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304 pages • first pub 2023 (view editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781953534873
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Tin House
Edition Pub Date: 06 June 2023
The Memory of Animals is perfect for readers who want to inhabit the uneasy intersection of personal regret and global collapse, where a disgraced octopus-obsessed marine biologist must sift through technologically recovered memories inside a crumbling London hospital to decide whether redemption is possible when the outside world—and the mind itself—can no longer be trusted.
Description
From the award-winning author of Our Endless Numbered Days, Swimming Lessons, Bitter Orange, and Unsettled Ground comes a beautiful and searing novel of memory, love, survival—and octopuses.In the face of a pandemic, an unprepared world scrambles ...
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Moods
dark: 76%
emotional: 51%
reflective: 51%
sad: 46%
tense: 45%
mysterious: 40%
challenging: 31%
adventurous: 11%
hopeful: 8%
informative: 4%
funny: 1%
inspiring: 1%
Pace
Plot or character driven?
Strong character development?
Loveable characters?
Diverse cast of characters?
Flaws of characters a main focus?
Content Warnings
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Graphic
Pandemic/Epidemic, Death, Death of parentModerate
Grief, Violence, Animal crueltyMinor
Sexual violence, Pregnancy, Confinement304 pages • first pub 2023 (view editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781953534873
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Tin House
Edition Pub Date: 06 June 2023
The Memory of Animals is perfect for readers who want to inhabit the uneasy intersection of personal regret and global collapse, where a disgraced octopus-obsessed marine biologist must sift through technologically recovered memories inside a crumbling London hospital to decide whether redemption is possible when the outside world—and the mind itself—can no longer be trusted.
Description
From the award-winning author of Our Endless Numbered Days, Swimming Lessons, Bitter Orange, and Unsettled Ground comes a beautiful and searing novel of memory, love, survival—and octopuses.In the face of a pandemic, an unprepared world scrambles ...
Community Reviews
Moods
dark: 76%
emotional: 51%
reflective: 51%
sad: 46%
tense: 45%
mysterious: 40%
challenging: 31%
adventurous: 11%
hopeful: 8%
informative: 4%
funny: 1%
inspiring: 1%
Pace
Plot or character driven?
Strong character development?
Loveable characters?
Diverse cast of characters?
Flaws of characters a main focus?
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Pandemic/Epidemic, Death, Death of parentModerate
Grief, Violence, Animal crueltyMinor
Sexual violence, Pregnancy, Confinement