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| Title | : | Dreamland |
| Author | : | Sarah Dessen |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 250 pages |
| Published | : | May 11th 2004 by Speak (first published September 1st 2000) |
| Categories | : | Young Adult. Contemporary. Romance. Fiction. Realistic Fiction. Womens Fiction. Chick Lit. Sociology. Abuse |
Sarah Dessen
Paperback | Pages: 250 pages Rating: 3.91 | 72226 Users | 4193 Reviews
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There is an alternate cover edition for this ISBN13 here. Wake up, Caitlin Ever since she started going out with Rogerson Biscoe, Caitlin seems to have fallen into a semiconscious dreamland where nothing is quite real. Rogerson is different from anyone Caitlin has ever known. He's magnetic. He's compelling. He's dangerous. Being with him makes Caitlin forget about everything else--her missing sister, her withdrawn mother, her lackluster life. But what happens when being with Rogerson becomes a larger problem than being without him?Mention Books Toward Dreamland
| Original Title: | Dreamland |
| ISBN: | 0142401757 (ISBN13: 9780142401750) |
| Edition Language: | English URL http://www.sarahdessen.com/dreamland |
| Characters: | Caitlin O'Koren, Rogerson Biscoe, Boo Connel |
| Setting: | Lakeview, North Carolina(United States) |
| Literary Awards: | Rhode Island Teen Book Award Nominee (2001), Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award (2003) |
Rating Based On Books Dreamland
Ratings: 3.91 From 72226 Users | 4193 ReviewsEvaluation Based On Books Dreamland
And this was a perfect reminder why calling Sarah Dessen a romance author pisses me off. This is NOT a romance by any stretch of that word. What an intense, disturbing, painful look at dating abuse. This is a story about feeling powerless and weak, about how you function and operate when staying in the abusive relationship seems safer than getting out. Wow. Wow. Wow. This is a gut punch.Is there another word for heartbreaking? One that really can sum up feeling totally drained, broken, but at the same time hopeful? If the word does exist, that's this book in a nutshell. While reading this I literally cringed and would slap the book shut, but a couple seconds later I would open it again to see what happens to a girl named Caitlin. She never feels like she measures up to her sister Cass, and in turn that leads her to trouble. And that trouble is named Rogerson (this is random but
TW: physical and emotional abuse. Definitely feel like my heart was ripped out of my chest. Definitely was not prepared?! I knew it was going to be darker, but WOWZA. Very well written and so heartbreaking. I don't know how else to review it or to add on to that. Just... Brace yourself, and don't be afraid to give yourself a break and eat some pizza and watch something funny/uplifting while you're reading this one. It's an important one, though. Definitely. I'm glad that there are authors out
Dreamland is about a girl named Caitlin. The books starts with her older sister, Cassandra, running away-which leaves Caitlin's family situation in chaos, and also leaves Caitlin to fill her "perfect" sister's place. She joins the cheerleading squad and starts to date a jock-the whole prep girl routine. But that abruptly ends when she meets a bad-boy named Rogerson.This book was amazingly written-just like Sarah Dessen's other book (that I've read) This Lullaby.But it's so different. Dreamland
Pre-read: Yeah, I'm re-reading this book for this year because apparently I'm on a Sarah Dessen kick from my library. I'm really looking forward to it.Post-read: Dude, I'm still shaking even after I've turned the final page. Much of "Dreamland" hit spot on with respect to the feelings of isolation that Caitlyn felt with things going on with her family and friend circles, and the abuse she suffered just catapulted that strife into the stratosphere. I really appreciated the chance to re-read this.
There is something to be said for authors that refuse to write the "Hollywood ending." They believe in their stories enough to write characters that need more than a big screen smooch to resolve their conflicts. Instead, these authors take the chance of writing an extended resolution, arguing, I imagine, that it takes time to resolve the problems people have. I would argue that novels that have a strong sense of resolution, something more than the sum of its tied-up-loose-ends, make a more
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