Reviews for The Glitch in Sleep (The Seems Series #1)

The average rating for The Glitch in Sleep (The Seems Series #1) based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2009-09-24 00:00:00 Robert Bernstein Have you ever wondered how the world works? What I'm about to tell you is top-secret information. Underneath everything in the world - every Twist of Fate, every New Idea, every night's Sleep - is an organization known as "The Seems." The Seems is run like a corporation - there are departments, there are hierarchies, there are manufacturing assembly lines. And Becker Drane has been recruited to work for The Seems as a Fixer. There are only 37 Fixers, and they are highly trained to deal with any problem in any department in The Seems. They deal with Blunders, Blips, and Bleeps using their Briefer-assistants and tools such as Transport Goggles, Trouble Gum, and "Those Things That Look a Lot Like Tweezers That You Cut Wires With." Becker was just promoted to Fixer and now he has to deal with the most dreaded of Fixer-challenges: A Glitch. This Glitch is wreaking havoc in the Department of Sleep which has caused a backup in the delivery of sleep and thus, everyone in the world has a case of insomnia. This could interfere with the carefully planned Chains of Events which could in turn case a Ripple Effect, destroying the Fabric of Reality. The story is engaging, with fun secondary characters and a neat, original mythology for the world. I was slightly uncomfortable with the idea of the world being run by a corporately-structured organization, but I think kids will find this entertaining and fun.

Review # 2 was written on 2008-05-11 00:00:00 LENELL FREEMAN Reviewed by Allison Fraclose for TeensReadToo.com I had to sign some kind of form at the front of this book before reading it, so I'm not sure if I'm allowed to tell you any of this…but here goes. Imagine that The World we know is constructed somewhere else. The sunset is painted daily, the world's rain is regulated through a huge water tank, and a Good Night's Sleep is packaged, processed, and sent to you nightly, with a specially built dream enclosed just for you. Beyond the In-Between, every detail of the world is carefully fashioned by workers in The Seems. When Becker Drane was nine years old, he filled out an application for "The Best Job in the World" on a lark. Three years later, he's a newly promoted Fixer for The Seems eagerly awaiting his first mission. However, the one he receives is tougher than most'to fix a Glitch that is ravaging the Department of Sleep. The World is in peril as The Chain of Events that depends on the delivery of the night's dreams grows in danger of slipping. Becker must use all of his skills and training to find the Glitch before a Ripple Effect occurs, undoing all of the careful work of The Seems and ripping the very Fabric of Reality away. Humorous and exciting, this first book left me eager for more from this new series, and you can be sure I'll be reading the rest. As long as I can get past the red tape next time…