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MEM
- Narrated by: Soneela Nankani
- Length: 5 hrs and 3 mins
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Summary
MEM is a rare novel, a small book carrying very big ideas, the kind of story that stays with you long after you've finished listening to it. Set in the glittering art deco world of a century ago, MEM makes one slight alteration to history: a scientist in Montreal discovers a method allowing people to have their memories extracted from their minds, whole and complete.
The Mems exist as mirror-images of their source-zombie-like creatures destined to experience that singular memory over and over, until they expire in the cavernous Vault where they are kept. And then there is Dolores Extract #1, the first Mem capable of creating her own memories. An ageless beauty shrouded in mystery, she is allowed to live on her own, and create her own existence, until one day she is summoned back to the Vault. What happens next is a gorgeously rendered, heart-breaking novel in the vein of Kazuo Ishiguro's Never Let Me Go.
Debut novelist Bethany Morrow has created an allegory for our own time, exploring profound questions of ownership and how they relate to identity, memory, and history, all in the shadows of Montreal's now forgotten slave trade.
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- Rose
- 22-12-21
I'll listen again and again to this book!
Reminiscent of 'Never Let Me Go', poignant, sensitive, beautiful. Well written, narrated-recommending for bookclub.
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- Sebrina Autumn Calkins
- 23-09-23
Strange, Sad, Beautiful Hopeful, Original
I am an absolute mess. My face and top are soaked. I will have the capacity to have more thoughts about this book another time. For now, this is one of the most strange, sad, beautiful, hopeful, and original books I have ever read. I am the queen on ADHD and every wonderful thing I experience being my new favourite thing, but this is now one of my favourite books of all time.
The narration by Soneela Nankani is sheer perfection and adds so much to the emotional impact. Truly sensational.
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- Geranium
- 05-10-22
Mixed
Interesting premise for a story but I couldn’t get past the overly mannered narration, sorry
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- Natasha
- 08-05-23
Cute novella that doesn’t make you think too hard
Is a cute wee story that I expected more out of but enjoyed none the less.
From the synopsis I was expecting it to ask some serious questions and to get some answers but the story kinda just shrugs and spends a lot of time on the love story and telling you how amazing the MC is. Was expecting a story that broke my heart and got a cute little love story instead.
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- Jessica
- 28-02-24
Original story!
The tone of the narration was a bit tiring and I found myself losing interest in the story toward the end. The story is good, original… maybe with a different tone I would have enjoyed it more
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- frederique haddad
- 12-04-22
Wow! I loved that!
The combination of narrator Soneela Nankani whose voice still haunts me (in a wonderful way) and such a touching simple character-driven story….just really made this audible one of the most enjoyable I have had so far. I am an avid reader but I will remember both the audio and character « voice » as it reminds you of Ishiguro but is less depressing which makes it perfect for me! Thank you for such a gift.
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- Amazon Customer
- 05-02-23
I liked it
A good concept and good storytelling. Performance was the right amount of emotion and the story was different and interesting
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- Gosia Furmanik
- 24-04-22
Unfortunately really boring
Such a cool concept, so wasted. Almost nothing happens in this book. The narration is so lackluster. The main character so whiny, I kept rolling my eyes. I struggled to finish it despite it being so short.
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- Ash J
- 08-05-22
Meh. Bad narration.
The story was okay but the hopeless narration was a struggle to get through. Very one note and dull.
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- Fid
- 08-08-22
Boring
I really struggled to push through and in the end did not finish. So flat and monotone throughout.
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