Same Bed Different DreamsSame Bed Different Dreams
What it's about
Ed Park imagines an alternate secret history of Korea, involving a mysterious organization, assassins and mad poets, video games and slasher films, pop bands and social media, and its traces in the present lives of a cast of characters, including a writer working for a tech company.
Why it's worth reading
It was a Pulitzer Prize finalist. Critics compare it to Gravity's Rainbow: wild, sweeping and playful.
You'll love it if you liked
Pachinko
Gravity's Rainbow
The SympathizerGood to know
It's long and deliberately puzzling, with stories within stories.
By the numbers
- Readers68 out of 100 · counts 42%
- Critics32 out of 100 · counts 34% (its stronger lane)
- Bestseller11 out of 100 · counts 14%
- Buzz51 out of 100 · counts 10%
Critics and Bestseller are two ways to earn a place: a book's stronger one counts more. Buzz rewards recent bestseller weeks and prizes, so older books start at zero. The parts combine into the Must-Read Score, shown on a scale where the best book we found scores 99 and the last book to make the ranking scores 50.
Where it ranks
- #98 of the 313 science fiction books we rank
- #151 of the 459 fantasy books we rank
- #179 of the 481 new books we rank
- #1017 of the 2,816 books we rank
Why it made the list
Reads as
Thought-provoking, Adventurous, Epic
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Quick answers
Is Same Bed Different Dreams worth reading?
Yes. It was a Pulitzer Prize finalist. It ranks #1,017 of the 2,816 books in our ranking, with a Must-Read Score of 72.8 (the best book we found scores 99).
What is Same Bed Different Dreams about?
Ed Park imagines an alternate secret history of Korea, involving a mysterious organization, assassins and mad poets, video games and slasher films, pop bands and social media, and its traces in the present lives of a cast of characters, including a writer working for a tech company.
How long does it take to read Same Bed Different Dreams?
About 13 hours (528 pages), or about 4 weeks at 30 minutes a day.
What should I read after Same Bed Different Dreams?
If you liked it, try Pachinko by Min Jin Lee, Gravity's Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon or The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen.