I have an ongoing interest in memory, mostly what we remember, its selective nature and how our memory of an event changes over time. This book greatly expanded my concept of this phenomena.
If you are a reader who finds characters the most interesting part of a novel and
…more enjoys watching them grow as the story progresses; who likes books with characters so real you envision them as your neighbors or work colleagues or friends, will be unwilling to put down The Forgetting Time.
Ms. Guskin has been remarkably adept at presenting a concept that is difficult for western minds to comprehend let alone accept. She has told a story that shows the power of love and the potential for growth in forgiveness and acceptance; the painful, unrelenting nature of loss; explored our understanding of memory—how and what we remember—and why we must also have a forgetting time, a time of letting go.
In presenting the thesis of this novel, the author has shown how we grow when we open our minds to new concepts and differences in the cultures of all people. I have "left" the book, but I will be pondering the facets of our minds that shape our lives for a long time. (less)
