“The Depth Of Salinger With Biting Lyricism”
Things Said in Dreams, reviewed by Ryne Douglas Pearson, screenwriter of Knowing, bacon aficionado, and family man:
‘Things Said In Dreams’ doesn’t leap off the page. It spills from it and washes over you like a steady stream of consciousness, released in a singular breath of spoken word given life by the protagonist.
In a way, the plot is secondary to the sheer experience of chasing the story. It seems to race ahead, with characters and relationships appearing from nowhere, each quite organic, but some seeming to want further exploration. Yet that never seems to hinder the flat-out, take-no-prisoners style which Temple wields deftly.
When I finished, I knew what had happened, and how, with even a hint of ‘why’, but I realized that I was exhausted. This is not a bad thing in any way. Temple has created a mature, complex experience that is more pursuit than novel, where the story is first out of the starting blocks and you are close behind, never ahead.
A thoroughly enjoyable book for readers seeking a deep, driven narrative.
Thanks for reading, man; and for the review.
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