There Is No Antimemetics Division

A Novel

De: qntm

Narrado por: Rebecca Calder

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Humanity is under assault by malevolent “antimemes”—ideas that attack memory, identity, and the fabric of reality itself—in this whip-smart tale of science-fiction horror, an entirely reimagined and expanded version of the beloved online novel.

“Utterly brilliant . . . a dazzling, confusing novel with a highly effective, creeping sense of dread . . . I can’t recommend it enough.”—Charlie Jane Anders, The Washington Post

“[An] unforgettable, mind-bendingly brilliant novel.”—The Guardian

They’re all around us, hiding in plain sight.

One could be in the room with you now, just to your left. You could be seeing it right now—but from this second to the next, you’ll forget that you did. If you managed to jot down a note, the paper would look blank to you afterward.

These entities can feed on your most cherished memories, the things that make you you—and you’ll never even know anything changed.

They can turn you into a living ghost—make it so you’re standing next to your spouse, screaming in their ear, and they won’t know you’re there.

They’re predators equipped with the ultimate camouflage, living black holes for information, able to consume our very memories of their existence.

And they aren’t just feeding on us. They’re invading.

But how do you fight an enemy when you can never even know that you’re at war? How do you contain something you can’t record or remember?

Welcome to the Antimemetics Division.

No, this is not your first day.

Smart Read, but...

I am a well-seasoned audiobook listener and usually have no trouble following even very complex stories. Unfortunately, I could not keep up with this one.

I understood the overall concept and the core story, but once the author kept over explaining the effects of memory loss, I frequently lost track of what was happening. As an audiobook experience, it was difficult to follow.

That said, the concept itself is genuinely terrifying. The world the author builds is both intelligent and unsettling two qualities I greatly appreciate in science fiction. However, because I struggled to stay oriented within the story, I cannot say that I loved the book.

Maybe, I was supposed to forget what was happening in the story as a read the story because the book itself is an Antimemetic?

Now that would make sense.

There are reviews mentioning buzzing or beeping noises in the audiobook. Yes, they do exist and yes, they can be annoying but they are infrequent and did not significantly detract from the overall listening experience.

Completely unique and engaging, mind-bending

I discovered this title exploring the editor picks from the Audible homepage. It's been years since I discovered a novel so refreshingly original and mind-bending, while still having a pace that didn't feel like work to get through. The narration is perfect, bouncing between diary-like, BBC documentary, and thriller/lovecraft-esk horror effortlessly. I think the last time I felt this way was during the 3-Body Problem series, but I think the ideas in this book will stick with me longer. There are aspects of some Lovecraft, Twilight-zone, and Rick and Morty plots here, but explored and executed in a completely original and in depth way. My only complaint is that the plot gets a bit hard to follow in the last 3rd, and I preferred the vingette style of the early book over the overarching plot at the end. I just wanted more one off stories and anti-meme lore.

Thought provoking horror.

A literary experience that has become one of my favorites. I’ll be on the lookout for more from the author. If you love scp you’ll get so much out of this book. Rarely has the feelings of a story in this universe been so well expressed.

What an amazing journey.

I went in expecting some spooky and mind bending events, I did not expect to be brought to tears. 109% recommend!

the performance rocks, the storytelling is perfect.

dry, mature. the world mechanic of beings interactinh with memory allows the story to remain stable and grounded while exploring abstract supernatural horror.