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Synopsis
What’s more frightening: Not knowing who you are? Or finding out? A Bram Stoker Award–winning author explores the answer in a chilling story about identity and human consciousness. Imagine you’ve woken up in an unfamiliar room with no memory of who you are, how you got there, or where you were before. All you have is the disconnected voice of an attentive caretaker. Dr. Kuhn is there to help you—physically, emotionally, and psychologically. She’ll help you remember everything. She’ll make sure you reclaim your lost identity. Now answer one question: Are you sure you want to? Paul Tremblay’s The Last Conversation is part of Forward, a collection of six stories of the near and far future from out-of-this-world authors. Each piece can be read or listened to in a single thought-provoking sitting. Audible narration by Steven Strait (The Expanse)
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Is The Last Conversation (Forward collection) appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 16 and up.
This psychological horror story explores identity loss and manipulation through a chilling premise about recovered memory. The horror is psychological rather than graphic, but the themes of losing oneself are disturbing.
What to know going in
This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include amnesia, psychological manipulation, and mental manipulation (see the full list above).
Who'll love this
Teens who enjoy mind-bending psychological mysteries and questions about identity and consciousness will find this thought-provoking.