The Glass Woman
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Narrated by:
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Rosalind Lailey
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By:
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Alice McIlroy
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A riveting psychological thriller that explores the tensions that rise when you can no longer trust those you love.
Black Mirror meets Before I Go to Sleep by way of Severence
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When you wake up without your memories, who can you really trust?
Pioneering scientist Iris Henderson chose to be her own first test-subject for an experimental therapy, placing a piece of technology into her brain. At least, this is what everyone tells her. Trouble is, Iris is now without her memories so she doesn't know what the therapy is or why she would ever decide to volunteer for it.
Everyone warns her to leave it alone, but Iris doesn't know who to trust. As she scratches beneath the surface of her seemingly happy marriage and successful career, a catastrophic chain of events is set in motion. Secrets will be revealed that have the capacity to destroy her whole life, but Iris can't stop digging.
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- Cheryl M-M
- 04-01-24
Riveting psych/tech/med thriller
Imagine waking up and having the bare minimum idea of who you are and what your life is or was. Being terrified of something you allegedly agreed to, yet subconsciously being in a constant state of disbelief about it. Agreeing to scrub the bad, the painful and incriminating memories, so you can live a more peaceful version of your life and self. It’s just a tad inconvenient that the human element of a person will always start to question and eventually try to uncover the moments that are hidden from them.
I really enjoyed this read perhaps because this concept had me going back and forth a little, it’s threatening, riveting and deplorable in equal measures. More worrying is the fact it’s also probably the future of medical and human AI interventions, which will be used and misused by anyone who believes they can profit from it, whether that be financially or in any other capacity.
Essentially it’s an interpersonal system installed in the brain – just from the perspective of the main character in this instance, which screams Gileadesque control at first. It’s a element of full control, and complete and utter invasion into self, thought, actions, mental and physical wellbeing. An inner voice that is supposed to help Iris navigate recouping all her memories, that she agreed to have wiped for her own good, within a specific amount of time. Is the system inside her a friend, an enemy? – The irony of the concept having a schizophrenic aspect to it was not lost on me.
On a side-note: How did you answer the question – love the moral dilemma, which also gives an insight into the way Iris thinks she should answer in that situation without the full picture. The full picture tells us her real answer. – I could talk about this book for yonks. It is such an incredible piece of speculative fiction, domestic thriller, and tech and med thriller.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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- Amazon Customer
- 04-01-24
A gripping, thought provoking story.
An extraordinary debut novel which hooked me from the first page - a great read. Highly recommended!
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- Lucy Halberstam
- 21-01-24
Interesting premise
Such a good idea but the execution doesn’t quite deliver. A lot b repetition of themes and somehow the tension doesn’t build
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