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Dangerously Deep Sleep Is Contagious in ‘The Dreamers’

The virus first presents itself, as do most of the iniquities in American life, at a college party. A girl feels unwell, leaves early, and falls asleep. What she takes is no little beer nap. She doesn ... read more

There's No Rest For Anyone In 'The Dreamers'

In a quiet college town — the fictional town of Santa Lora, in southern California — one by one, students fall victim to a bizarre contagious disease. They fall into a deep sleep ... The Dreamers. ... read more

Dreams are dangerous — and contagious — in Karen Thompson Walker’s apocalyptic thriller

In “The Dreamers,” Karen Thompson Walker’s second novel, dreams are something else entirely — both more dangerous and more powerful than ... Soon another student falls into a permanent sleep, and ... read more

A Virus Plunges Victims into a Deep Sleep in Karen Thompson Walker's The Dreamers

The Dreamers opens in Santa Lora ... The sickness leaves victims in a deep sleep, from which they cannot be woken for days, weeks or months. It’s highly contagious, and some patients die when their ... read more

In Karen Thompson Walker's 'The Dreamers,' a mysterious illness befalls a college town

"The Dreamers" (Random House, 320 pp., ★★★ out of four, out Tuesday) follows the course of a mysterious contagious illness that plagues ... The only obvious symptom is a deep, unshakable sleep, but ... read more

A startling, beautiful portrait of a community in peril

The apocalypse has never looked as peaceful as it does in The Dreamers ... town of Santa Lora is a contagious sickness, one that doesn’t induce vomiting or fever or really any pain at all – only deep, ... read more

Book review (fiction): Dreams are dangerous - and contagious - in Karen Thompson Walker's apocalyptic thriller

In “The Dreamers,” Karen Thompson Walker’s second novel, dreams are something else entirely — both more dangerous and more powerful than ... Soon another student falls into a permanent sleep, and ... read more