The Coma Monologues
Book description
Do stories have the power to heal? For Gary Hawken, life in a coma offers few perks. Nurses care for him and people sit by his bed and tell him stories, but the glorious mess of life passes him by. In a world where survival depends on his ability to…
- Coming soon!
Why read it?
1 author picked The Coma Monologues as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
In The Thousand and One Nights, Scheherazade famously told stories to keep herself alive. In this novel the wife of a man in a coma uses stories to coax him back to life. The storytellers she brings to his hospital bedside include a raven, a ghost, a centaur, and Scheherazade herself. Even a house gets a monologue here. I love how this book brings the mythic aspects of life into every day for the purpose of healing. The underneath here is the man’s subconscious. The entities speaking to him exist in the every day; we just don’t normally see…
From Kim's list on bringing the mythic realm into our modern world.
Want books like The Coma Monologues?
Our community of 12,000+ authors has personally recommended 92 books like The Coma Monologues.
Share your top 3 reads of 2024!
And get a beautiful page showing off your 3 favorite reads.
1,587
readers submitted
so far, will you?
