In The Memory of Animals she has produced another literary page-turner. Fuller’s books come in at the eyes, but they settle right behind the heart.Ĭlaire Fuller is such an interesting and original writer and takes on complex themes with such a cool, clear eye. Yet, in the book’s aftermath, I was haunted by Neffy’s fumbling humanity in the face of loss and fear, and how courage isn’t always obvious-even to those who find it. I read The Memory of Animals in one sitting, swept up by the thriller-like pace and the sheer joy of reading a great story. She might retrieve some fragment that could secure self-preservation as well as-if not humanity, then at least the human heart.Ĭlaire Fuller is my favorite storyteller. Claire Fuller’s riveting novel, The Memory of Animals, creates a world within a world where a young woman marine biologist faces off with a global pandemic and the hopes for a vaccine by diving into her own past. long-time Fuller readers will relish this completely engrossing story, which questions what we value most.īetween wanting to do the right thing and the vortex of mistakes from the past there is a real place, one woven from danger and desire. This dystopia is giving off thriller vibes with its pandemic reality, the complications of squid, and survival.Ĭompelling.
When Fuller releases something, you should probably pay attention. Makes us ponder what we owe each other as humans. It’s also got: experimental technology that allows users to revisit their memories, marine biology, and promises to be an immersive, thought-provoking, and haunting-in-a-good-way literary masterwork. The Memory of Animals has done the impossible-made me eagerly anticipate a novel that involves a pandemic in the year 2023. A memorable meditation on how the human struggle to survive in captivity is not so different than that of our animal kin. Sobering and evocative, The Memory of Animals is a novel about who we choose to be when the lights go out.įuller excels in examining the everyday moments at the heart of a life.
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