Dreamtime: A Collection of Short Stories

Robert F. Steiner
iUniverse (2007)
ISBN 9781583484807
Reviewed by Paige Lovitt for Reader Views (1/08)

 

“Dreamtime” is a collection of eleven short stories, written by Robert F. Steiner, that have been previously published in other books.  Using some of his real life experiences as inspiration, many of the ideas in this story came from real situations to which he added a touch of the supernatural. 

I totally enjoyed every story in “Dreamtime.”  Each story has its own theme and takes you into a completely different room in Steiner’s imagination.  He writes in incredibly vivid detail.  He also has a gift for taking you directly into the mind of the main character in each story.  After I read each story, I pondered to myself, “What if?”  How incredible it would be if some of these were true, such as “Canine Fantasies,” where the main character has hallucinations of a very protective dog in his life.  This dog takes on a guardian angel role and protects him.   I appreciated Steiner’s ability to put me in a contemplative state of mind, in a few pages of each tale.

Because it is not a long book, I think that it would be a great one for someone to read who needs a mental escape, in a short period of time.  I also think that it would be a great resource for an English class.  Students who normally don’t like reading would really get wrapped up in these stories and I think that they would enjoy discussing them.

“Dreamtime” is definitely a must-read for reader’s groups.  The stories are guaranteed to stimulate some incredibly interesting discussions.

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