The Dreamer, composed by Pam Munoz Ryan and Peter Sis, is a categorized as a fictitious novel composed and published in 2010. The novel is based on combining elements of magical realism with biography,poetry,and literary fiction. Pam Munoz Ryan weaves sound poems and thought-provoking questions into her appealingly crafted prose to create a narrative drapery of color, rhythm, and a lot of emotion. On the other hand , Peter Sis's delicate,mesmerizing drawings transport readers to the lushness of the rain forest, the wilderness of the sea. and the whimsy of Neftali's imagination. Neftali is not like other children is age. Frail and severely shy,he spends most of his free time alone, finding the beauty in things that may seem useless. The natural world and his native Chile, make him realize the painful injustices there,move him equally. Though, his father has some plans of his own concerning his (Neftali) future, a doctor. Neftali longs for something else though. After reading this tale, I believe the theme is to be yourself no matter what people say or do to you; to be unique and live your life to the fullest of your days.
The novel is told in the third-person point of view. It first starts by explaining the hardship of Neftali's lifestyle, then it transitions to the explanations of the bizarre dreams he has almost every night. The resolution begins when Neftali changes his name to what today he is known as Pablo Neruda (the most famous Chilean poet) and is accepted by the people around him. Moving on, though written for children and ,it is a story readers of all ages will find much value in: a tale of perseverance and poetry,family,power,art and identity. This book expresses fictitious events that happened a long long time ago. So you could say this novel is a Historical Fiction. Now, the author kept me interested in the book by blasting out so many poems and especially the explanations of the dreams really caught my attention because each dream was different. The authors style is expressing the main characters ideas and emotions,likes and dislikes. To make the characters have a voice. Also, she doesn't make her stories have many "difficult" wordings. So it makes it pretty easy to understand the book. This way of writing is a positive way to catch her intended audiences attention quickly.
The book caught my attention in many portions of the book because of the authors writing style and interpretation of Neftali's dreams. This book was pretty impressive. This book did make me reflect on some things. For example: I sometimes give up too easily when I see that I can't do something or don't completely grasp a certain concept. I now realize that there are many hardships in life and some are bigger than others and that people who have worse situations going on in their life, still don't give up easily. So why should I give up for such simple things? Exactly, there's not a reason to give up. Last but not least, this book did bring up memories of when I read Dr. Seuss books because this book had so many poems in it.
Overall I really enjoyed the book. There was one slight detail I didn't like about the book, the very beginning because honestly it was really confusing for me. The author through so many details all at once. Finally, I do recommend this book to be read by others, just pay very close attention to the bizarre translation of the each dream.
Chelsea Cruz
11/7/2013
RATING: 4/5
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