jam'n toast
This book meanders in the mundane, dwelling on the atmosphere of a dystopian world where memories are taken away. It is a surreal portrayal of the importance of memory, the loss of autonomy once we begin to forget and the dangers of passivity. I enjoyed the parallels to the story within the story and how though the ending is quite vague the themes are apparent, but the stylistic choice of ambiguity did leave me questioning the integral substance of the story. The ending made the decisions that pushed the narrative feel redundant; however, I believe that overall the story can be seen as contemplative and maybe with another read I'll uncover an interpretation I had not seen the first time around, on!y time will tell.
This book meanders in the mundane, dwelling on the atmosphere of a dystopian world where memories are taken away. It is a surreal portrayal of the importance of memory, the loss of autonomy once we begin to forget and the dangers of passivity. I enjoyed the parallels to the story within the story and how though the ending is quite vague the themes are apparent, but the stylistic choice of ambiguity did leave me questioning the integral substance of the story. The ending made the decisions that pushed the narrative feel redundant; however, I believe that overall the story can be seen as contemplative and maybe with another read I'll uncover an interpretation I had not seen the first time around, on!y time will tell.