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Chargement... The Anatomy of Dreams (2014)par Chloe Benjamin
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. I love Benjamin’s writing. Her prose flows so smoothly. Such an interesting concept. I rooted for Sylvia the whole book. What Gabe and Adrian did is so messed up. I can’t wait to read more books by Benjamin. I really loved The Immortalists, which is how I found out about this book. ( ) I've always been fascinated by dreams so as soon as I spotted this book I knew I wanted to read it. It became clear very early on that there was something very fish about the dream research Dr. Keller was doing. So when the author kept it from the reader for more than two hundred pages I was expecting something big. When was all revealed my feeling was "that's it, oh hum. The author is a beautiful writer. From page one, I was hooked by her style and descriptions. The story, like many, is centered on a mysterious revelation. We don't know what it is, and approach it chronologically from the past, and retrospectively from the future. Unfortunately, the science around the revelation wasn't explained in an engaging way. Or perhaps it was just an anti-climactic reveal. From there, the book seemed to coast gently downward and, while beautiful to read, wasn't very charged. This is more of a 2.5, almost a 3. It was captivating, I finished it very quickly and found it difficult to put down, but I'm not sure I enjoyed it. The character felt uptight the whole time which made me uptight, it wasn't a relaxing read. The twist at the end wasn't super surprising, but I expected the book to end happier. aucune critique | ajouter une critique
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It's 1998, and Sylvie Patterson, a bookish student at a Northern California boarding school, falls in love with a spirited, elusive classmate named Gabe. Their headmaster, Dr. Adrian Keller, is a charismatic medical researcher who has staked his career on the therapeutic potential of lucid dreaming: By teaching his patients to become conscious during sleep, he helps them to relieve stress and heal from trauma. Over the next six years, Sylvie and Gabe become consumed by Keller's work, following him from the redwood forests of Eureka, California, to the enchanting New England coast. But when an opportunity brings the trio to the Midwest, Sylvie and Gabe stumble into a tangled relationship with their mysterious neighbors-- and Sylvie begins to doubt the ethics of Keller's research, recognizing the harm that can be wrought under the guise of progress. As she navigates the hazy, permeable boundaries between what is real and what isn't, who can be trusted and who cannot, Sylvie also faces surprising developments in herself: an unexpected infatuation, growing paranoia, and a new sense of rebellion. In stirring, elegant prose, Benjamin's tale exposes the slippery nature of trust-- and the immense power of our dreams. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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