Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Book read: Dream Laboratory

book cover of  Dream Laboratory  by Clare Brown
As I made my fortnightly trip to the library, I saw this one peeping out from the shelf and it was the word "dream" that caught my eye. I have always been fascinated by dreams. I used to even maintained a dream diary some years ago though I found it too cumbersome after a while. So anyway this book seemed too irresistible to miss. I had to pick it up and for the next two weeks my train journeys from work went zooming by.

The book is all about the thought process that runs through the mind of James as he deals with being dumped by his love Delphie and in the process of digging his past with her we learn about his association with a study group of dream and sleep disorder patients. The first half of the book passes by a little slow with James analysing every moment spent with Delphie and all the hints on the way which lead to her ultimate departure. But as the book progresses it gains speed. Gradually James finds himself looking at the world around him differently and finds himself in the process. I especially liked the open ended closure to the book which leaves the reader asking for more.

2 comments:

Deepesh Yadav said...

peeping out from the shelf.. rofl
dream diary, hmm..

Satya said...

You JUST cant get over that line can you? :P Glad I made you laugh at the least.