Book Review: The Memory Ward

 


From critically acclaimed author Jon Bassoff, The Memory Ward is a haunting Russian doll of a novel about one man’s attempt to discover what’s real and what isn’t …

They say it’s always beautiful in Bethlam, Nevada. No place you’d rather live. The people are friendly, if a little nosy, and there’s no crime to speak of. Life is pretty perfect.

But postal worker Hank Davies has started to suspect something is off in this idyllic little town. And he’s certain of that when he realizes the letters he’s been delivering are just blank pages.

Hank isn’t the only one who’s noticed the oddities in Bethlam. One such person knocks on his window in the middle of the night, urging him to investigate his bedroom wall. When Hank pulls back the wallpaper, he discovers dozens of sheets of paper, full of a story that is either complete madness or unbelievable truth. As he begins looking beyond the veneer of his smiling neighbors and their white picket fences, Hank is drawn further and further into a disturbing new reality …

Told in Bassoff’s lyrical and evocative style, The Memory Ward is a disquieting page-turner that examines the nature of identity, trauma, and what it means to be human.


My Review

DON'T READ THIS BOOK!!

"Peel back the wallpaper, the truth is on the wall"

I mean it. Don't read this book if like losing sleep at night due to you can't put down a book because you just need to read one more chapter! Don't read this book if you love psychological thrillers. Don't read this book if you love to recommend books to other readers because it had you on the edge of your seat. 

Don't say I did not warn you. 

"What's done cannot be undone"

This book was giving me a combo of The Stepford Wives crossed with Get Out. I literally could not stop reading this book. I started and finished it all in one day. Just when I thought I had it all figured out; nope Jon (manically evil laugh) would throw me a curve ball. This book is my favorite book I have read so far of 2025!

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