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David Grant has a singular talent—he can affect the course of his dreams.
Quite by chance, he discovers the existence of the Trans-Humanist Institute and their lucid dreaming lessons. He discovers that under the tutelage of Dr. Thotmoses he has more control over his dreams. However, his talent soon runs away with him and he visits dreamplaces while awake. The waking world and the dreaming world collide. Grant ends up sedated in a hellish mental institution . . . but escapes through his lucid dreams, which he is beginning to control—though the control is far from perfect.
Grant discovers, to his horror, that Dr. Thotmoses belongs to the Caucasus Synod Western Orthodox Church, and that they have been grooming him because of his fantastic dreaming talents. Only someone with his talent at manipulating reality and dream can bring their prayer to the Divine Presence in the universe. Many have tried this journey, few have succeeded. Those who have returned successful are rewarded beyond their wildest dreams.
Nasir (Tower of Dreams) combines lucid dreaming, unconscious desires and the search for God in this lugubrious exploration of different layers of reality. Aging, skirt-chasing lawyer David Grant studies lucid dreaming with Dr. Thotmoses at the Trans-Humanist Institute, hoping to dream up "the most perfect woman possible" and incidentally discover the underlying truth of life. When Grant falls in love with Thotmoses's daughter, Kat, he chases her through multiple dream worlds until he learns to control his dreams and propel himself into other realities. Soon he learns that Kat's family wants to use his abilities to plead on their behalf before God. As multiple realities flood his life, Grant believes himself insane and must choose whether to accept the godlike gifts he has been offered or live as a crazy person in a damaged body. Though Grant trudges toward enlightenment, his misogynistic attitudes and lengthy disbelief in his talents soon make for tedious reading. (Apr.)
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Bilash Mathur
reviewed Houses of Time on May 12, 2008
Houses of Time
There is so much to like about this book, but overall, I thought it fell flat. The concept is wonderful: A man is able to control his dreams and is a pawn in an organization, who want to exploit his talent for their own gain. The author made so many interesting points that made me stop and think. For example, the book's premise is founded on the idea that time in not linear and that we may be able to jump from one point in our lives to another and that we may even have completely separate lives we are leading at the same time, though our current mind (and consciousness) is not present in that body. I thought this idea was fascinating, and I loved reading about the main character's journey between these worlds because the premise was so interesting.
However, the overall plot felt flat because it lacked true exposition. I had no idea what, exactly, the organization wanted of him, though it was alluded to many times and the general idea was spoken of. Furthermore, I did not feel any real connection with the main character because of his personality. I cared more about the ideas driving the plot forward (as previously mentioned) than I did about the man. To top it off, the end of the book felt both rushed and drawn out at the same time - rushed because it wrapped up things quickly and without fully explaining things to my liking, and drawn out because scenes were painfully long and I couldn't always understand what was happening or why.
Overall, I am glad I read this book because of all the ideas it put forward, but I would not recommend it to someone looking for a novel with a fully developed plot and likeable characters.
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