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woodsybookworm's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Rating: 💤💤💤.5 Deep Sleeps
"Everything is possible in a dream"
The book was like a deep dive into the subconscious dream world - calming, cozy, and captivating all at once. The Dallergut Dream Department Store follows Penny as she interviews and becomes an employee of the infamous dream store, with each chapter detailing the people she meets during her time there and the little journeys that customers go on in their dreams.
This book was different in the fact that there wasn't really a grand overarching plot. The stream of consciousness writing style with each chapter following a different character, dream scenario, or deep conversation about dreams was unique but sometimes confusing - much like dreams themselves.
It was a little rough to start as I tried to figure out the dream world dynamics but once I got reading I couldn't stop. I think this is going to be one of those love it or hate it books but I definitely enjoyed the journey.
Content Warnings
Minor: Death and Grief
discocaptain's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
i was thinking about the lore constantly because i think there are so many fun concepts in here, particularly the eye sleepiness readers those were so cute!!! but also i kept wondering how this logistically worked out because it kept threatening to become a harder magic system. instead it just seemed like inside out and christmas magic/rise of the guardians style fare. i REALLY hated that i did this but i kept comparing it to bae mung-hyoon's tower that i think pulls off the whimsical twee aspects better but alas. like the names are all silly like where else are you going to get a main character called penny coming up against DallerGut and Yasnoozz Otra and Wawa Sleepland. incredible stuff. and theres a guy called vigo meyers. thats just his name. there were touching bits, i loved the chapter about death, but they meshed awkwardly with the rest of it. gah!!! i cant be too mad though it writes the creators of dreams like theyre movie directors and they have the Oscars But For Dreams like how can you not be charmed
cute beach read over the weekend, easy to bust through if you like this kinda thing.
cute beach read over the weekend, easy to bust through if you like this kinda thing.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death and Child death
bookishmillennial's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
disclaimer: I don’t really give starred reviews. I hope my reviews provide enough information to let you know if a book is for you or not. Find me here: https://linktr.ee/bookishmillennial
I read this in one sitting, and think this would do well if optioned and adapted for tv (either as a made-for-tv film or a limited series). It is pretty low-stakes, but still grapples with grief, loss, and universal feelings of loneliness, sadness, and searching for meaning. Learning about how the department store operates was fascinating and I kept thinking people would love seeing this as a cozy, whimsical, and comforting lil tv series or film.
I read this in one sitting, and think this would do well if optioned and adapted for tv (either as a made-for-tv film or a limited series). It is pretty low-stakes, but still grapples with grief, loss, and universal feelings of loneliness, sadness, and searching for meaning. Learning about how the department store operates was fascinating and I kept thinking people would love seeing this as a cozy, whimsical, and comforting lil tv series or film.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death, Grief, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, and Ableism
kirstym25's review against another edition
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death and Grief
Minor: Ableism and Chronic illness
iaproton's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
sad
medium-paced
3.25
Quite relaxing, some of the dialogue makes it less relaxing as it can be a bit lively in the audiobook. Mild humour. Quite a bit of description, but not excessively so.
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Chapter 4 deals with trauma in the form of PTSD nightmares and reliving the trauma. It isn't overly descriptive or graphic, but some may find it stressful and want to skip the chapter. Here is a short summary/spoiler of chapter 4
There is a group of angry customers, they are given calming tea and cookies and a calming perfume in a secret room that has a hidden door in the office. Some choose to continue having the dream they bought to process the trauma such as being in the army and school exams, others choose not to continue having the trauma processing dreams. Those that continue to have the processing dreams start to heal and gain a new perspective on the stressful memory, laughing it off or seeing where they can improve their lives such as reducing pressure on themselves. They begin to have positive emotions.
The main character goes to meet the maker of the nightmares, in a slightly spooky workshop.
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Chapter 5 was a lot of dialogue and not particularly relaxing or interesting, it could have been since it was in Santa's house,but sadly not.
Chapter 6, was rather boring with volume increases due to the dream maker's awards ceremony, wasn't relaxing.
The last chapters deal with dreams that allow loved ones to see the decreased in dreams of a grandma and child ,not very graphic, moderately descriptive. One woman with a terminal illness orders a custom one of these dreams before she dies.
Moderately relaxing.I enjoyed the fantasy elements with tiny bits of mystery,not knowing what would happen and the slice of life. The 2 epilogue tied some things up nicely.
I would listen to the first 3 chapters again to relax, the rest went downhill , except the epilogue 2.
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Chapter 4 deals with trauma in the form of PTSD nightmares and reliving the trauma. It isn't overly descriptive or graphic, but some may find it stressful and want to skip the chapter. Here is a short summary/spoiler of chapter 4
There is a group of angry customers, they are given calming tea and cookies and a calming perfume in a secret room that has a hidden door in the office. Some choose to continue having the dream they bought to process the trauma such as being in the army and school exams, others choose not to continue having the trauma processing dreams. Those that continue to have the processing dreams start to heal and gain a new perspective on the stressful memory, laughing it off or seeing where they can improve their lives such as reducing pressure on themselves. They begin to have positive emotions.
The main character goes to meet the maker of the nightmares, in a slightly spooky workshop.
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Chapter 5 was a lot of dialogue and not particularly relaxing or interesting, it could have been since it was in Santa's house,but sadly not.
Chapter 6, was rather boring with volume increases due to the dream maker's awards ceremony, wasn't relaxing.
The last chapters deal with dreams that allow loved ones to see the decreased in dreams of a grandma and child ,not very graphic, moderately descriptive. One woman with a terminal illness orders a custom one of these dreams before she dies.
Moderately relaxing.I enjoyed the fantasy elements with tiny bits of mystery,not knowing what would happen and the slice of life. The 2 epilogue tied some things up nicely.
I would listen to the first 3 chapters again to relax, the rest went downhill , except the epilogue 2.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death and Grief
Minor: Chronic illness, Death, and Alcohol
Minor: death of sibling,break-up ,descriptions of PTSD nightmares ,investment scam/bullying ,terminal illness, robberytania_mybookishsecret's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Child death, and Grief
frankieclc's review against another edition
3.0
I loved how gentle this was to read compared to so many other books I've read. Felt like the dialogue was quite abrupt in a lot of it, which I expect may have come from the translating? So if you can get past that it's such a sweet lil book
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death and Child death
aj_langley's review against another edition
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death and Child death
spacecars's review against another edition
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death, Grief, and Death
serendipity421's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Child death