Title: The Book of M
Author: Peng Shepherd
Pages: 496
Publisher: Harper Voyager
Release Date: 28th June 2018
Blurb from Goodreads:
A vivid, touching and original debut, following the effects of an
extraordinary catastrophe on very ordinary people.
In the middle of a market in India, a man’s shadow disappears. As
rolling twenty-four-hour news coverage tries to explain the event,
more cases are discovered. The phenomenon spreads like a plague
as people learn the true cost of their lost part: their memories.
Two years later, Ory and his wife Max have escaped ‘the Forgetting’
by hiding in an abandoned hotel deep in the woods in Virgina. They
have settled into their new reality, until Max, too, loses her shadow.
Knowing the more she forgets, the more dangerous she will become
to the person most precious to her, Max runs away. But Ory refuses
to give up what little time they have left before she loses her memory
completely, and desperately follows her trail.
On their separate journeys, each searches for answers: for Ory, about
love, about survival, about hope; and for Max, about a mysterious
new force growing in the south that may hold the cure. But neither
could have guessed at what you gain when you lose your shadow: the
power of magic.
A breathtakingly imaginative, timeless story that explores fundamental
questions about memory and love—the price of forgetting, the power of connection, and what it means to be
human when your world is turned upside down.
My Review:
*I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Thanks to Harper Voyager and NetGalley*
The world changes when a man loses his shadow in a market in India
and then his memories.
The phenomenon soon spreads throughout the world.
Two years later, Ory and Max are living in an abandoned hotel. They
appear to have escaped losing their own shadows until the worst
happens - Max's shadow disappears.
Knowing that the shadowless can be dangerous, Max runs away so
that she can't harm Ory. But when Ory finds that Max has gone he
sets off in search of her.
Why are people losing their shadows?
How are memories linked to shadows?
Can Ory find Max?
The Book of M was a very intriguing and thought-provoking read.
The chapters focus on four main characters - Max, Ory, Naz and the
amnesiac. Each storyline was interesting and I liked how they linked
together.
The concept of the Book of M was very intriguing. The idea that
memories are stored in shadows was interesting, as was the 'magic'
that the shadowless could do by forgetting things.
The plot was interesting and held my attention despite being nearly
500 pages long.
The writing style was easy to follow and I would definitely read
another book written by the author.
Overall this was an enjoyable, unique read that I would recommend.
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