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4.0

"I miss you more than I remember you"

This book had gorgeous scenes and imagery, despite being graphic portrayals of death, war, intergenerational trauma, racism, queerness, addiction, and death.

While reading, all I could think of was how the brain reacts to trauma. Where following a traumatic incident, your brain protects you by withholding memories, creating non-linear moments, and returning memories to you fragmented, segmented, or in bodily experiences.

This book felt like an experiment in testimony and memory.