Thank you so much for this wonderful review. I finished children of memory last night and have been so taken off guard by how deeply moved I am. The ending was heartbreaking on one hand, but on the other hand was so hopeful and … well, im still processing so i dont know how to describe really how beautiful the final scene was to me. All i know is that i keep remembering it and crying. Tchaikovsky tackles ideas that even Avrana Kern described at too spiritual to be taken seriously, they are decidedly woo, but he injects us into these ideas in a way that changes the reader profoundly. This is something he’s so good at. For example in children of time he asks the question “what would the evolution of human intelligence be like if it was undergone by a species of… another, non-ape animal” and he unflinchingly imagines it by studying the life and behavior of that animal on earth and flushing it out. We learn how they communicate, what would their cities look like, what would the first moment of awareness look like, social structures, what would the world physically look like to them, how do they experience their own bodies, etc. So even in the most bombastic of ideas, …or spiritual of ideas, there is a level of realism that is astonishing - i believe him. Throughout the books i simply believe him. Its so wonderful to be able to give yourself over so fully to a world, and its this belief that allows that to happen. And there isn’t a moment in any of the three books where to takes advantage of the reader - he uplifts us by humbling us profoundly.
Thank you for sharing such a wonderful insight. I completely resonate with you. This series has literally been life-changing. I hope more people read it. :)
This was such a great review. Thank you so much for this video. I read children of time and children of ruin when they came out but still haven't managed to read children of memory. I really liked the first two books but was a little put off from reading the COM because of some of the negative reviews I read of it online. After watching your video I am going to read it for sure. I completely agreed with what you said about the first two books and I think I might enjoy the 3rd one as well. I really liked the way you presented this video - discussing the books and the series as a whole, without giving out any spoilers, and including your thoughts along with it.
I finished Children of Memory this morning. The series is really phenomenal, thought-provoking, and engrossing. It made me want to be Human (capital-"H"). Good job on the review, hope to see more of your stuff😘😘👏👏❤❤
Thank you so much Anne! 😄 you’re right. Reading this book did make me feel how human (small h) we actually are these days. Definitely becoming (H)uman is the goal.
Thank you so much for this wonderful review. I finished children of memory last night and have been so taken off guard by how deeply moved I am. The ending was heartbreaking on one hand, but on the other hand was so hopeful and … well, im still processing so i dont know how to describe really how beautiful the final scene was to me. All i know is that i keep remembering it and crying.
Tchaikovsky tackles ideas that even Avrana Kern described at too spiritual to be taken seriously, they are decidedly woo, but he injects us into these ideas in a way that changes the reader profoundly. This is something he’s so good at. For example in children of time he asks the question “what would the evolution of human intelligence be like if it was undergone by a species of… another, non-ape animal” and he unflinchingly imagines it by studying the life and behavior of that animal on earth and flushing it out. We learn how they communicate, what would their cities look like, what would the first moment of awareness look like, social structures, what would the world physically look like to them, how do they experience their own bodies, etc. So even in the most bombastic of ideas, …or spiritual of ideas, there is a level of realism that is astonishing - i believe him. Throughout the books i simply believe him.
Its so wonderful to be able to give yourself over so fully to a world, and its this belief that allows that to happen. And there isn’t a moment in any of the three books where to takes advantage of the reader - he uplifts us by humbling us profoundly.
Thank you for sharing such a wonderful insight. I completely resonate with you. This series has literally been life-changing. I hope more people read it. :)
This was such a great review. Thank you so much for this video. I read children of time and children of ruin when they came out but still haven't managed to read children of memory. I really liked the first two books but was a little put off from reading the COM because of some of the negative reviews I read of it online. After watching your video I am going to read it for sure. I completely agreed with what you said about the first two books and I think I might enjoy the 3rd one as well. I really liked the way you presented this video - discussing the books and the series as a whole, without giving out any spoilers, and including your thoughts along with it.
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I finished Children of Memory this morning. The series is really phenomenal, thought-provoking, and engrossing. It made me want to be Human (capital-"H"). Good job on the review, hope to see more of your stuff😘😘👏👏❤❤
Thank you so much Anne! 😄 you’re right. Reading this book did make me feel how human (small h) we actually are these days. Definitely becoming (H)uman is the goal.
Thank you! Great review. ❤
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