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Tell Me an Ending
by Jo Harkin
"The facts of love are gone- the biographical notes redacted- but the love is still there. There is no sunshine; there is no spotless mind."
As others have mentioned, this book is very Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind and Vanilla Sky-esque, and even references similar media in regards to the discussion of targeted memory loss.
At first, I was decently confused as there are multiple POVs, seemingly unconnected, but as time goes on, you see that they do have one big similarity: Nepenthe.
I do like that this book went further into specifics and the philosophy of memory erasure and the idea of self than most other similar works have. The topics that these movies/books usually make you think about afterwards were discussed from multiple POVs in the book, which I really enjoyed, as it felt like a discussion within the book itself. The specifics of exactly which memories could and couldn't be deleted was also discussed, mentioning that childhood traumas could/should not be erased because of everything that is linked to those memories throughout the rest of your life.
As anyone that has gone through a traumatic time/moment, I have thought about this topic often. Who would we be without the constant shadow of that trauma following us around?
I have often asked myself who I would even be without childhood trauma and the effects it had on me during such an important time in my developmental stage. It brings up the discussion of self, of who we are, what we are: is it our actions that are our selves? Is it a conscious thing or something deep within? Who are we without our traits and would we be the same "self" if those traits did not exist?
I'm getting into a whole discussion with myself, because this book really does make you think and I definitely won't be able to stop thinking about it for a while. Well written, compelling, thought provoking. The mystery kept me reading and there were moments when my jaw dropped open at revelations.
As others have mentioned, this book is very Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind and Vanilla Sky-esque, and even references similar media in regards to the discussion of targeted memory loss.
At first, I was decently confused as there are multiple POVs, seemingly unconnected, but as time goes on, you see that they do have one big similarity: Nepenthe.
I do like that this book went further into specifics and the philosophy of memory erasure and the idea of self than most other similar works have. The topics that these movies/books usually make you think about afterwards were discussed from multiple POVs in the book, which I really enjoyed, as it felt like a discussion within the book itself. The specifics of exactly which memories could and couldn't be deleted was also discussed, mentioning that childhood traumas could/should not be erased because of everything that is linked to those memories throughout the rest of your life.
As anyone that has gone through a traumatic time/moment, I have thought about this topic often. Who would we be without the constant shadow of that trauma following us around?
I have often asked myself who I would even be without childhood trauma and the effects it had on me during such an important time in my developmental stage. It brings up the discussion of self, of who we are, what we are: is it our actions that are our selves? Is it a conscious thing or something deep within? Who are we without our traits and would we be the same "self" if those traits did not exist?
I'm getting into a whole discussion with myself, because this book really does make you think and I definitely won't be able to stop thinking about it for a while. Well written, compelling, thought provoking. The mystery kept me reading and there were moments when my jaw dropped open at revelations.