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A review by derbit
Archetype by M. D. Waters
4.0
If you add a dash each of [b:The Handmaid's Tale|38447|The Handmaid's Tale|Margaret Atwood|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1546031886s/38447.jpg|1119185] and [b:The Last Girl|27419654|The Last Girl (The Dominion Trilogy, #1)|Joe Hart|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1446556977s/27419654.jpg|46188959], and a sprinkle of [b:The Stepford Wives|52350|The Stepford Wives|Ira Levin|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1554371721s/52350.jpg|1534281], you'll end up with something very like Archetype.
Emma wakes up with no memory of her past or who she is. There's a man who tells her he's her husband, and as she has really no basis to determine otherwise, she takes his word for it. Archetype unfolds slowly: you figure out what's going on in "real time" with Emma, and that might cause the story to be a bit of a toil for some people. The first half of the novel is confusing as you try to figure out what's going on, but, well, Emma's confused about what she's going through, so honestly, the confusion feels appropriate.
For my part, I loved this book. Sometimes you don't really know you're waiting for a particular kind of story until you read it, and I felt that way about Archetype. Admittedly, I was a little indifferent for much of the beginning, but as the pieces start to fall into place, the story becomes more and more engaging, and damn, it's pretty amazing.
Emma wakes up with no memory of her past or who she is. There's a man who tells her he's her husband, and as she has really no basis to determine otherwise, she takes his word for it. Archetype unfolds slowly: you figure out what's going on in "real time" with Emma, and that might cause the story to be a bit of a toil for some people. The first half of the novel is confusing as you try to figure out what's going on, but, well, Emma's confused about what she's going through, so honestly, the confusion feels appropriate.
For my part, I loved this book. Sometimes you don't really know you're waiting for a particular kind of story until you read it, and I felt that way about Archetype. Admittedly, I was a little indifferent for much of the beginning, but as the pieces start to fall into place, the story becomes more and more engaging, and damn, it's pretty amazing.