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lindsaynixon 's review for:
The Dreamers
by Karen Thompson Walker
THAT WAS GREAT! 4.5 stars.
I agree with other reviewers that the ending didn't quite match up to the caliber of the rest of the story and while it was a full "resolution" it felt a little undercooked.
This book was the marriage of two movies I love: Inception and Contagion. It also has a bit of a dystopian zombie/patient 0 feel even though there are no zombies what-so-ever.
I have no idea how this book ended up on my library holds list (I was surprised to get the notification it was ready for me) but I AM SO GLAD IT DID. I think I might have accidentally requested this when I meant to request [b:Strange the Dreamer|28449207|Strange the Dreamer (Strange the Dreamer, #1)|Laini Taylor|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1519915549s/28449207.jpg|48158509] which is actually a perfect title for this story.
SUMMARY: It starts with a college girl who doesn't wake up. She's not dead or in a coma, she's asleep. Soon other students start falling asleep too... it quickly becomes an "epidemic" but is isolated to this area of California. Hundreds of people are "sleeping" and nothing is waking them up. Most people stay alive through this, only dying if someone doesn't find them in time (they would succumb to dehydration eventually without aid). After a while, one of the "dreamers" wakes up, then others do. They all have varying dreams. Some people dreamed of the past, some of the future, some of loved ones or they had nightmares. The story centers around several people in this town and their experiences as this plague happens.
I agree with other reviewers that the ending didn't quite match up to the caliber of the rest of the story and while it was a full "resolution" it felt a little undercooked.
This book was the marriage of two movies I love: Inception and Contagion. It also has a bit of a dystopian zombie/patient 0 feel even though there are no zombies what-so-ever.
I have no idea how this book ended up on my library holds list (I was surprised to get the notification it was ready for me) but I AM SO GLAD IT DID. I think I might have accidentally requested this when I meant to request [b:Strange the Dreamer|28449207|Strange the Dreamer (Strange the Dreamer, #1)|Laini Taylor|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1519915549s/28449207.jpg|48158509] which is actually a perfect title for this story.
SUMMARY: It starts with a college girl who doesn't wake up. She's not dead or in a coma, she's asleep. Soon other students start falling asleep too... it quickly becomes an "epidemic" but is isolated to this area of California. Hundreds of people are "sleeping" and nothing is waking them up. Most people stay alive through this, only dying if someone doesn't find them in time (they would succumb to dehydration eventually without aid). After a while, one of the "dreamers" wakes up, then others do. They all have varying dreams. Some people dreamed of the past, some of the future, some of loved ones or they had nightmares. The story centers around several people in this town and their experiences as this plague happens.