Michael Barnes
This is a novel of whimsy (you didn't expect otherwise with a title like Dallergut Dream Department Store (DDDS) were dreamers (including furry kind) go to when they fall asleep, a place where they can stop by different stores and buy a dream. The currency is the emotions the dreamers experience upon waking, at which time they’re collected by the store the dream was purchased from and then the store can deposit it in the bank or use the emotions for various things.
We follow new starter Penny a young, enthusiastic, woman who has always wanted to work at the DDDS. The cast is made of a diverse range of workers, all of whom are different and fascinating in their own way as well as perfectly suited to the types of dreams sold on their respective floors. We don’t get to know much about her personal life as the focus is on her job, but there does seem to be a new dream maker who might have an eye on her.
I was also surprised how genuinely emotion I found some of the dreams, an old dog that wants the dream of his family coming home, (who do come home while the dog (Leo) is dreaming of it, and two deferred dreams. One left by a grandmother as she was dying for her grandson and another by a five year old daughter who died for her parents and I am tearing up while typing this.
A very human set of dreams.
This is a novel of whimsy (you didn't expect otherwise with a title like Dallergut Dream Department Store (DDDS) were dreamers (including furry kind) go to when they fall asleep, a place where they can stop by different stores and buy a dream. The currency is the emotions the dreamers experience upon waking, at which time they’re collected by the store the dream was purchased from and then the store can deposit it in the bank or use the emotions for various things.
We follow new starter Penny a young, enthusiastic, woman who has always wanted to work at the DDDS. The cast is made of a diverse range of workers, all of whom are different and fascinating in their own way as well as perfectly suited to the types of dreams sold on their respective floors. We don’t get to know much about her personal life as the focus is on her job, but there does seem to be a new dream maker who might have an eye on her.
I was also surprised how genuinely emotion I found some of the dreams, an old dog that wants the dream of his family coming home, (who do come home while the dog (Leo) is dreaming of it, and two deferred dreams. One left by a grandmother as she was dying for her grandson and another by a five year old daughter who died for her parents and I am tearing up while typing this.
A very human set of dreams.