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DallerGut Dream Department Store: The Dream You Ordered is Sold Out by Mi-Ye Lee 이미예
9 reviews
iaproton's review
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
rarityfemme's review
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
Note: I don't like giving star ratings as I dont really understand the system. Please forgive the lack of one!
I adore this book! Its so whimsical and fun. The worldbuilding is great, and really sets a beautiful scene. It's emotional at times, while still keeping the lighthearted feel. The writing is enchanting, really drawing you into the story and world of dreams.
If you were (or are!) a fan of the faraway tree series, this book has a very similar feeling to it.
I adore this book! Its so whimsical and fun. The worldbuilding is great, and really sets a beautiful scene. It's emotional at times, while still keeping the lighthearted feel. The writing is enchanting, really drawing you into the story and world of dreams.
If you were (or are!) a fan of the faraway tree series, this book has a very similar feeling to it.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death and Death of parent
frankieclc's review
3.5
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: Child death and Death
aj_langley's review
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
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
rieviolet's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
I am in a bit of a reading slump and really struggling to find books that can really capture my attention. I picked up this book looking for a quick and enjoyable read and that's what I got, no more and no less.
The magical aspects of the novel are what I appreciated the most, I think that the world-building is quite interesting and unique.
I have to say that I was not particularly captured by the writing style, it was readable enough but quite plain.
Also, the story is structured in a sort of episodic narrative so some subplots were more interesting, while others fell a bit flat for me. I think that towards the end the tone might have gotten a little too saccharine for my cold heart and the ending was a bit abrupt.
The magical aspects of the novel are what I appreciated the most, I think that the world-building is quite interesting and unique.
I have to say that I was not particularly captured by the writing style, it was readable enough but quite plain.
Also, the story is structured in a sort of episodic narrative so some subplots were more interesting, while others fell a bit flat for me. I think that towards the end the tone might have gotten a little too saccharine for my cold heart and the ending was a bit abrupt.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Grief
Minor: Death, Suicidal thoughts, Ableism, and Child death
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