Fever Dream: A Novel
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"Genius." —Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker
Finalist for the Man Booker International Prize!
Experience the blazing, surreal sensation of a fever dream...
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.
"Genius." —Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker
Finalist for the Man Booker International Prize!
Experience the blazing, surreal sensation of a fever dream...
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.
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Community Reviews
One thing I find particularly effective in horror novels is how seamlessly atmospheric and surreal they can become without revealing too much. I'm not entirely sure how I felt about this book, but I’m quite enamored with some qualities the author showcased through various scenarios. The protagonist is hyper vigilant about her daughter, yet her vigilance sometimes falters in critical moments of distress.
I also appreciate how the author blends eco-horror with the parent-child relationship, exploring how loving parents might turn their backs on their child after a traumatic experience, associating the child's different behavior or appearance as something sinister. I liked it but I’m uncertain if I liked the quiet ending.
3.75/5
I also appreciate how the author blends eco-horror with the parent-child relationship, exploring how loving parents might turn their backs on their child after a traumatic experience, associating the child's different behavior or appearance as something sinister. I liked it but I’m uncertain if I liked the quiet ending.
3.75/5
Unputdownable! Confusing but with a coherent mood. Fears cannot prevent the worst from happening, we must be in the moment, and always pay attention.
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