A review by evvahoo
Sleep Donation by Karen Russell
4.0
such interesting premises: In the novel's world, insomnia becomes a lethal illness. Many people die daily because of it. The Corp is a volunatry organisation trying to find people (sleep donators) to donate their sleep to the victims. The best donators are actually babies. Being robbed of their sleep, babies are unaware of their precious gift which heals many people who suffer with insomnia.
I really really liked this book and only gave it 4 stars instead of 5 because of its length and the resulting lack of depth. But for its short length, Russell did a brilliant job discovering this dystopian world and introducing it to the reader. It is told out of the first person perspective of a girl who lost her sister due to insomnia. The girl is volunteering but constantly finds herself in a dilemma. Moral questions arise, whether the cause is positive or negative. especially when younger people are involved who cannot decide for their own life yet. I liked how she addresses these themes without judging and without giving a right or wrong answer to these moral questions.
I really really liked this book and only gave it 4 stars instead of 5 because of its length and the resulting lack of depth. But for its short length, Russell did a brilliant job discovering this dystopian world and introducing it to the reader. It is told out of the first person perspective of a girl who lost her sister due to insomnia. The girl is volunteering but constantly finds herself in a dilemma. Moral questions arise, whether the cause is positive or negative. especially when younger people are involved who cannot decide for their own life yet. I liked how she addresses these themes without judging and without giving a right or wrong answer to these moral questions.