Covert Dreams by Michael Meyer
Covert Dreams by Michael Meyer
Summary
B.J. is living the ideal life; he has a great wife, a wonderful job. Yet he is experiencing life-like vivid dreams of Munich, a city he has never visited. Stan Halsey is a professor in Saudi Arabia, who sends for his wife to join him. She arrives, and, in the blink of an eye, she vanishes, leaving no trace of ever being alive. What is real, and who is responsible for the terrifying nightmare?
Review
Initially I felt this was a well written novel; the characters have individual voices and you trust the author to the extent that you really begin to get into it. But then these individual voices seem to waffle, constantly narrating and explaining every point ad infinitum. The plot had been well introduced and this sense of promise keeps you involved. But then it just doesn’t seem to develop at a quick enough pace; repetition sets in. Then I realised that I hadn’t been enjoying it since about 7% onwards and had been slogging for some time after that. Regrettable because the author did initially grab my attention but then let me off the line- a DNF.
