Surprisingly, it was the rising and falling action that really caught and held my interest. The climax took a little while to land — possibly because the chapters skip around in the chronology? I'm not sure — but the mood is strong with this one. It's kind of muted, an intentional sense of distance, which is of course fitting for a novel that revolves around dreams and sleep behaviors. Also, it's so satisfying to discover that the storylines actually match the intriguing title! (I've read quite a few books with lovely titles that turn out to be unrelated to the narrative, and that's always a letdown.)

In parts of the middle I was kind of on the fence about whether this was a "good" or "great" read, though I'm tempted to go back and reread it in light of that Big Reveal: I suspect it'll be even better a second, or even third, time around; while I didn't put the clues together, they were definitely there and I did pick up that "something's not right here" creeping unease. Again, very strong atmosphere — kind of slow and subtle, but so intriguing if you're in the right mood for it.