Fever Dream

by Samanta Schweblin

Book Overview

Genius. --Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker

Samanta Schweblin's electric story reads like a Fever Dream. --Vanity Fair

Shortlisted 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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0399184597
• ISBN13: 9780399184598
• Release Date: January 2017
• Publisher: Riverhead Books
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 4.9" x 7.1"

Customer Reviews

Excellent horror/mystery/thriller

Carve out some time to sit with this one when you're done...phew, you'll devour it in one sitting and need a mental health day tomorrow. I think it can be enjoyed solely on the craftsmanship of the dialogue and atmosphere, but it really shines on rereads when you've had time to digest everything. I've recommended it to a handful of people, but you may not like it if you prefer stories to have all the loose ends neatly tied together. This is a subtle, disturbing tale cut down to it's barest and most essential pieces. I'm really looking forward to reading more of this author's work.

Terrible book

I never thought there was such thing as a terrible book that I would regret buying... until I read this one. It was hard to follow, underdeveloped, and very non descriptive. I would never recommend this book to anyone.