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A young woman named Amanda lies dying in a rural hospital clinic A boy named David sits beside her She s not his mother He s not her child Together, they tell a haunting story of broken souls, toxins, and the power and desperation of family Fever Dream is a nightmare come to life, a ghost story for the real world, a love story and a cautionary tale One of the freshest new voices to come out of the Spanish language and translated into English for the first time, Samanta Schweblin creates an aura of strange psychological menace and otherworldly reality in this absorbing, unsettling, taut novel. New Download [ Fever Dream ] by [ Samanta Schweblin ] – kino-fada.fr 3.5 Strange, so very, very strange, but intriguing and unique The title, Fever Dream, and indeed this reads like a disturbing dream A young woman and mother is dying in hospital, a young boy David at her side, not her son but he wants her to remember how she got there and where her young daughter is, what append to her First translated novel from this Argentinean author, it is a novel of sparse prose, but unrelenting tension David tries to keep Amanda on point, to remember only what is import 3.5 Strange, so very, very strange, but intriguing and unique The title, Fever Dream, and indeed this reads like a disturbing dream A young woman and mother is dying in hospital, a young boy David at her side, not her son but he wants her to remember how she got there and where her young daughter is, what append to her ...I finished the story last night and I m still magnificently unsettled As I read I was gripped by a suffocating sense of dread that never let up The story is told in dialog, and neither of the participants in the conversation are fully connected with a rational world of cause and effect Nothing is ever completely explained The novel asks you to banish any thoughts like what is going on from your mind as you read, and to yield to its unhinged and unexplained storytellin...WHoa This was trippy And I loved it.That was weirdly fascinating Absolutely worth a read But confusing, very much so But in a good way.My thoughts are all over the place for this one While I really enjoyed reading this book, it still left me feeling fairly confused during and afterwards Usually I try to write my reviews as quickly as possible after finishing a book but this time I couldn t have done that because I seriously needed some time to gather my thoughts.This is one of those books that isn t really about anything I That was weirdly fascinating Absolutely worth a read But confusing, very much so But in a good way.My thoughts are all over the place for this one While I really enjoyed reading this book, it still left me feeling fairly confused during and afterwards Usually I try to write my reviews as quickly as possible after finishing a book but this time I couldn t have done that because I seriously needed some time to gather my thoughts.This is one of those books that isn t really about anything I mean, yes, on the surface it is about a woman in a hospital talking to a boy that isn t hers about what has happened to her and her daughter But that isn t really it, this is just th...I couldn t put this down It s a quick read anyway, but still the story draws you in from the first page There s so much going on, and Schweblin s delivery is perfectly paced as the plot develops There is an eerie, something s not quite right tone which preside...Chasing the Dragon on a Horse with No Name Updated 4 21 17 Congrats to Ms Schweblin on Fever Dream being shortlisted yesterday, 4 20 17, for the 2017 Man Booker International Prize. Nearly 3 months out from reading this brief novel, and I remain haunted every so often by visions of a horse s head and of squirming worms. REVIEW Perhaps the ominous chevaline cloud over the novel, with certain players exposed to some undescribed toxin maybe via the grass , is meant to represent the drug heroin gi Chasing the Dragon on a Horse with No Name Updated 4 21 17 Congrats to Ms Schweblin on Fever Dream being shortlisted yesterday, 4 20 17, for the 2017 Man Booker International Prize. Nearly 3 months out from reading this brief novel, and I remain haunted every so often by visions of a horse s head and of squirming worms. REVIEW Perhaps the ominous chevaline cloud over the novel, with certain players exposed to some undescribed toxin maybe via the grass , is meant to represent the drug heroin given that the terms horse and the Spanish caballo are two of this deadly drug s most common street names Don t misunderstand me Even if ...1 6 from Booker International Prize Shortlist.Engrossing, Weird, Well written and amazingly structured, Dark, Confusing, Upsetting, Hallucinating, Intoxicating, Crazy, Surreal, Captivating, did I say Weird I followed my friends recommendation to read this short novel in one sitting and I can confirm it is the best way to go through it It is an essential requisite to enjoy the novel, to enter and remain in the intoxicating atmosphere the author weaves around the reader The spell would have be 1 6 from Booker International Prize Shortlist.Engrossing, Weird, Well written and amazingly structured, Dark, Confusing, Upsetting, Hallucinating, Intoxicating, Crazy, Surreal, Captivating, did I say Weird I followed my friends recommendation to read this short novel in one sitting and I can confirm it is the best way to go through it It is an essen...Seriously.This little book is like a shotglass full of crazy.Bottoms up and brace for the effect.Amanda and her young daughter, Nina, are renting a cottage near a horse ranch It s a very different place from their usual summer retreats Both of them linger by the pool The warm sun and the soft breeze lull them into a blissful state.But the presence of another female, Carla, causes them to turn their heads in her direction She is barefoot and wearing a shiny gold bikini Carla opens the Seriously.This little book is like a shotglass full of crazy.Bottoms up and brace for the effect.Amanda and her young daughter, Nina, are renting a cottage near a horse ranch It s a very different place from their usual summer retreats Both of them linger by the pool The warm sun and the soft breeze lull them into a blissful state.But the presence of another female, Carla, causes them to turn their heads in her direction She is barefoot and wearing a shiny gold bikini Carla opens the car door and slides behind the wheel Amanda and Nina find themselves inside the vehicle, too, as Carla begins to tell them a very complex and unsettling story about her son, David.As the story unfolds further, we find Amanda recanting her...Hmmm, how to review Fever Dream I don t think I ve ever read anything like it before It has the most incredible sense of unease running through its twisting narrative I had no idea what was going on for most of the novel and I m still not entirely sure I do But it s not a story I will forget in a hurry.Amanda, a holidaymaker in rural Argentina, lies in a hospital bed David, the creepy...Somehow I have already read two novels from Argentina and it s only the 41st day of the year I kept seeing this one mentioned so I snagged it from the library The entire novel is written in a conversation between a woman who is told she is on her death bed it is unclear if this is true and her friend s son, who appears to be on her bed, interviewing her about the worms.It is unclear to me what is actually going on I don t mind some veils and smoke if it goes somewhere but this one really do Somehow I have already read two novels from Argentina and it s only the 41st day of the year I kept seeing this one mentioned so I snagged it from the library The entire novel is written in a conversation between a woman who is told she is on her death bed it is unclear if this is true and her friend s son, who appears to be on her bed, interviewing her about t...

Fever Dream
  • English
  • 20 June 2017
  • Hardcover
  • 192 pages
  • 0399184597
  • Samanta Schweblin
  • Fever Dream