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5.0 AVERAGE
5.0 AVERAGE
informative
reflective
medium-paced
A scientific guide to dreaming and sleeping, explaining how the mind interprets different sensory inputs and memory processing and relays them into dreams. Dream researcher, scientist, and author, Michelle Carr, does an excellent job of explaining the foundational elements of sleep, weaving in examples from her research at a sleep lab.
For me, the most valuable part of this book is learning more about the science of nightmares and understanding what makes people more predisposed to nightmares. I also appreciated the concept that nightmares can also be associated with more positive traits, like having a higher sensitivity to emotional and sensory stimuli or being more open to perceptual experiences, which can make life more vivid as well. Much has been studied about sleep, sleep cycles, and dreams, but this is one of the few books I’ve found about nightmares.
Special thanks to Henry Holt & Company and NetGalley for providing an eARC in exchange for an honest, independent review.