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Dawn breaks over Vancouver and no-one in the world has slept the night before, or almost no-one. A few people, perhaps one in ten thousand can still sleep, and they've all shared the same golden dream. A handful of children still sleep as well, but what they're dreaming remains a mystery. After six days of absolute sleep deprivation, psychosis will set in.
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This was quite a quick burn, short and sweet. I thought the premise was super interesting but it kind of fizzled in the second half. I would have like to see it pull in more of his manuscript and explore that a little more and he saw people writing on a typewriter - so why didn't he take that opportunity to write new passages for his own gain? What was the purpose of him going to that ‘other camp' of sleepers as I felt that hindered the pace of the story.
An unexplained happening means a sleepless end for most of humanity, a blissful dream for some and, perhaps, a new generation of mute pacifists.
A people hating, word-loving etymologist in a failing relationship becomes a kind of prophet, but he is not a prophet just a very naughty boy.
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A more literary science fiction novel about what happens when 90% of the population is suddenly unable to sleep.
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