That is totally different
In my elementary school, our school usually held drawing “future world” contest in every year. All students from 1st grade and 6th …
Who knew water was such a big deal?
Memory of Water is a very interesting novel about how climate change can affect our futures. In Noria’s life, water is very …
Forgotten
The Memory of Water by Emmi Itaranta is extremely sad to me. The most heartbreaking part, besides the visitation of horrible Commander Taro …
Memories Held Captive by the Water
I think that this book so far is so artistic and creatively written. The story itself is so captivating, that along with …
Prolonged Thought of Ice
Upon finishing the reading, a sense of guilt settled on me. The situation Noria and the others are facing is due is …
Even if we don’t see it, it’s all happening
After reading the first chapter of Memory of Water, I now understand why we are going to a tea ceremony! One part …
The Giver meets The Hunger Games?
I must say this novel was much more interesting than I initially thought it would be. I thought this novel was going …
Silence
“Silence is not empty or immaterial, and it is not needed to chain tame things. It often guards powers strong enough to …
The struggle is too real
This first section of memory of water really baffled me. It scares me because regardless of how outrageous some of these details …
What about me? Is anybody asking what I want?
After Bolin’s visit with Commander Taro, Noria’s parents have a conversation about Noria’s future. Her father wants her to stay as a …
Balance between water and death
“Death is water’s close companion. The two cannot be separated, and neither can be separated from us, for they are what we …
A Beautfiul Picture of the Horrid Future
Despite the fact that I am not very fond of science fiction novels, I find Emmi Itäranta’s cli-fi novel “Memory of Water” …
Are We Bleeding Into the Future?
The beginning of Memory of Water is filled with many ambiguities. It is unclear what time in the future the novel takes …
Eternal Flow of Water (pgs 1-91)
The discussion of water and other aspects of the everyday realities facing Noria and her friends and family acquaints us well with the world of …
No More Merry Little Christmas
I remember walking home from the train. The air was cold while I watched as my breath change into white smoke. My …
Reading Water
Emmi Itaranta’s writing style was unlike any other I have ever come across. The hypnotic flow of her writing embodied the flow …
A Prediction (pgs. 1-91)
The setting of this novel takes place in Europe, which is indicated from the conversation between Major Bolin, Commander Taro, and all …
