A novel is read as life seen as a story with its own plot and turns. Reading one points to stepping into another view; writing one to shaping your own narrative.
When this appeared in your dream, what were you feeling?
My Cosmic Code has a private dream journal. Write a dream down and the app picks out the symbols in it, shows what dream books say about them and, over time, which words recur across your entries. The journal is stored on your device only.