Usually, I do not write about books, as I love to read and speak about the same, rather than jot down my memories about it. However, I guess I can start and with an exceptional book, I saw very differently.
Written by Matthew Blake, this book has woven the words in a different parallel line altogether. It relates so much to my own thoughts, how I see my vague memories as, how I have drifted them in ways I never imagines I could do.
The book is not just about how one sees and thinks, but how one remembers and recollects and then recalls the same recollection. With each passing step, that memory changes.
Started in one era; lied and kept that way for decades, to manipulate your own reality; how survival strategies were defined during the war, why someone can destroy you (own love) for mere survival. Seems survival of the cruelest, Cruella De Vil... .
What really resonates is this paragraph from pages 282-283:
Every time we recall a memory, we change the original, and all we have is the latest edited version of the memory. Over time, the memory that has been edited tens, hundreds, even thousands of times, has no connection with the original event. It could be your first kiss, the dying words of a loved one, a life-changing accident -- your memory of it will be different from how it actually happened, just because you've remembered it so many times.
I enjoy novels and suspense which lead to a deep examination of human nature—especially the question of whether memories can ever truly be trusted, with or without the influence of dementia. I highly recommend this book to everyone. It is a masterpiece in itself.
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