The Cure for Dreaming is about Olivia Mead, a budding suffragette who lives in Oregon in 1900 with her father, an infamous dentist. Her father hires a hypnotist, Henri Reverie, to get rid of Olivia’s rebellious thoughts. Henri accidentally gives her the gift/curse of seeing people as they really are; Olivia sees her own father as a vicious monster. As the story progresses, she starts to realize that the hypnotist may need help of his own, and they need to work together to solve their problems.
I really liked Olivia. I could tell how she changed in her views and opinions throughout the book. I was impressed by how she and Henri worked together. However, I didn’t think the monsters and ghosts that Olivia saw were completely believable. Maybe that could have been portrayed in a different way.
One memorable thing about the book was Olivia’s ability to change peoples’ minds about women’s suffrage. I won’t give anything away, but she does something very brave that pays off.
Reviewed by Libby, grade 8, Tuckahoe Area Library
Published by AdrienneTheLibrarian
ABOUT … Adrienne, Teen Librarian & Digital Media Lab Librarian at Libbie Mill Library.
Hi, I’m Adrienne, and I’ve been a Teen Librarian at HCPL since 2006. I started at Twin Hickory and moved to Libbie Mill in 2015. Come visit our Teen Room and check out all we have for you -- books, great study and hanging out space, free computers, free classes in 3D design & printing, Coding, Photoshop and soooo much more!
Random stuff about me:
* Favorite book: Hmmmm, this is hard, since it changes all the time as I read new stuff and depending on what mood I’m in. However, there is one book that I know will still make me snort with laughter even when I’m 80 years old — The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams.
* Favorite food: perfectly made toast
* Favorite band/music: Cake. I will never get enough Cake.
* Favorite reference question: Q: How long does it take the galaxy to rotate once? A: It’s called a galactic or cosmic year and it takes about 225-250 million earth years.
* Pets: I have two cats and a dog. Marcus and Grey are the cats who were rescued from a box in the woods when they were just little puffballs. When they are not acting insane, they are very sweet and purr loudly. My dog is named Peter and he's a medium size poodle mix (we call him the substandard poodle). He's got floppy ears, snores and loves green beans.
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