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The Dreamers

By: Karen Thompson Walker
Narrated by: Erin Hunter
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Publisher's Summary

The eagerly awaited new novel from the author of The Age of Miracles.

Imagine a world where sleep could trap you for days, for weeks, months.... A world where you could even die of sleep rather than in your sleep.

Karen Thompson Walker's second novel is stunning, the story of a Californian town's epidemic of perpetual sleep.

©2019 Karen Thompson Walker. All rights reserved (P)2019 Simon & Schuster, UK. All Rights Reserved.

Critic Reviews

"The Dreamers is harrowing, riveting, profoundly moving, and beautifully written. In a word, this book is stunning." (Emily St. John Mandel, author of Station Eleven)

"A modern Midsummer Night’s Dream...In this wonderful novel, Walker paints a haunting canvas exploring time, memory, consciousness, and youth." (Marisha Pessl, author of Night Film)

"Frighteningly powerful, beautiful, and uncanny, The Dreamers is a love story and also a horror story - a symphonic achievement, alternating intimate moments with a panoramic capture of a crisis in progress." (Karen Russell, author of Vampires in the Lemon Grove: And Other Stories

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lacking substance

This could have been so much more. The characterisations were shallow and lacked depth. the narration was almost insipidly nasal. The story.ine could have been really explored and more interesting. overall it did not live up to other reviews.

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interesting ideas

this was a little close to home regarding peoples reactions. I enjoyed reading it though.

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Disappointing

Too many loose ends no real story line ... it’s like the author forgot where she was going with the story so just started new threads.

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Oh for the love of god

Exhausting read. I’ve never slogged through so many wildly unnecessary adjectives in my life. The only reason I didn’t throw this book out the window in frustration is because it’s for book club.

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