They were fine (of course), but I had to be sure.
An hour later, I finished this slim novel and immediately went to check on my kids sleeping in their rooms. Ten pages into Samanta Schweblin’s Fever Dream, I found myself asking, “What the heck am I reading?” Halfway in, I couldn’t go to sleep because I was too scared, never mind that it was already past my bedtime. She is a longtime supporter of literature in translation and all literary arts.įever Dream by Samanta Schweblin, translated from the Spanish by Megan McDowell (Argentina, Riverhead)
When he plays the ballad again, both Link and the Wind Fish awaken and the island and all of its quirky inhabitants disappear as if they were never there.This entry in the Why This Book Should Win series is from former BTBA judge and founder of the Literary License blog, Gwendolyn Dawson, who lives in Houston, TX and is a practicing lawyer.
The Wind Fish then confirms that Koholint is in fact all a dream. He plays the Ballad of the Wind Fish which breaks open the egg and allows Link to face off against the final creature (one that takes the form of Ganon and others from Link’s past adventures.) After defeating the being’s final form, the mysterious owl that’s been tagging along reveals itself to be the Wind Fish’s spirit. But of course, Link succeeds and collects all eight instruments and climbs to the top of the mountain, on which the Wind Fish sleeps peacefully in an egg. Link is constantly fighting off creatures who are trying to get in his way of recovering the instruments, as they want to control the Wind Fish’s dream world. This is quickly dismissed to be a rumor by the owl, who says only the Wind Fish can confirm or deny such a thing, before urging Link to carry on. During a trip to the ruins to uncover the sixth instrument, Link comes across a mural that explains the island is merely a dream world created by the Wind Fish. And, after recovering his sword, he is approached by a mysterious owl (sound familiar?) who informs him that the only way to wake up the Wind Fish is to find the eight instruments of the sirens. After washing ashore on the island, Link is taken in by a character named Marin who is utterly fascinated by Link and the outside world.
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