
Today we are going to talk about October’s book of the month, The Memory Thief by Lauren Mansy But first, let’s check out this book and see what it is all about.
SYNOPSIS
In the city of Craewick, memories reign.
The power-obsessed ruler of the city, Madame, has cultivated a society in which memories are currency, citizens are divided by ability, and Gifted individuals can take memories from others through touch as they please.
Seventeen-year-old Etta Lark is desperate to live outside of the corrupt culture, but she grapples with the guilt of an accident that has left her mother bedridden in the city’s asylum. When Madame threatens to put her mother up for auction, a Craewick practice in which a “criminal’s” memories are sold to the highest bidder before being killed, Etta will do whatever it takes to save her. Even if it means rejoining the Shadows, the rebel group she swore off in the wake of the accident years earlier.
To rescue her mother, Etta must prove her allegiance to the Shadows by stealing a memorized map of the Maze, a formidable prison created by the bloodthirsty ruler of a neighboring Realm. Etta faces startling attacks, unexpected romance, and, above all, her own past as she uncovers a conspiracy that challenges everything she knew about herself and the world around her.
In a place where nothing is what it seems, can Etta ever become more than a memory thief?
QUESTIONS TO THINK ABOUT AND/OR ANSWER:
- What is the strongest memory you have? Explore which elements make it the strongest (sensory details, the
emotion connected to the event, the person who was with you)? - Should experiences be bought? How does that lessen or increase their value?
- What traditions do your family follow? Which traditions are important enough that you will continue?
- Which memories would you be most afraid to lose? Explain why.
(Questions from authors website)
Press Reviews
Mansy’s debut will delight fantasy readers who revel in fully developed settings and unusual powers. (Booklist)
The Memory Thief is fast paced and didn’t stop for one second…This book is perfect for people who are looking for a quick unique fantasy novel that is also a stand alone! (The Book Bratz)
As evidenced by ‘The Memory Thief’, author Lauren Mansy has a genuine talent for narrative storytelling and an authentic flair for originality. A riveting great read with more plot twists and turns than a Disney Land roller coaster, ‘The Memory Thief’ will prove to be an immediate and enduringly popular addition to school and community library YA Fiction and amp; Fantasy Fiction collections. (Midwest Book Review)
A thought-provoking and unique YA fantasy, THE MEMORY THIEF is a engrossing and lovely story. Twists and turns keep the reader guessing as they follow Etta on her physical and mental journey. (YA and Kids Books Central)
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