What Dreams May Come: Library Edition

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What Dreams May Come is a living, breathing masterpiece. And that's saying a lot, considering that the novel opens with the death of the main character. As fine as Richard Matheson's writing is, and that's also saying a lot, narrator Robertson Dean and the production team bring the story to life. Dean's perfect voice reveals the fear and wonder of a man as he discovers what lies after death. Dean projects sheer joy as protagonist Chris Nielson is reunited with his long-dead pet and agony at not being able to reach the woman he loves. Yet his version of the afterlife is a wonderful, perfect place. The stillness behind Dean's voice-without a single, stray sound-adds to the solemnity and beauty of the work. Never has silence sounded so good.

Whether, after reading this novel, one believes in life after death is of course a matter of opinion. At least you'll entertain the possibility that, even though we may not live forever, true love can be eternal.

Reseña del editor

After meeting an untimely death due to an accident, Chris Neilson finds that he still misses his wife, Annie, and soon tragedy threatens to divide them for eternity, in this powerful story about life after death, which inspired an Oscar-winning movie and was written by a multi-award-winning author. Read by Robertson Dean.