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Mem

Bethany C. Morrow

Start date: October 16, 2018

Finish date: October 31, 2018

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Jun 04, 2018 Rincey rated it liked it

3.5 stars

See me discuss this book in my June wrap up: https://youtu.be/z-mkTQwXlQE?t=4m35s ...more

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Oct 18, 2020 Jennifer rated it really liked it

Shelves: fiction, owned, sf, novella

I'd heard so many good things about this book that I had to finally pick it up. And it's no wonder that it's gotten so much praise. From such a unique alternate history set in 1920's Montreal, where a memory extraction technique has been created that results in a clone possessing only that extracted memory, to the first self-aware Mem that becomes such a compelling protagonist. Like The Deep -- this one has some good musings on both the pain and the function of memory, and who we become without ...more

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Jul 16, 2018 Elizabeth added it

an interesting short story that grew rather long

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May 03, 2020 Alison rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: fiction, dcpl_elibrary, diverse-authors

This was a really delightful story that focused on the main character. Some things were left unsaid or under-explained, but it worked really well. Lovely prose and a story that carries you right along.

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