false 369439 6 <b>Winner of the Canadian Authors Association Award for Best Novel</b> Noel Burun has synesthesia and hypermnesia: he sees words in vibrant explosions of colors and shapes, which collide and commingle to form a memory so bitingly perfect that he can remember everything, from the 1001 stories of <i>The Arabian Nights</i> to the color of his bib as a toddler. But for all his mnemonic abilities, he is confronted every day with a reality that is as sad as it is ironic: his beloved mother, Stella, is stricken with Alzheimer's disease, her memory slowly slipping into the quicksands of oblivion. <i>The Memory Artists</i> follows Noel, helped by a motley cast of friends, on his quest to find a cure for his mother's affliction. The results are at the same time darkly funny, quirkily inventive, and very moving. Alternating between third-person narratives and the diaries of Noel and Stella, Jeffrey Moore weaves a story filled with fantastic characters and a touch of suspense that gets at the very heart of what it means to remember and forget, and that is a testament to the uplifting power of family and friendship. 359419 2004 The Memory Artists total:89|5:15|4:44|3:24|2:4|1:2| 89 333 142 19 3 0 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 23 19:31:29 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 01 12:16:11 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Apr 06 10:15:04 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 03 18:46:02 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false true Wed Aug 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 04 10:47:15 -0700 2007 Mon Aug 10 11:04:39 -0700 2009
You get The Memory Artists.

Jeffrey Moore’s second novel plays strictly upon the idea of remembering and forgetting. He introduces the reader to a motley cast of characters, all of whom suf...more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Feb 25 01:09:51 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 09 21:39:30 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 09 21:39:30 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Nov 11 02:24:17 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 11 02:26:07 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 16 08:04:26 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 16 08:16:55 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jul 26 12:59:47 -0700 2007 Thu Jul 26 12:59:47 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Jan 16 14:40:24 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 16 14:40:58 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Tue Jan 29 09:17:29 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 16 11:48:59 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jan 30 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 31 09:29:23 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 04 10:12:47 -0800 2008
its a great combo of characters. snotty cynical Rimbaud-wannabe, semi-autistic wingnut, hypergenius dork, etc

the alzheimer's stuff is sad cuz my grandmother had it, and it got even sadder when i read at the end in the acknowldegements that he learn...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Aug 05 20:29:56 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 09 19:33:52 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sat Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Sat Jan 26 08:11:52 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 26 08:13:47 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Sep 25 11:31:37 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 15 12:36:41 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sat Mar 17 21:22:30 -0700 2007 Sat Mar 17 21:53:07 -0700 2007 3 0 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Feb 04 12:07:05 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 04 12:08:00 -0800 2008
Would I read it again? Only if I had nothing better to read.]]> 3 0 false false Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 22 18:48:20 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 22 18:49:43 -0700 2007 3 0 false false Tue Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Sat Sep 08 14:19:27 -0700 2007 Sat Sep 08 14:20:41 -0700 2007 3 0 false false Tue Sep 04 17:26:35 -0700 2007 Thu Sep 20 06:27:27 -0700 2007 0 0 false false Fri Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Sun Sep 30 20:25:30 -0700 2007 Sun Sep 30 20:25:30 -0700 2007 5 0 false false Sun Nov 08 20:02:42 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 08 20:02:42 -0800 2009