About This Book:
A woman dives into her husband’s memories to uncover a decades-old feud threatening reality itself in this staggering technothriller from the bestselling author of Ascension.
Maggie Webb has lived the last decade caring for elderly husband, Stanley, as memory loss gradually erases all the beautiful moments they created together. It’s the loneliest she’s ever felt in her life.
When a mysterious stranger named Hassan appears at her door, he reveals a shocking truth: Stanley isn’t losing his memories. Someone is actively removing them to hide a long-buried secret from coming to light. If Maggie does what she’s told, she can reverse it. She can get her husband back.
Led by Hassan and his technological marvels, Maggie breaks into her husband’s mind, probing the depths of his memories in an effort to save him. The deeper she dives, the more she unravels a mystery spanning continents and centuries, each layer more complex than the last. But Hassan cannot be trusted. Not just memories are disappearing, but pieces of reality itself. If Maggie cannot find out what Stanley did all those years ago, and what Hassan is after, she risks far more than her husband’s life. The very course of human history hangs in the balance.
My Thoughts After Reading:
Did I understand everything I read? Nope! Did I still love every page? Yup! This is a “suspend some disbelief” and “trust me” book recommendation.
Nicholas Binge impressively blended speculative sci-fi, psychological thrills, a deeply emotional love story, and even fantasy horror into one book.
The puzzle-box narrative alternates between Maggie’s present-day urgency to help her husband and flashbacks to Stanley’s youth—focusing on his time in a memory-training club.
I loved how memory took center stage. In the graphic below, I said to read if you like time travel. That remains true but Binge’s take on time travel is so unique; it’s actually memory travel instead. What does memory mean to identity and humanity? And what are the consequences of tampering with one’s memories? As someone who obsessively memory keeps (scrapbooking, journaling, etc.) due to poor memory, I know I would never be invited to join Waldman’s secret club, but boy did I want to be!
Dissolution is a high stakes page-turner with thought-provoking themes, a realistic arch-villain and emotional/philosophical depth. I can’t wait to read this one again to piece it all together with more clarity.
-Michelle
P.s. This will be me on my second read. 
