Download PDF The Dreamers A Novel Audible Audio Edition Karen Thompson Walker Cassandra Campbell Random House Audio Books

Product details Audible Audiobook Listening Length 10 hours and 29 minutes Program Type Audiobook Version Unabridged Publisher Random House Audio Audible.com Release Date January 15, 2019 Whispersync for Voice Ready Language English, English ASIN B07K7W2Y4M

The Dreamers A Novel Audible Audio Edition Karen Thompson Walker Cassandra Campbell Random House Audio Books Reviews

• I loved this book so much. I finished it yesterday and just can't bring myself to start another book right now as I'm afraid whatever I read next won't measure up. I hate when that happens.
  
  Now, if I had written this review yesterday, I'd have given it 5 sparkling, shinning stars. Today though, after thinking about it all night, I lowered it to 4 stars.
  
  The book is beautifully written. The narrative is perhaps one of my favorite that I've ever read. It's told in the third person, but in a way that really makes you appreciate the characters without getting too close to any of them. There are a lot of people in this book, and while none of them can be described as the main character, or lead, you start to feel something for each of them (well, I did at least).
  
  The only reason I dropped off a star is the ending. I really don't want to give anything away, so I apologize if I'm vague, but things were wrapped up very quickly and with no explanation. Where did the virus come from? Why did it suddenly stop spreading? Why were some people asleep so much longer than others? Also, what happened with the college students who escaped? Were they discovered? What about the hotel clerk?
  
  While we learn the fate of all the 'main' characters, there were others who were mentioned that we don't get a follow-up of. The business men and women...what happened to them? The teens I previously mentioned who ran off...did they end up being ok?
  
  In the end, I choose to overlook some of these things. Yes, I would have liked an explanation for the virus, as well as an explanation for it's disappearance, but the writing was so wonderful, and the story so good, that I won't hold the last couple chapters against the entire book.
  
  I definitely recommend this. I've already asked a few of my friends to read it so we can discuss it, and, while we're only 5 minutes into 2019, I have a feeling this will rank as one of my favorites for the year.
• I love this book and can't wait to finish it. I stayed up way too late the past two nights, and had to keep forcing myself to not look ahead. It reads like a dystopian story without all the gory horror, viciousness, and blood.-letting The scariness comes from all that is unknown. and so many questions without answers. That's not to say the sleepers and the people who care about them are not afraid, paranoid, and worried as they truly do have the unknown to deal with. Although I skimmed one or two, I wouldn't even read the reviews This is a book you want to discover on your own, so your patience will be tested. I've got about 75 pages to go, so it's possible I won't like the ending, but that wouldn't be the first time. I was hooked on The Sopranos and Lost and you know what happened with those endings !
  
  Well, I finished it. Unfortunately, I had to lower my rating to a weak 4 stars because of the ending. See last sentence of my review. I didn't read this thinking I would have to question my own ethics which I think are pretty good on the whole. Maybe that's what she wanted the reader to do. She does a little preaching on the side as I've never read such detailed accounting of the development of a fetus.
• The Dreamers takes the well known concept of a sudden mass breakout and the subsequent reactions that follow and gives it a slightly different twist. A student suddenly falls asleep and never wakes up. Soon, others fall into a state of seemingly permanent sleep as it becomes apparent the phenomenon is spreading. Before long, an entire town is turned upside down as residents fight for survival amid pandemic fears and forced quarantines.
  
  The story focuses on a diverse group of characters and how they deal with the sudden outbreak and subsequent fallout. This group includes a shy college freshman, a paranoid father and his two young daughters, a professional couple and their newborn daughter and a single mother psychiatrist. There are other key characters as well but these are who the story primarily focuses on and I’d venture into spoiler territory if too much is shared about certain characters. Each character has their own unique challenges to overcome before and during the outbreak.
  
  The story is good but not quite what I expected, based on some of the professional descriptions. I was expecting something reminiscent of early Stephen King where some mysterious paranormal sleeping sickness attacks a town in full-blown horror fashion. However, this is actually more like King’s current work. I don’t want to slip up and spill any spoilers, so I’ll stop there. I will say, if you’re looking for a horror or super creepy paranormal tale, this isn’t really scary. In fact, I didn’t find it scary at all, not even a little. Although it moves along kind of slow and at times seems a little redundant, it never became unreadable for me. By the end of the story, I felt neutral as to whether or not I liked it. The ending felt underwhelming. Although I finished it and never really got bored, I constantly found myself pushing through with the goal of finishing the book rather than enjoying the story. There were several times when I thought things were going to pick up and become a lot more interesting and faster paced. I eventually realized and accepted the fact that what I was reading was the story and that neither the pace nor tone was going to change. It was then that my focus switched to finishing it as soon as possible.
• Save yourself the time. This book is not exciting or interesting. There’s no resolution or explanation in the end. There’s no main character. There’s nothing at stake. I didn’t care what happened to any character. It reads more like a cliffnotes version of an actual novel. The whole time, I felt like I was waiting for the book to actually kick in. But nope. It’s just a “drowsy” little novel.