Sandwich Joe
Fever Dream is unsettling from the very first page. The fragmented dialogue creates an atmosphere of dread and urgency that never lets up.
The novel doesn't tie everything together with a neat twist. Instead, the horror comes from not knowing, from the poisoned landscape and the way danger seeps in everywhere. The writing is spare but incredibly effective, and by the end I was left with that lingering, feverish feeling Schweblin (and the book's English translator) captures so well.
🎧 The audiobook was, at first, very confusing. I think this could have been helped with dual narrators; however, it does get easier as the novel continues.
🇦🇷 The translation was also very good.
Fever Dream is unsettling from the very first page. The fragmented dialogue creates an atmosphere of dread and urgency that never lets up.
The novel doesn't tie everything together with a neat twist. Instead, the horror comes from not knowing, from the poisoned landscape and the way danger seeps in everywhere. The writing is spare but incredibly effective, and by the end I was left with that lingering, feverish feeling Schweblin (and the book's English translator) captures so well.
🎧 The audiobook was, at first, very confusing. I think this could have been helped with dual narrators; however, it does get easier as the novel continues.
🇦🇷 The translation was also very good.