A review by librarianryan
The Dream Factory by David Boriau, Goum

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

 

This book was thoroughly engrossing and ended way too soon. Andy is a kid with narcolepsy.  He falls asleep at the drop of a hat. It impacts his life with his friends and with his grandmother. One day while sleeping, he exits his dreams into the dream factory that’s helping cause them and learns a little bit about the dreamworld. This book very much reminds me of The Phantom Tollbooth. It’s the way the story is told and the emotions behind it that have that nonsensical but makes perfect sense type of storytelling. The graphics are amazing and make one think of a Pixar movie. In fact, I would love to see this fully animated. The only negative is that it ends with a cliffhanger, and I desperately need book 2.