- Paperback: 277 pages
- Publisher: Fine Line Publishing Company (August 2001)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0971355304
- ISBN-13: 978-0971355309
- Product Dimensions: 20.2 x 12.6 x 1.9 cm
- Shipping Weight: 313 g
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"Excellent from beginning to end ... Andrews has a way with words ... This book is captivating!" -- - reader from Virginia
"[Impressive] characters ... an amazing read ... [will] appeal to a much wider audience than the usual science-fiction crowd." -- - Lesley Meade, Booknet
"[Impressive] characters ... an amazing read ... [will] appeal to a much wider audience than the usual science-fiction crowd." -- - Lesley Meade, Booknet
Book Description
Citizen 11811, Elijah Barrett, rebels against the over-controlling government, sabotaging their public executions and supplying food and shelter to "non-citizens", those people whom the government have decided to "ignore" or "discard". His rebellion leads him through an adventure, eventually ending in great sacrifices and courage. This book is an adaptation of the movie the author also stars in, unavailable in the U.S. as of 9-18-01.
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3.8 out of 5 stars (4 customer reviews)
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
A really good novel., Nov 18 2000
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Dream Parlor (Paperback)
Andrews is great at visually describing his scenes, which in this case should be no surprise, as this is apparently the novelization of a film. Having pictures from the movie helps bring the reader even further into the gloomy world that he has created. In our world of credit cards and numbered IDs, the concept of the Identification Chip is all-too realistic. It's a thought-provoking story. Now I want to see the movie.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent from beginning to end, Mar 3 2001
By Julia Smith - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Dream Parlor (Hardcover)
Christopher Andrews has a way with words. He will keep you motivated to turn the page from the moment you start reading this excellent adaptation from the screenplay. I look forward to seeing the movie. This book is captivating! Get your hands on one now!
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Again, I have to go with the majority, Jan 9 2006
By Book Reader 222 "John Howard" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Dream Parlor (Paperback)
I read "Pandora's Game" a couple of months ago, and so when I was ready for more books, I was sure to include Christopher Andrews on my must read list. And unlike my disappointment in Gary Brandner's follow up to "The Howling," I am pleased to have quite the opposite experience with Andrews' "Dream Parlor."The used copy I bought off of Ebay is pretty well read. It's a little beat up and many of the pages have been dog eared (all of the movie photo pages). All I can say is that I hope the previous reader enjoyed it as much as I did.
"Dream Parlor" is the novelization of a movie by the same name, which was co-written by Andrews. I looked it up at Blockbuster, but they don't have it for rent yet. I am SERIOUSLY considering buying it here at Amazon, because I absolutely LOVED this book!
The character of Elija Barrett is completely identifiable. He is a hero in the most HUMAN sense of the word. He stumbles, he falls, he's too hard on himself, and he doesn't seem to realize just how much good he accomplishes or how much it means to those around him (the lesson of a parent setting the bar too high for their child might not have been intentional, but it struck a deep chord with me). Dr. Corbit is an equally human villain. In fact, most of the supporting characters are given their moments in the spot light, which made them more than just regular plot pieces.
The movie stills are effective. They are not just random publicity shots clumped all together in the center of the book, but are sprinkled throughout the story, giving the reader a solid visual to go along with that particular passage of the book.
Not that extra visuals were needed. Andrews' writing is up another notch here. In "Pandora's Game," he used switching POV as an interesting technique. Here, the frequent interplay between the dreams and the waking world is equally involving.
For the first time since returning to reading and writing these reviews, I cannot think of a single drawback or flaw in this book. When push comes to shove, I think I'm still probably a bigger Dean R. Koontz fan, but standing on its own merits, I am pleased to give "Dream Parlor" my first 5 stars! And I am looking forward to "Paranormals" next.
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