The Hypnotist's Love Story

By: Liane Moriarty

Narrated by: Caroline Lee

Length: 16 hrs and 32 mins

Publisher's summary

This wonderfully perceptive new audiobook is about the lines we'll cross for love. It's about the murky areas between right and wrong, and the complexities of modern relationships.

The Hypnotist's Love Story is about the mild craziness that lurks behind the facades we present to the world, especially when it comes to love.

Ellen O'Farrell is an expert when it comes to human frailties. She's a hypnotherapist who helps her clients deal with everything from addictions to life-long phobias. So when she falls in love with a man who is being stalked by his ex-girlfriend she's more intrigued than frightened. What makes a supposedly smart, professional woman behave this way? She'd love to meet her!

What she doesn't know is that she already has. Saskia has been masquerading as a client, and their lives are set to collide in ways Ellen could never have predicted.

©2011 Liane Moriarty (P)2011 Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd

Very enjoyable

Liane Moriarty is one of my favourite authors. Her characters are believable with understandable moods, motivations, and actions. They are real people who find themselves dealing with an unusual situation. Caroline Lee's narration is pragmatic and well paced so she is a perfect match for the book. The story line is quirky and interesting. It may not be gripping but the story develops at a good pace so it is always easy to listen to. I smiled and laughed as I listened and felt sad but satisfied when it ended.

Entrancing, mind- shifting!

What made the experience of listening to The Hypnotist's Love Story the most enjoyable?

The character development is exquisite and I came to love all the main characters even the "bad" ones. Such a balanced view on each drew me into each twist and turn and finding myself with divided loyalty.

Who was your favorite character and why?

I loved both leading ladies actually, but it think the hypnotherapist wins out.

What does Caroline Lee bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

Caroline Lee allows one to savour the beautiful, lyrical nature of the writing and fully absorb the characters without rushing to keep up with the action.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

The ending was realistic and yet serendipitous, love those endings.

Good But too long

I liked the theme but really got bored w the over-long stuff in the middle. Just not necessary. Total of 28 chapters where the first ten and last four are required. Rest absolutely not needed.

Fifth book ! Fifth five stars !

This is the fifth book I have listened to by Liane Moriarity ... And I have enjoyed every single one !

Enjoyed it!

I Enjoyed this book even more than I thought I would. I also learned a few things along the way.

Marvellously original characters

Ellen, the central character of this delightful, funny and elegant story, is refreshingly different. Caught in a relentless self-awareness that therapists must find so hard to shrug off, she is charming, disarming and sometimes very funny. Here are people who, like so many of us, try to live good and careful lives, but run adrift without really knowing why. But Ellen collects herself and presses on, finding a way through with her mix of philosophy, restraint and willingness. The very wholesomeness of her expectations keeps us taught with fear of their failure.
The stalker in this story, Ellen's opposite, is skilfully and compassionately drawn and remarkably real and familiar to us as readers. Who among us has not been at least some way down the path of the stalker? We are taken into her world of pain and injustice but not left to find our own way out.
Many levels of emotion, humour and philosophical exploration in this clean, gracious story,

Quite boring

I cannot recommend this book. It is childish and boring. The characters mind set is psychological off and monotonous

Mindless Entertainment!

What did you love best about The Hypnotist's Love Story?

The dialogue and humour.

What other book might you compare The Hypnotist's Love Story to and why?

The Rosie Project. The humour

What three words best describe Caroline Lee’s performance?

Simple, realistic and memorable

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes

Any additional comments?

Spoiler Alert!! I was surprised at the ending...

Turned out to be quite light-hearted

Taking into account that my only encounter with Liane Moriarty had been just BBL TV series, I was happy to discover that this one wasn’t that intense and no domestic violence was involved (if you are like me and sometimes just want a mental getaway from the hardships of the world, I think it’s good to know that it’s not that kind of a book).

It was dragging at times, and going through the first chapter I thought “do I really need to hear all that inner dialogue of the heroine?”. Then, it got better.

I liked all things connected to hypnotherapy. Somehow could relate to the antagonist and liked her arc, as well as how it was intertwined with the main character’s one.

I got what I expected - some romance, some suspense, good help with going to sleep - not too gripping a book to become an all-nighter, and not too boring one to switch to something else.

a really good listen

What made the experience of listening to The Hypnotist's Love Story the most enjoyable?

The narration was very easy to listen to. Plus it was a great story

What did you like best about this story?

I liked the characters in the story, it was really interesting

Have you listened to any of Caroline Lee’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

This is my 3rd book that she has narrated, I've loved all of them

If you could rename The Hypnotist's Love Story, what would you call it?

The hypnotist and the stalker

Any additional comments?

It was a great listen, I didn't want it to end. This is the last of liane moriarty audiobooks available for me to listen to, so I feel a little lost for another book now.