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Do you remember all the books you've read?

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TheHoundsOfHell · 11/09/2022 23:28

I'm shocked that I can barely remember what happens in books I've read.
Some books have stayed with me but many, I barely remember.
There's a thread on Blood Orange which is a book I've read and enjoyed. I have no idea what the thread is going on about and I can't remember a thing.
How normal is this?

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ThisIsNotAFlyingToy · 11/09/2022 23:37

I can only remember if I liked or hated a book. Or vague stuff like "the one where she talks to her dying mum in hospital". Can never remember character names or intricate plot details.

TheSleeperandTheSpindle · 11/09/2022 23:35

I’m exactly the same and have often wondered whether there’s something wrong with me. Some people can remember quotes etc from books and I’m over here trying to remember main characters!

Closedlips · 11/09/2022 23:30

I'm useless at remembering unless it was quite a "life-changing" type book. I once bought a book at an airport and started reading it on the plane. I was about 60 pages in before I remembered I'd read it a couple of years earlier!

OnTheBrinkOfChange · 11/09/2022 23:30

I read a lot on maternity leave and the great thing was I could read all those books again a couple years later because I couldn't remember a bloody word of them!