Title: The Dreamers Pdf A Novel
“This book is stunning.”—Emily St. John Mandel, author of Station Eleven
Named one of the most anticipated books of 2019 by Vogue, Huffpost, Real Simple, PopSugar, Literary Hub, BuzzFeed, Bustle and Vulture.
One night in an isolated college town in the hills of Southern California, a first-year student stumbles into her dorm room, falls asleep—and doesn’t wake up. She sleeps through the morning, into the evening. Her roommate, Mei, cannot rouse her. Neither can the paramedics, nor the perplexed doctors at the hospital. When a second girl falls asleep, and then a third, Mei finds herself thrust together with an eccentric classmate as panic takes hold of the college and spreads to the town. A young couple tries to protect their newborn baby as the once-quiet streets descend into chaos. Two sisters turn to each other for comfort as their survivalist father prepares for disaster.
Those affected by the illness, doctors discover, are displaying unusual levels of brain activity, higher than has ever been recorded before. They are dreaming heightened dreams—but of what?
Written in luminous prose, The Dreamers is a breathtaking and beautiful novel, startling and provocative, about the possibilities contained within a human life—if only we are awakened to them.
Praise for The Dreamers
“Walker’s roving fictive eye by turns probes characters’ innermost feelings and zooms out to coolly parse topics like reality versus delusion. . . . [It has] the perfect ambiguous frame for a tense and layered plot.”—O: The Oprah Magazine
“[Walker’s] gripping, provocative novel should come with a warning: may cause insomnia.”—People (Book of the Week)
“2019’s first must-read novel . . . Alternately terrifying and moving . . . The Dreamers is overflowing with humanity.”—Jezebel
“The Dreamers is a startling, beautiful portrait of a community in peril. . . . This is an exquisite work of intimacy. Walker’s sentences are smooth, emotionally arresting—of a true, ethereal beauty. . . . This book achieves [a] dazzling, aching humanity.”—Entertainment Weekly
Great storytelling! I really wanted to like this book more! The premise was interesting...people begin falling asleep, leaving behind their loved ones and friends to wonder and struggle as their town is shut down from the outside world. While sleeping, their brains show increased activity, which can only be due to dreaming. But what are they dreaming about...the past they've lived or the future still to come? The story tended to drag a little in the middle. The best part was towards the end, when one of the characters falls asleep and you get a glimpse into what she is experiencing.The author is a great storyteller, and I'm looking forward to reading her first book.Had to edit my review I love this book and can't wait to finish it. I stayed up way too late the past two nights, and had to keep forcing myself to not look ahead. It reads like a dystopian story without all the gory horror, viciousness, and blood.-letting The scariness comes from all that is unknown. and so many questions without answers. That's not to say the sleepers and the people who care about them are not afraid, paranoid, and worried as they truly do have the unknown to deal with. Although I skimmed one or two, I wouldn't even read the reviews This is a book you want to discover on your own, so your patience will be tested. I've got about 75 pages to go, so it's possible I won't like the ending, but that wouldn't be the first time. I was hooked on The Sopranos and Lost and you know what happened with those endings !Well, I finished it. Unfortunately, I had to lower my rating to a weak 4 stars because of the ending. See last sentence of my review. I didn't read this thinking I would have to question my own ethics which I think are pretty good on the whole. Maybe that's what she wanted the reader to do. She does a little preaching on the side as I've never read such detailed accounting of the development of a fetus.Interesting but not quite what I expected The Dreamers takes the well known concept of a sudden mass breakout and the subsequent reactions that follow and gives it a slightly different twist. A student suddenly falls asleep and never wakes up. Soon, others fall into a state of seemingly permanent sleep as it becomes apparent the phenomenon is spreading. Before long, an entire town is turned upside down as residents fight for survival amid pandemic fears and forced quarantines.The story focuses on a diverse group of characters and how they deal with the sudden outbreak and subsequent fallout. This group includes a shy college freshman, a paranoid father and his two young daughters, a professional couple and their newborn daughter and a single mother psychiatrist. There are other key characters as well but these are who the story primarily focuses on and I’d venture into spoiler territory if too much is shared about certain characters. Each character has their own unique challenges to overcome before and during the outbreak.The story is good but not quite what I expected, based on some of the professional descriptions. I was expecting something reminiscent of early Stephen King where some mysterious paranormal sleeping sickness attacks a town in full-blown horror fashion. However, this is actually more like King’s current work. I don’t want to slip up and spill any spoilers, so I’ll stop there. I will say, if you’re looking for a horror or super creepy paranormal tale, this isn’t really scary. In fact, I didn’t find it scary at all, not even a little. Although it moves along kind of slow and at times seems a little redundant, it never became unreadable for me. By the end of the story, I felt neutral as to whether or not I liked it. The ending felt underwhelming. Although I finished it and never really got bored, I constantly found myself pushing through with the goal of finishing the book rather than enjoying the story. There were several times when I thought things were going to pick up and become a lot more interesting and faster paced. I eventually realized and accepted the fact that what I was reading was the story and that neither the pace nor tone was going to change. It was then that my focus switched to finishing it as soon as possible.
The Last Librarian pdf
Danger& pdf
Control Freakz pdf
The Day After Never - Blood Honor (Post-Apocalyptic Dystopian Thriller - Book 1) pdf
Naturally, Charlie pdf
Reflux pdf
Star Cat pdf
The Trilisk Ruins (Parker Interstellar Travels Book 1) pdf
Gloom Rising & pdf
Sins of Mars pdf
S pdf
The Becomer pdf
Star Sharks pdf
Metrofloat New York pdf
Wanted pdf
Damned Lies pdf
Trackers pdf
Tags: B07CKFXDDN pdf,The Dreamers pdf,A Novel pdf,ebook,Karen Thompson Walker,The Dreamers: A Novel,Random House,AMERICAN SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY,California,College students,Diseases,Dreams,Dystopian fiction,Epidemics,FICTION / Dystopian,FICTION / Family Life / General,FICTION / Literary,Fiction,Fiction-Literary,Fiction/Dystopian,Fiction/Family Life - General,GENERAL,General Adult,LGBT; epidemic; coma; sleeping; dream; college; college freshman; college life; psychological thrillers; society; parenting; contemporary literature; suspense; psychological; dystopian fiction; dystopia; dystopian novel; science fiction and fantasy; science fiction books; science fiction; dystopian; family life; small town; literary fiction; literary; speculative fiction; post apocalyptic fiction; horror; horror books; relationships; coming of age; teens; teen; dreams; sleep book; survival; sisters; California; sleep; lgbt books; gay,Science fiction,Science fiction.,Sleep,United States,University towns - California, Southern,post apocalyptic fiction;horror;horror books;relationships;coming of age;teens;teen;dreams;sleep book;survival;sisters;California;sleep;lgbt books;gay;LGBT;epidemic;coma;sleeping;dream;college;college freshman;college life;psychological thrillers;society;parenting;contemporary literature;suspense;psychological;dystopian fiction;dystopia;dystopian novel;science fiction and fantasy;science fiction books;science fiction;dystopian;family life;small town;literary fiction;literary;speculative fiction,FICTION / Dystopian,FICTION / Family Life / General,FICTION / Literary,Fiction/Dystopian,Fiction/Family Life - General
Tidak ada komentar:
Posting Komentar
Catatan: Hanya anggota dari blog ini yang dapat mengirim komentar.