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Fever Dream
by Samanta Schweblin
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
this book is truly a fever dream.
it only took me about 2 hours to read this; this book grabs you by the maw and refuses to let go. i felt consumed by the prose and the plot, like, this book was truly insane.
i really liked how you could either interpret this as either completely truthful or completely fictional. both intepretations can be explained and demonstrated in the story. this is definitely a book that you can reread, and you feel like you must. going into this with either perspective is extremly interesting.
i'm trying to summon parts I didn't like, anything, but there really wasn't anything. it wasn't slow or wordy, or unartistic or patronizing. everything felt important and weighty, and you never wanted to put it down.
carla is absolutely a demon. i wish i didnt view her so negatively but i do. she is sympathetic based on her loneliness but that doesn't stop me from despising her willful ignorance.
david is such a compelling character, i loved how the narrative flipped itself as we became acquainted with him.
amanda felt... partially flat (wow, i succesfully summoned a complaint!) but i think that happens with every main character who has to recall their life. her main goal was to protect nina and that makes sense.
im not sure i have anything else to say. i wish i wrote this review the moment i finished this book.
9.5/10
would recommend
it only took me about 2 hours to read this; this book grabs you by the maw and refuses to let go. i felt consumed by the prose and the plot, like, this book was truly insane.
i really liked how you could either interpret this as either completely truthful or completely fictional. both intepretations can be explained and demonstrated in the story. this is definitely a book that you can reread, and you feel like you must. going into this with either perspective is extremly interesting.
i'm trying to summon parts I didn't like, anything, but there really wasn't anything. it wasn't slow or wordy, or unartistic or patronizing. everything felt important and weighty, and you never wanted to put it down.
carla is absolutely a demon. i wish i didnt view her so negatively but i do. she is sympathetic based on her loneliness but that doesn't stop me from despising her willful ignorance.
david is such a compelling character, i loved how the narrative flipped itself as we became acquainted with him.
amanda felt... partially flat (wow, i succesfully summoned a complaint!) but i think that happens with every main character who has to recall their life. her main goal was to protect nina and that makes sense.
im not sure i have anything else to say. i wish i wrote this review the moment i finished this book.
9.5/10
would recommend