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Title: What Is Reality?
Review: Being inside the head of Dale Stewart is not a happy place to be. He is holding on to his sanity by his fingernails, if that much. When Dale's world starts to unravel due to a rather pedestrian failed adulterous relationship, enough inertia is imparted on the character to push him in the direction of his boyhood home. Once there, old nightmares come to haunt and new dangers threaten his existence.But the question Dan Simmons poses is: Are the dangers real or do they only exist in Dale's head? Simmons doesn't force a standard ending down the readers throat, which may leave some feeling unsatisfied. But, I enjoyed the lose strings and unanswered questions (especially the one about the receipt for the Christmas ham). Are we going to be allowed to find out what happens next? Only time and Simmons' muse will tell.
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