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| The Dreamers by Karen Thompson Walker (January 15, 2019 /Random House) *I received a free copy of this book from the publisher* |
Goodreads Summary:
In an isolated college town in the hills of Southern California, a freshman girl stumbles into her dorm room, falls asleep—and doesn’t wake up. She sleeps through the morning, into the evening. Her roommate, Mei, cannot rouse her. Neither can the paramedics who carry her away, nor the perplexed doctors at the hospital. Then a second girl falls asleep, and then another, and panic takes hold of the college and spreads to the town. As the number of cases multiplies, classes are canceled, and stores begin to run out of supplies. A quarantine is established. The National Guard is summoned.
I changed my mind about 10 times as I read The Dreamers by Karen Thompson Walker. I was so excited to read this book that I took it on vacation to Cabo with me in November. I read a few pages but couldn't get into the story. I thought it was just because my brain was hazy on booze and sunshine. I tried to get into again at the end of December when I wanted to wrap up any unfinished books before the New Year, but it still didn't grab me. I put it aside and then picked it up this last weekend and read it all in a single day. Part determination and part the fact that the story finally grabbed me. As I read I had so many conspiracies about what was going on, but one smaller storyline (Rebecca's) has stuck with me more than the entire rest of the book.
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That happens to me all the time. I simply put the book aside to read at a later date; sometimes it makes a difference, other times it's the book's problem. However, almost always I try to finish a book once I've started; very rarely I put books aside knowing that I'll never go back to it.
Glad that you liked it so. It has a very intriguing premise.
I have not read this one because I was distinctly underwhelmed by her first book. But I just finished The City in the Middle of the Night by Charlie Jane Anders and it took me two days of reading about 35 pages a day until it finally took off. Then I finished it in two days and was glad I read it, though it is indeed strange. Sometimes patience pays off but the thing is you never know, right?
It's always a gamble to finish a book if you don't love it right away. There are so many other books wanting my attention...but what if I end up loving the ending or the story really picks up after where I want to leave off?
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