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What Dreams May Come

By: Richard Matheson
Narrated by: Robertson Dean
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Summary

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.

©1978 Richard Matheson (P)2009 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

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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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Wonderful, thought provoking book.

Wonderful, sometimes haunting, thought provoking book. Read superbly by Robertson Dean. Highly Recommend. Enjoy.

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Cute story

It was a nice story. I just couldn’t stand the main character. He views himself as a selfless saviour, which is true in a way, but something about him just doesn’t sit right with me.

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Wow

Loved this book... Spiritual Karma is actually a thing! If everybody read/listened to this book, there would be a lot more kind, decent people walking the Earth :)

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Deeply enthralling <3

Such a captivating story that transports you through the stages of grief, repentance and redemption. Anger, love and sadness, wrapped in a delicate yet strong story read by a skilled, powerful narrator.

Loved the film, and the book is equally as brilliant.

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exceptional

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

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amazing

such a beautiful story on how far some one will go for love and peace just beautiful

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Amazing premise, rushed ending

I enjoyed my time with WDMC and the world building but then all of a sudden the end hits like a rushed Hollywood adaptation. Worth your time but I’d have enjoyed more

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Enlightenment

‘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
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Great story - average performance

Loved the story although not quite the same as the movie.

Not too keen on the narrators voice as too low and sometimes struggled to hear parts unless at top volume or using headphones.

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Fantastic story telling

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

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