Those of you who tune in to my posts about books know that I usually only tell about those I think you might be interested in reading. Today I have something slightly different.
A few weeks ago, when looking through the NYT book review, I read about Dream State by Erich Puchner and decided I must read it. In retrospect, after looking at the review again, I am not sure how I came to that conclusion. I requested it on Libby from the library, found out there was a 12 week wait, and settled in to be patient.
For some reason it came up for me in just a few weeks, so with eager anticipation for some good listening, I set out on a 3 hour car ride to Omaha. Here is the straight scoop on this book from a regular old reader who just likes a good story and does not write reviews for a living.
Ooh and ick. That's my review. I stuck it out for 3 hours and 35 minutes, hoping that somehow it would get better, and finally cut my losses. The main thing that I simply could not tolerate any longer was the ridiculous, stilted, dialogue. I am not sure how it is possible that this was an Oprah pick. The only reason I am posting this is as fair warning to have something else ready to go in reserve if you are on a road trip and were expecting this to keep you engaged.
If you have a differing opinion of the book, do tell us. In the meantime, I am returning it way early so the next person waiting can decide about it for themselves.
The end.