Survive the Night definitely stigmatized mental illness by insinuating that Charlie’s daydreams (the “movies in her head”) were hallucinations brought on by some sort of mental illness.Įmily: Yes, I too have taken Klonopin before. While I’m sure that Klonopin, like any medicine, has its share of nasty side effects, I’ve known lots of people who have taken it and, you know, not wildly hallucinated and lost the ability to distinguish reality and fiction. Obviously we looked up what that might be and discovered it’s Klonopin, a drug I’ve seen used to treat anxiety. Woof, it’s a doozy.Įarly in the novel, Charlie talks about these small, round orange pills she’s taking. More important than Sager’s gender or writing ability are the issues covered in the novel. It seems.disingenuous? I know there are plenty of women who write under masculine-sounding pen names because of bias in publishing, but using a feminine pen name to enter into one of the most women-dominated genres is kind of gross to me. Mary: You know, I can’t help but think that his pen name is a way to sell to women, too, and that really bothers me. So… sorry if you were hoping for a deep dive into Sager’s writing style or recurring themes. I know a lot of people have read his other novels, but I have not.
And we all know psychological thrillers written by women sell like Gone Girl. In fact, it was so long ago, I think it’s on our old, now-defunct blog? His real name is Todd Ritter, but let’s be real, he’s going by Riley Sager because it sounds vaguely feminine.
Like you said, I’ve read one of his novels, Final Girls, which Kelli and I actually reviewed for the blog way back when. Mary: So Emily, do you want to tell us a little bit about Riley Sager and his work, since you’ve actually read some of his other novels?Įmily: I would not say I’m a Riley Sager expert or anything. (Spoilers for Survive the Night to follow.) Charlie quickly begins to question if Josh could be the infamous Campus Killer as she plots her escape. Charlie uses a rideshare bulletin board (oh yeah, it’s 1991) to find Josh, a lonely college student looking for a companion on a road trip of his own. The novel focuses on Charlie Jordan, who needs to get out of town as quickly as possible following the death of her roommate and best friend, Maddie. On a recent road trip (to see the rest of the Squad!), Emily and Mary listened to the new book by Riley Sager, Survive the Night. Wow, do we have a treat for readers today.
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