The Most Secret Memory of Men by Mohamed Mbougar Sarr REVIEW

Vincenzo Politi's article (in Italian) about 2666:
neutopiablog.org/2021/07/23/u...
Public Books article on the real-life literary scandle that's echoed in Memory's plot:
www.publicbooks.org/mohamed-m...
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[@TripleRoux]

What a mesmerising book, I was completely ready to be taken on this journey of stories inside of stories. Spoiler: I interpret the supernatural-ish part as true and one of the hints is the cover itself, with a real Elimane and a second shadow Elimane next to him... Of course it could just be the phantom we were chasing through the book, but it makes sense for me. Especially because of that unexpected creepy undertone that came in the second half and was so well done. Nothing really overtly horrible happened, but some of the scenes were really unsettling. All in all, I can't wait to reread it in the future. Thank you for the lovely review!

[@LouiseZhang-kz4vj]

thank you so much for recommending this book! Found it through your channel and it has quickly become one of my all time favorite books.

[@TheBookchemist]

You're welcome Louise - so glad you liked it!

[@neo5kali]

I loved 2666 and I'm currently reading The Savage Detectives so I'm super excited about MMS's book. Thanks for bringing attention to him!

[@neo5kali]

I just went to Amazon and read the reading sample and MMS's writing is wonderful. That said, I went ahead and purchased a pre-order copy due to be released this September 26th! Thanks again.

[@TheBookchemist]

I hope you'll love it!

[@khadimndiaye7730]

It’s really a great book, read it in German. Visited Sarr on a book tour even. The story is rich, the writing is captivating and overall I hope that Sarr will have many more books like this. I checked the part of the events in Senegal and was really surprised that it actually happened 😢

[@GeorgeMillerUSA]

Please do reviews of Irvine Welsh's books. I recommend Trainspotting as the best place to start with him.

[@poulomighoshal5683]

Hi Mattia ❤

[@warlockofwordschannel7901]

My first attempt to read 2666 failed terribly, must make another concerted effort soon, before the end of the year, probably!

[@TheBookchemist]

Best of luck with it! It didn't blow me away, but lots of readers seem to find it life-changing.