Week 13.1 - Fever Dream, Samanta Schweblin - Nicholas Latimer - On Titles, Familiarity, and Worms
My final reading of this class, despite the confusion and blurriness that defines this nightmare of a story, would have been my favorite reading of the semester. Perhaps not because of its amazing complexity or influence on the field, which we have seen consistently throughout the course, but because of its uniqueness. Our first psychological thriller of the year comes and goes just like the title suggests, as a fever dream, that we wake up from wondering what the heck just happened. I actually went into the reading completely blind to the genre or back story of Scheblin’s work - so was more than shocked when met with the intense and vivid imagery that supplemented each character's experiences (from watching David burry dead animals to the way Nina would sit legs crossed always grasping her precious stuffed mole. More about the title though, was something I found interesting, noticing the very different meanings the Spanish vs. English version seemed to offer. For example, r...