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Dream State: Oprah's Book Club

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Dream State: Oprah's Book Club

Auteur(s): Eric Puchner
Narrateur(s): MacLeod Andrews
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 2025 Oprah’s Book Club Pick

New York Times Bestseller

“Fresh, wise, funny, and compassionate…Cinematic from the outset, Dream State opens (just as if a circular lens were unscrewing) upon a beloved old family homestead, site of a doomed wedding—descriptions so warm and attentive, a reader can’t help falling in headfirst…a wonderful feast, and feat.”
—The Boston Globe

“A transporting wonder…Puchner’s final chapter is one of the most touching and satisfying I’ve read in years.”
—Ron Charles, The Washington Post

“Dream State is a novel you should read… Puchner writes about families and relationships as well as any writer I can think of… a powerful reading experience.
—Chicago Tribune

Cece is in love. She has arrived early at her future in-laws’ lake house in Salish, Montana, to finish planning her wedding to Charlie, a young doctor with a brilliant life ahead of him. Charlie has asked Garrett, his best friend from college, to officiate the ceremony, though Cece can’t imagine anyone more ill-suited for the task—an airport baggage handler haunted by a tragedy from his and Charlie’s shared past. But as Cece spends time with Garrett, his gruff mask slips, and she grows increasingly uncertain about her future. And why does Garrett, after meeting Cece, begin to feel, well, human again? As a contagious stomach flu threatens to scuttle the wedding, and Charlie and Garrett’s friendship is put to the ultimate test, Cece must decide between the life she’s dreamed of and a life she’s never imagined.

The events of that summer have long-lasting repercussions, not only on the three friends caught in its shadow but also on their children, who struggle to escape their parents’ story. Spanning fifty years and set against the backdrop of a rapidly warming Montana, Dream State explores what it means to live with the mistakes of the past—both our own and the ones we’ve inherited.

Written with humor, precision, and enormous heart, both a love letter and an elegy to the American West, Dream State is a thrillingly ambitious ode to the power of friendship, the weird weather of marriage, and the beauty of impermanence. Amitié Fiction de genre Fiction littéraire Sincère Spirituel Rêve Montana
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I love the writing. This was the first time I have ever slowed down an audiobook to 0.85x speed. I needed the slower voice in order to appreciate the turns of phase that made me pause. This novel is epic and expansive, it's like a dissertation. Impressive.

That said, I was thrown off (& turned off) by Cece fading to the background between the first and last chapters. Why did she stop making up cute expressions later on? Her love of words seemed to have faded instead of flourished. It's hard to understand why she made certain choices. This book is about male friendships and a marriage, so why is Cece the frame for that? It gives the wrong impression, like a bait and switch.

The author presents a convincing and sad picture of life in the late anthropocene, which is worth thinking about.

Epic, with gaps

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If you like rich, character-driven stories spanning a couple of generations, you will love Eric Puchner's Dream State. The story, and the narration performed by McLeod Andrews, was top-notch. It's a novel about love and friendship and u-turns and the choices we make, both big and small. The writing is eloquent, and the characters are wonderfully flawed. Loved it.

A Study of Marriage, Family and Friendship

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I really wanted to like this book. I kept waiting for the big reveal and when it came I felt betrayed. I almost DNF but felt compelled to hold out waiting for something to happen. For melting snow to reveal some truth or for a final wolverine sighting AT LEAST. It was a bear. This novel was depressing.

Painfully long

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