The premise of this book is so creative and I loved the ending. I highlighted this quote early on in the book:

Everyone is so afraid of losing their body when they die, but a body is worthless. A body remembers nothing at all. Nothing at all. It’s not what’s terrifying to lose.

And what ends up being one of the central themes of the book is basically what is essential to a person? Their memories or their body? Can you separate them? If you put all of a loved ones memories into someone else's body, would they be the same person? A relevant question today as many people are captivated by the idea of dumping the data of their loved ones into a large language model so they can never lose them.

  • Author: Peng Shepherd
  • Full Title: The Book of M
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Highlights

  • Everyone is so afraid of losing their body when they die, but a body is worthless. A body remembers nothing at all. Nothing at all. It’s not what’s terrifying to lose. (Location 5515)
  • Gajarajan said nothing—waited for Malik to continue if he liked. He respected that. That Malik was a man who didn’t shy away from understanding his grief, even if it made the pain sharper than if he left it as a dark, vague thing. It was a sign of true strength. (Location 6646)