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A review by talknerdybookblog
The Dreamers by Karen Thompson Walker
4.0
Representation: Asian main character, Black supporting character and Immigrant supporting characters
The Dreamers was such a weird book to read while living during the coronavirus pandemic. The book has been on my TBR shelf since last summer, yet I kept putting it off, prioritizing my kindle TBR list. Then the other day I randomly wanted to read a physical book and chose The Dreamers by chance.
I didn’t even re-read the synopsis: I vaguely remembered the book was about a mysterious illness that causes–seemingly–permanent sleep. However, reading The Dreamers and recognizing the similarities to the current pandemic was jolting–even more so when one of the MCs happens to be a college student who is quickly placed under quarantine after her dorm floor becomes the site of patient zero.
Read my review on my blog:
Talk Nerdy Book Blog | The Dreamers Review
Ending: Bittersweet HFN
Possible Triggers:
• Violence
• Death due to the airborne virus and fire
Mature Themes:
• Teen Pregnancy
• Allusions to an extra-marital affair
• Psychological effects of an airborne virus being loose in your town
The Dreamers was such a weird book to read while living during the coronavirus pandemic. The book has been on my TBR shelf since last summer, yet I kept putting it off, prioritizing my kindle TBR list. Then the other day I randomly wanted to read a physical book and chose The Dreamers by chance.
I didn’t even re-read the synopsis: I vaguely remembered the book was about a mysterious illness that causes–seemingly–permanent sleep. However, reading The Dreamers and recognizing the similarities to the current pandemic was jolting–even more so when one of the MCs happens to be a college student who is quickly placed under quarantine after her dorm floor becomes the site of patient zero.
Read my review on my blog:
Talk Nerdy Book Blog | The Dreamers Review
Ending: Bittersweet HFN
Possible Triggers:
• Violence
• Death due to the airborne virus and fire
Mature Themes:
• Teen Pregnancy
• Allusions to an extra-marital affair
• Psychological effects of an airborne virus being loose in your town