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A review by whatellisreadnext
Fever Dream by Samanta Schweblin
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
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A young woman lies dying in a hospital, David sits beside the bed, pushing her to recount the events that lead her here.
I'm struggling to put into words what I just read. Fever Dream does what it says on the tin, it is a scattered, dreamlike, tense, unnerving, mind f*ck of a novel. When I finished it last night, I proceeded to read the last ten pages over and over again. I then went to bed and laid their thinking about it. It even seeped into my dreams. And then when I woke up this morning I still can't get it out of my brain.
I recommend reading this in one or two sittings, I think the unnerving nature of it and the incessant need to flip the pages, only happens if you're in it till the end. I've read so many other reviews this morning trying to get my head straight, to end up only more confused. I did learn how it comments on the use of pesticides in Argentina and how they're infecting the people around them. This was something I didn't know about until reading this, and I think the use of motherhood and that 'Safety Distance' really added to the intensity of this problem.
I will say the ending fell a little flat for me. I wish it had ended stronger, but I do think this was done on purpose to make the reader feel lost and searching for answers.
This is the perfect little novella to read this Autumn, and one I'll be thinking about for a long time, like honestly what the hell did I just read? ππ»ββοΈ
A young woman lies dying in a hospital, David sits beside the bed, pushing her to recount the events that lead her here.
I'm struggling to put into words what I just read. Fever Dream does what it says on the tin, it is a scattered, dreamlike, tense, unnerving, mind f*ck of a novel. When I finished it last night, I proceeded to read the last ten pages over and over again. I then went to bed and laid their thinking about it. It even seeped into my dreams. And then when I woke up this morning I still can't get it out of my brain.
I recommend reading this in one or two sittings, I think the unnerving nature of it and the incessant need to flip the pages, only happens if you're in it till the end. I've read so many other reviews this morning trying to get my head straight, to end up only more confused. I did learn how it comments on the use of pesticides in Argentina and how they're infecting the people around them. This was something I didn't know about until reading this, and I think the use of motherhood and that 'Safety Distance' really added to the intensity of this problem.
I will say the ending fell a little flat for me. I wish it had ended stronger, but I do think this was done on purpose to make the reader feel lost and searching for answers.
This is the perfect little novella to read this Autumn, and one I'll be thinking about for a long time, like honestly what the hell did I just read? ππ»ββοΈ
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, and Death