The Memory Monster by Yishai Sarid

The Memory Monster

Yishai Sarid with Yardenne Greenspan (Translator)

176 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction historical reflective sad slow-paced
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"A brilliant short novel that serves as a brave, sharp-toothed brief against letting the past devour the present" (The New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice), Yishai Sarid's The Memory Monster is a harrowing parable of a young historian who b...

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Community Reviews

3.94
based on 315 reviews

Moods

dark: 87%

reflective: 68%

sad: 61%

challenging: 53%

informative: 53%

emotional: 38%

tense: 35%

Pace

28% of readers chose fast
42% of readers chose medium
28% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

9% of readers chose Plot
16% of readers chose A mix
72% of readers chose Character
2% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

39% of readers chose Yes
43% of readers chose Complicated
12% of readers chose No
4% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

2% of readers chose Yes
43% of readers chose Complicated
46% of readers chose No
7% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

17% of readers chose Yes
27% of readers chose Complicated
37% of readers chose No
17% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

56% of readers chose Yes
21% of readers chose Complicated
14% of readers chose No
7% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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