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kermodii's avatar

I had just finished the book the other month! You sum up events that are otherwise "irreal" so pleasantly. I had some contention for how the audience gets to be almost omniscient to the ongoing events (give or take a few exceptions that won't completely derail the "plot") and that was against the spirit of the book, but nonetheless I enjoyed it immensely. Like an antimeme I can only describe what it is not, and it's not perfect, but it's not the end of the world either.

The question is, was this REALLY your first time reading?

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Rose Tyler's avatar

Interesting, will have to check it out.

Parts of the premise remind me of the TV show Severance, where characters are only conscious of their work and all its associated memories when they’re at the office. As soon as they take the elevator down, they forget everything about the day. In this way, with memory so severed, they become two different people. Another testament to memory’s meaning-making power.

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