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It runs in my family. Both of my paternal grandparents had it. It's horrible and horrifying, I know. And every time I forget what I walked into a room to get, I think "And so it begins..."
As hard as it is to read, it was helpful (in some ways) to understand what my grandparents went through. I hope that you keep reading it.
Dawn, I don't know if it will ease your mind (it did mine) but I read a theory that forgetting why you went to the kitchen/up the stairs/into the garage and forgot what you were after is very common - because - you have crossed a threshold into another room or area and your thought process focused on something else. It isn't as far-fetched as it sounds, do you think? Especially when you return to your original spot and can remember immediately why you went to the kitchen/up the stairs etc.
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Dawn, I don't know if it will ease your mind (it did mine) but I read a theory that forgetting why you went to the kitchen/up the stairs/into the garage and forgot what you were after is very common - because - you have crossed a threshold into another room or area and your thought process focused on something else. It isn't as far-fetched as it sounds, do you think? Especially when you return to your original spot and can remember immediately why you went to the kitchen/up the stairs etc.
Thank you!
Mine goes like this (although not all the time, thankfully):
- I'm in the shower and I think to myself, "When I finish my shower, I want to take some chicken out of the freezer to defrost."
- As soon as I do something else (such as rinse the shampoo out of my hair), the thought of the chicken is out of my brain. I have so many "to do" thoughts for later when I'm in the shower, so the chicken probably got pushed out.
- A bit later, I think to myself, "When I was in the shower, I'd wanted to do something afterwards, but I can't remember what..."
- Even later (maybe I got hungry), I remember! The thought from the shower! Defrost the chicken!
Your theory makes complete sense and, yes!, returning to the scene of the crime (so to speak) or going to where the "to do" item is to take place has jogged my memory many times.
I'm reading Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel. I'll finish it tonight (actually kind of sad about that).
Wow. I think this book needs a thread to itself. On the surface it's a post-apoc book, but it's being described as a book that bridges post-apoc and literary fiction. It's beautifully and artfully written.
The story spans about 40 years, bouncing around in time, before and after a flu kills 99% of the people on earth. The characters are all closely or loosely connected, with all kinds of little connections that are woven together like silk threads.
If post-apoc is not your thing, don't let that put you off. This is an excellent read!
I'm reading Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel. I'll finish it tonight (actually kind of sad about that).
Wow. I think this book needs a thread to itself. On the surface it's a post-apoc book, but it's being described as a book that bridges post-apoc and literary fiction. It's beautifully and artfully written.
The story spans about 40 years, bouncing around in time, before and after a flu kills 99% of the people on earth. The characters are all closely or loosely connected, with all kinds of little connections that are woven together like silk threads.
If post-apoc is not your thing, don't let that put you off. This is an excellent read!
I am on the hold list at the library for this one. It is a slow moving list. I think I'm at #5 or 6 so I should get it sometime this year for sure.
I'm reading Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel. I'll finish it tonight (actually kind of sad about that).
Wow. I think this book needs a thread to itself. On the surface it's a post-apoc book, but it's being described as a book that bridges post-apoc and literary fiction. It's beautifully and artfully written.
The story spans about 40 years, bouncing around in time, before and after a flu kills 99% of the people on earth. The characters are all closely or loosely connected, with all kinds of little connections that are woven together like silk threads.
If post-apoc is not your thing, don't let that put you off. This is an excellent read!
What if literary fiction isn't my thing?
Should I be put off?
Not being snarky! Want to know
Locus Online gave it a pretty good review, but the reviewer person is a 50/50 success rate for me usually
What if literary fiction isn't my thing?
Should I be put off?
Not being snarky! Want to know
Locus Online gave it a pretty good review, but the reviewer person is a 50/50 success rate for me usually
I've only read a little post-apoc, and some of the writing was not good (too concrete, no concept of symbolism, 2-D characters, stiff unrealistic dialogue, no 'beauty" to the writing, no creative storytelling). But some people read post-apoc for the descriptions of survival and societal breakdown, not for those things. I like both.
This book is not going to give the reader practical survival strategies (someone on amazon actually complained that the author did not describe the food and shelters in enough detail).
If you like good writing, with some artistry to it (it's not as extremely artistic as The Goldfinch--which I loved but I could see how people got frustrated with it)...
If you like a story that creatively and artfully jumps around in time and fills in little puzzle pieces here and there...
If you like the idea of how a small handful of people try to preserve "culture," as in Shakespeare plays and classical music, when civilization has nearly been destroyed...
If you like the exploration of the idea that desperate people might cling to cultish leaders...
If you like a satisfying story in which all the mysterious loose ends eventually get tied up...
...then you'll probably like it.
Apart from good writing, one thing that's really important to me is that an author tie up all the loose ends and answer all the questions I had during the story. Even if the book is not a "mystery" I still like all the "clues" to lead somewhere, and I get frustrated when they don't. This author was very diligent. She must have drawn a very detailed diagram of where she would insert a little reference or a little innocuous object like a paperweight, and how those little things would later come together or reveal some important piece of information.
Mine goes like this (although not all the time, thankfully):
- I'm in the shower and I think to myself, "When I finish my shower, I want to take some chicken out of the freezer to defrost."
- As soon as I do something else (such as rinse the shampoo out of my hair), the thought of the chicken is out of my brain. I have so many "to do" thoughts for later when I'm in the shower, so the chicken probably got pushed out.
- A bit later, I think to myself, "When I was in the shower, I'd wanted to do something afterwards, but I can't remember what..."
- Even later (maybe I got hungry), I remember! The thought from the shower! Defrost the chicken!
Your theory makes complete sense and, yes!, returning to the scene of the crime (so to speak) or going to where the "to do" item is to take place has jogged my memory many times.
It does ease my mind. Thank you!
Well, as long as you didn't think, "When I get out of the shower, I want to get dressed." and then forget to do it!
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Well, as long as you didn't think, "When I get out of the shower, I want to get dressed." and then forget to do it!
Just one time. (I don't talk about it anymore.) And it only takes one time for you to never forget again.
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