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This Is How You Remember It
by Catherine Prasifka
dark
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
You’re struck by the transience of things, by the way that people walk in and out of your life, and who you are while they’re in it.
I’m amazed by how this book gnawed at a familiar feeling inside of me. I can remember how much anxiety (and FOMO at the same time) the internet provides me, most especially that I’m a minor and I stay back from sharing too much personal informations on the internet because of how scarily impactful the result or consequences could be when I look back at it when I’m older.
This thinking that people on my screen could define my worth and that self-sabotaging was good made me reflect upon reading this book. It’s rare for a book to capture the essence of truly being inside an experience, and This Is How You Remember It made me feel as though I was going through what the protagonist was going through (it’s also in 2nd POV so that contributed too). I think we think too much about what these people on our screen think of us—are we daunting in their own perspectives? Good? Kind? We spend so much time musing about these things that we forget what’s actually important, and that’s ultimately trying to be the better version of ourselves. People will come and go, so while they’re still coming, let’s show them that we can be better.
Thank you to NetGalley and Canongate for the ARC :))
I’m amazed by how this book gnawed at a familiar feeling inside of me. I can remember how much anxiety (and FOMO at the same time) the internet provides me, most especially that I’m a minor and I stay back from sharing too much personal informations on the internet because of how scarily impactful the result or consequences could be when I look back at it when I’m older.
This thinking that people on my screen could define my worth and that self-sabotaging was good made me reflect upon reading this book. It’s rare for a book to capture the essence of truly being inside an experience, and This Is How You Remember It made me feel as though I was going through what the protagonist was going through (it’s also in 2nd POV so that contributed too). I think we think too much about what these people on our screen think of us—are we daunting in their own perspectives? Good? Kind? We spend so much time musing about these things that we forget what’s actually important, and that’s ultimately trying to be the better version of ourselves. People will come and go, so while they’re still coming, let’s show them that we can be better.
Thank you to NetGalley and Canongate for the ARC :))