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mojodragon · 11-05-2007, 06:26 PM

Can anyone come up with the names of any books that start out with a dream sequence? It seems cliche to me, but when I start to think about it, I haven't been able to come up with a single one.

Hyacinthe · 11-05-2007, 07:48 PM

Hmm closest I can come is One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest by Ken Kesey - strictly it's not a dream sequence but the entire book is written from the characters viewpoint and since he's a little mentally unstable it's not strictly 'real' either.

nagloc · 11-05-2007, 08:08 PM

The first part of The Sound and the Fury by Faulkner is from the perspective of a mentally retarded person and flashes back and forth from the future to the past without the author telling you so (some versions have the text italicized to tell you when it's switching to make it easier). That's also not a real dream sequence, but it's pretty close.

analog · 11-05-2007, 08:09 PM

There are some, probably very few when you consider how many books are published in a year, but it seems to be one of those "absolutely never ever do this" things, no matter what writing-help-book you're reading.

MrTia · 11-05-2007, 08:29 PM

it's not a book, but didn't nightmare on elm street start with a dream?

11-05-2007, 06:26 PM	#1 (permalink)
mojodragon Darth Mojo Location: Right behind you...	Books that start with dream sequence Can anyone come up with the names of any books that start out with a dream sequence? It seems cliche to me, but when I start to think about it, I haven't been able to come up with a single one.

11-05-2007, 07:48 PM	#2 (permalink)
Hyacinthe Psycho Location: Australia	Hmm closest I can come is One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest by Ken Kesey - strictly it's not a dream sequence but the entire book is written from the characters viewpoint and since he's a little mentally unstable it's not strictly 'real' either. __________________ "I want to be remembered as the girl who always smiles even when her heart is broken... and the one that could brighten up your day even if she couldnt brighten her own" "Her emotions were clear waters. You could see the scarring and pockmarks at the bottom of the pool, but it was just a part of her landscape – the consequences of others’ actions in which she claimed no part."

11-05-2007, 08:29 PM	#5 (permalink)
MrTia Tilted	it's not a book, but didn't nightmare on elm street start with a dream? __________________ The height of cultivation always runs to simplicity. -- Bruce Lee

11-05-2007, 08:08 PM	#3 (permalink)
nagloc Upright	The first part of The Sound and the Fury by Faulkner is from the perspective of a mentally retarded person and flashes back and forth from the future to the past without the author telling you so (some versions have the text italicized to tell you when it's switching to make it easier). That's also not a real dream sequence, but it's pretty close.

11-05-2007, 08:09 PM	#4 (permalink)
analog Banned	There are some, probably very few when you consider how many books are published in a year, but it seems to be one of those "absolutely never ever do this" things, no matter what writing-help-book you're reading.