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What Dreams May Come

By: Richard Matheson
Narrated by: Robertson Dean
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What happens to us after we die? Chris Nielsen had no idea, until an unexpected accident cut his life short, separating him from his beloved wife, Annie. Now Chris must discover the true nature of life after death.

But even Heaven is not complete without Annie, and the divided soul mates will do anything to reach each other across the boundaries between life and death. When tragedy threatens to divide them forever, Chris risks his very soul to save Annie from an eternity of despair.

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"One of the most important writers of the 20th century." (Ray Bradbury)
"Matheson is one of the great names in American terror fiction." ( Philadelphia Inquirer)
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I devoured this book in one sitting. It's beautiful. Absolutely loved it, annoyed I dismissed it because I never enjoyed the film, but the story idea in the film was excellent so I'm delighted I went ahead with the book. Loved Robertson Dean's narration too. I'll read this again

exceptional

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Overall OK, it just feels rushed and not fleshed out enough, I'd have liked it to have been a bit more descriptive. Nicely read.

Starts well...but

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I so absolutely enjoyed this so much that I listened to it all over again .

Fantastic story telling

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‘What dreams may come’ is a poignant, profound and ambitious exploration into the afterlife-that is in essence a portrait of true marital love and what it really means to have a soulmate. Akin to all his novels Matheson’s prose is characteristically nuanced- and effortlessly effective, drawing the reader in to his rendition of purgatory, heaven and of course, hell. Furthermore this is brought to life with fantastic narration, and I am left feeling both enlightened and humbled by this novel- highly
recommend.

Enlightenment

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An interesting story about life after death. A little too much about this experience as imagined by the writer and not enough dedicated to the love story that bonds it together. A promising book just fizzled out into nonsense.

Interesting theme

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