The Memory Librarian

I found Monáe's vision and themes of a futuristic world that heavily focuses on memories, time, and the ability to remember/forget to be pretty interesting, intriguing, and well detailed. I found the majority of the short stories here to be hard to follow and I feel like I'm missing the points entirely in some cases, especially on “Timebox” and “Save Changes.” The only story I found to be entertaining was “Nevermind” because the plot and characters seemed to be interesting and there was a clear progression through the story. I thought watching her “Dirty Computer” short film would help add some context and it only added a little. I feel like if this book was one fully fleshed out story, then it would be much easier and more fun to follow. I would have enjoyed this book much more if the entire book was essentially the second short story but more finalized.

An enrapturing collection of stories set in a universe which is equal parts “The Twilight Zone” and “Space is the Place”.