless prose like descriptive passages distracting. Sorry, cannot recommend this book.
3571670
Yep it is pretty uninteresting and unlikely. I've loved some of this author's other books but couldn't finish this one. I got what he was trying to do but it didn't work for me
2825855
I think what was most tiring about this book -- and most disappointing, because I really looked forward to reading it -- was all the names and unfamiliar terms which were often not explained, and the pointless details which seemed to lead nowhere.

I struggled through the entire book to figure out what the plot was.  It wasn't about growing up Muslim in America.  I have read other books with that premise as a very legitimate and readable plot.  This book was not one of them.  If it's what the author intended, then she's just not a good writer.  I suspect, however, that it's nothing more than poorly constructed fiction as a thinly-disguised platform for the author's personal views and experiences. The ending was terribly disappointing and stretched the limits of credulity more than any other book I can remember reading.

I see that some others enjoyed the book, but I don't mind being in the minority.  I'm giving it two stars instead of one because there were a few parts of the book which are briefly interesting until you realize they are extraneous and relatively without purpose.  This is not a book I can recommend.
420802
A little more than halfway through this novel, and I just can't force myself to read it anymore.  It's tedious and uninteresting.  The characters are boring, the plot is boring and there's lots of very detailed descriptive information that doesn't add anything to the story.
3915568
This book was horribly confusing. The story jumped from one portion to another using mere paragraph switches (and did this often), and it was difficult to determine what was happening, or which character was involved from scene to scene. In addition, the author spent more time with the characters' dialogue than with actual character development, so I couldn't relate to, or care about, any of the main characters. Lastly, there was not one scary element in this book. The "horror" was sub-par at best, and there was so little of it throughout the book, that I don't even feel that this should be categorized as a horror novel. The author spent too much time on meaningless sub-plots that didn't aid in the story development, instead of focusing on the main story and building a compelling tale. Definitely a disappointment.
3891613
I can sum this review up in one sentence. I spent the entire time thinking what the hell am I reading That easy. I couldn't decide during the entire reading if the characters were insane, mentally ill and hallucinating or if the author was unsure what the hell they were doing. Tangents run rampant, I swear there is one on almost every page, and it makes you end up jumping back and forth so much you are unsure if there is a point to it all. A point to the tangents, to the story, to anything. It is way to skip and hop for me. I couldn't even focus on what the story was supposed to be about because the author didn't stick to it for longer than half a page before another tangent came up! I am not even sure how one accomplishes such a thing. All in all, this was a complete skip it book in my opinion. I mean what kind of book has more tangents than plot? Some people might find the tangents amusing but I was not one of them.  The book was too boring and lacking for me to enjoy.
3280005
I received an advance review copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.  I did not care for this book and found it very difficult and confusing to read.  At first I thought the main character had some type of seizure or a mental or physical problem and needed to be under the care of a physician, therapist, or psychiatrist.  Eventually the author presented this as traveling back in time.  The book became very tedious for me to read and I became bored near the end when the author had the main character re-live the death of her son over and over and over and over until the details of the event were changed.  I still think the main character needed some professional help.  I guess Im not into time travel.  I don't feel that I can recommend this book as I didn't enjoy reading it.
4284874
In the end the book wasn't a hit for me. It started out interesting; I wanted to know the mystery with the house. Then the story goes weird and confusing. And suddenly I turned the last page and the book was over. And I felt let down. It was never ever scary, if stuffed animals creeps you out, then perhaps this book will scare you. But for me it felt just like a waste of time, I could have read something much better that this book.
157194
I like to read books about time travel and there are a lot of very well written books out there that have taken me to different places and many different experiences. This was not one of those "well-written" books. Granted, all time travel has an element of fantasy. This was more fantasy than I expected and I tried to go with it. I tried to like it, but in addition to the fantasy it just did not make any sense. The author tried to lay the groundwork for several possible plot lines of interest but those stories never went anywhere. As the reader I felt I was left high and dry on several occasions. Overall, a very disappointing read.
1379802
The first thing I noticed while reading this book was how disjointed and unclear everything seemed. There is no mention of a dog, until it licks one girls hand in the car, then never mentioned again until almost the very end. There is no mention of Naomi being blind, you kind of just put it together on your own. At first I thought this was written by a teenager, just because of the way it was written and how unclear things were. It's also written like a screen play instead of a normal book. EX: Instead of something being written as "What do you wish, Michelle?" asks Emily, It is written as Emily:What do you wish Michelle?

Not too big of a deal, but im not used to reading a book like that.  With the way some words were misused, and the tone in parts of the book, I believe that English may not be the authors first language. I tried to get into the story, but it was very hard for me to connect.
810612
The story was slow, boring and difficult to understand what was happening throughout 3/4 of it.  I stopped reading it for days at a time, but must admit the last quarter of the book was good.  The pace picked up and once certain happenings were explained in a clearer manner, I started to get "into" the mental picture and was saying "aahh".so that's why he kept her prisoner.  Overall, I would not recommend this book.,
1308856
I was hoping for a good read from this new author but was very disappointed.  I kept reading waiting for something to happen.  Nothing did.  The so called plot was boring and ridiculous.  Going over the same information twenty times is boring.  The plot made no sense, overall.  Characters were uninteresting and one dimensional.  This is one of the worst books I have ever read and will not be reading any others he may get someone to publish.
14177
This book was most disappointing. The plot was so complex and involved it was hard to follow or to believe. The characters were  difficult to relate to and their behaviour was quite ridiculous. It needed an editor as it rambled on not seeming to know where to go next. I am sorry that I have nothing positive to say about this novel.
224771
This book moves slowly and I didn't have any interest or affection for the characters. This is a boring read.
2785527
**1.5 Stars**

I was able to get about 150 pages into the book before I gave up. I did end up skimming a few parts to see if it got better, but it just didn't hold my interest. The two people in one body  and pretty much in one mind  made the book difficult to read. It was confusing at points and there was no character that I was able to connect with. Eva and Addie just didn't have a spark that drew me into their story.

Dont get me wrong, I applaud the author for trying to take that voice in the back of your head and make it into a story. It just didn't work for me. I also did like the authors writing style, it flowed really well, so I will look for more of her work  just not in this series.