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Rebecca Sharrock, one of the only people in the world with Hyperthymesia She can remember virtually every single day of her life in vivid detail, including being in her crib at just 12 days old. (lemmy.today)
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[–] miraclerandy@lemmy.world 16 points 4 days ago (3 children)

This was a condition in a novel I read and it was described as a curse. The book was A Short Stay in Hell and the protagonist could remember every detail of his life and every day in the “hell” he was sent to. He would meet someone knew and within a few centuries they’d have every variation of conversation they could by remembering everything so they’d grow bored of each other and look for someone new.

[–] loonsun@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 days ago

Its also the condition the protagonist Severian has in the Book of the New Sun series.

[–] Adulated_Aspersion@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

I absolutely love that short novel. I read it recently. The idea of what Hell was in this case was so intriguing. This was especially unique in that the inhabitants were given explicit detail of how they could escape Hell.