Book Review

Realito Ral N. Ferrer Jr.
STEM 11-7
BOOK REVIEW
Book Title: What is the book about?
Tell Me Your Dreams The book is about a story of Ashley Patterson, a young woman working at
a Global Computer Graphics Corporation. The story starts with Ashley
feeling anxious, having a repetitive thought that someone was stalking her
Author: Sidney Sheldon despite not physically seeing anyone doing so. She has a troubled past and
her father Steven Patterson, a renowned doctor, is very protective with her
Author’s background: given that she is the only family he has.
Best known for his exciting At work, she is on good terms with her supervisor Shane Miller, and is
blockbuster novels, Sidney Sheldon viewed by the others as a role model due to her looks and personality, but
was an outstanding screenwriter not all of them share the same perspective. Toni Prescott and Allete Peters
and novelist who was a true master are good friends and are co-workers of Ashley. Toni would often criticize
of his craft. Born at the 11th of Ashley, calling her “Miss Goody Two-shoes” while Allete is just neutral.
February in 1917, he was Another co-worker of Ashley, Dennis Tibble, adores Ashley a bit too much
prominent in the 1930s, first and would often make rather uncomfortable conversations with Ashley,
working on Broadway plays, and which she doesn’t appreciate in the slightest.
then in motion pictures, in which
he earned an Oscar in 1948. After As the days go by, Ashley’s anxiety grew larger, her thoughts more
turning 50, he began writing best- troubled, little-by-little she starts to truly believe that someone is after her.
selling novels in which almost all Given the situation, she can’t openly share this to anyone, for she thinks
became a number-one they would see her as a fool, so she keeps it bottled up all to herself. But this
international best seller. He is in doesn’t go for long as she gets involved in the murder of Dennis whom she
the Guinness Book of Records as thought was the stalker and get dragged along a complicated case that
the most translated author in the would change her life from bad to worse.
world with more than 280 million
copies of his books in print in 105
countries. Sadly, he passed away at
the age of 89 at the 30 th of January
in 2007, but he will forever be
immortalized by the amazing feats
he had done in his life.
Fiction Non-fiction
Book’s Theme:
The atmosphere of the story is

engulfed in mystery, not knowing
what may happen next, it draws
the reader’s attention with curiosty
and a sense of bewilderment. A
thriller filled with twists and turns
that can make the reader
flabbergasted and crave for more.
Interesting fact/s or qoutes in the

story:
“David, your mother’s life meant a

lot to you. Ashley’s life means as
much to me. You asked for my help
once, and you put your mother’s
life in my hands. I’m asking for your
help now, and I’m putting Ashley’s
life in your hands. I want you to
defend Ashley. You owe me that”
- Dr. Steven Patterson
Multiple personality disorder, also

known as dissociative identity
disorder, is a condition where there
are several completely different
personalities in one body. It usually
starts because of a childhood
trauma in which the victim creates
another identity as a means to
escape the shock and pain. It’s
been in the psychiatric literature
for more than two hundred years
and is curable through the help of
psychological treatment, if not
cured however can lead to an
increased rate of suicide.
Characters:
Ashley Patterson
Toni Prescott
Allete Peters
Steven Patterson
Shane Miller
Sheriff Dowling
David Singer
Conflict/lessons of the story:
The main conflict of the story is

between Ashley Patterson and her
two alternate personalities whom
are Toni Prescott and Allete Peters.
Her personas were completely
aware that they share the same
body but she herself was not, and
is now dragged along in a case
which she should not even be
affiliated with, but her personas
are.
Where does the story takes place? What is your opinion about the book?
The problen with that is that the I myself feel that I do not have the right to criticize such a book given my
story constantly travels to many lack of adequate experience and knowledge with writing stories of this kind,
different locations, but the main but regardless I would still say that this book is really fantastic.
center point of the events in the
story take place in Cupertino, To start things of, the way the events are arranged are very creative but
California. easy to follow, the flow of the story is great, the character’s personalities are
very well created and connect very well with the overall plot.
Rating:
The story itself was truly such an interesting concept. I am a fan of
mystery and detective work and I must say I was genuinely satisfied while I
was reading it. I could’ve never imagined that I would harbor such
expressive emotions whilst reading the book, I didn’t feel like I was just a
reader, but rather I was a part of the entire story, as if I was experiencing the
plot first hand.
Grammar-wise, the words used throughout the story could get rather
deep in meaning, I didn’t find any difficulties understanding the words since
I do have some knowledge with English grammar, but some may find this as
an obstacle to really understand the story.
Overall, there are no negative comments that came to my mind whilst

reading the book, I genuinely liked it despite not being the type of person
who reads novels in their free time. The author Sidney Sheldon truly is such
an exceptional writer.
What ages and interest is the book Conclusion:
suitable for? Why?
After thinking it through, there really isn’t much more that I can say in
Given that the plot revovles around regards to the quality of this book. For me it really was great, it was perfect.
a series of murder cases, this book My words may be shallow since I’m no professional but hey, this is my book
would be best suited for ages 16 review so I can say whatever it is I see fit, and for me, describing this book as
and above. Interest-wise, people a perfect masterpiece is the kind of recognition this book deserves to have.
whom are fond of mysteries and
detective work would like this
book, as well as those with an
interest towards a sense of thrill
and psychological horror.
Recommendation:
Personally, I found the work of Sidney Sheldon very fascinating and interesting, his take on the genre of mystery
was quite the turn and was truly a great experience reading. I can’t call myself a book enthusiast and have not
read any novels prior to this one, but even then this book managed to captivate me and really pull my attention
towards its story. I wholeheartedly recommend giving this book a read to whoever is interested in mystery and
case solving, moreover I would like to suggest giving Sidney Sheldon’s other novels a try. On a side note,
sometimes the choice of words in the story could get rather deep so people without adequate knowledge on
english grammar could be challenged in reading this book.

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Realito Ral N. Ferrer Jr.

The atmosphere of the story is

Interesting fact/s or qoutes in the

“David, your mother’s life meant a

Multiple personality disorder, also

The main conflict of the story is

Overall, there are no negative comments that came to my mind whilst

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