condensed way of dreams?

[odilonredon]

Hi guys

Can anyone tell me what this sentence mean?

"She woke, crying into her pillow in that peculiar condensed way of dreams."
I googled and googled but still couldn't understand what "in that peculiar condensed way of dreams" means.
Does anyone have a clue?

Thanks.

 

[Rover_KE]

In what context did you encounter this sentence, odilonredon?

 

[odilonredon]

In what context did you encounter this sentence, odilonredon?

I read it in a novel.
The woman was having a nightmare, and then she woke up from the dream, and then that sentence just showed up.

So it's not a common phrase?

 

[Rover_KE]

It's not a common phrase. What was the novel and who wrote it?

 

[odilonredon]

Here's the book. The Elusive Language of Ducks by Judith White.
http://www.amazon.com/Elusive-Language-Ducks-Judith-White-ebook/dp/B00CPY5I6U

 

[Tdol]

I'd guess that she means that dreams make you cry in a different way- fewer tears, but more concentrated in terms of emotion.