My Thoughts:
It feels like the first 50 pages are just artwork, but the fine line drawings are fabulous and the more pictures you look at, the closer you look at them. At first I was rushing through to get to the story, but keep your binoculars on and see what story the pictures are telling. I had to "read" this book 3 times. The first time, I got about 10 pages in and realized I was reading my pdf backwards.
The second time I read it, I understood the weird time lapse in the sketchbook and was not surprised when she fell, but I was sad about what "See You in Memories" meant to the two characters. Time in this story is very confusing. Read it more than twice.
The third time, I read the sketches at the beginning: people out, people in.
This was a lovely experience and I appreciated the ability to read for three different purposes.
From the Publisher:
A lost memory. A mysterious sketchbook. A city full of secrets. See You in Memories is a lyrical journey through loss, art, and self-rediscovery. Billie, once an online music sensation, is found unconscious and amnesic, clutching a sketchbook of Hong Kong’s streets. Following her own drawings, she retraces a city she no longer remembers, blurring the lines between past and present, reality and imagination, until she uncovers the truth of who she is.
A once promising singer-songwriter is found unconscious on the street with only a sketchbook full of drawings of Hong Kong, sending her on a profound journey as she rediscovers what she's lost and what is to come.
Billie once basked in the spotlight as an internet singer-songwriter until her fame faded and her songs drew only harsh criticism. Urged by her father to give up her “star dream,” she fled home in a storm of emotion. Three years later, she wakes up and discovers she was found unconscious on the street with no memory of her disappearance, clinging to a sketchbook filled with evocative drawings of Hong Kong’s streetscapes. As Billie retraces the vivid locations within her sketches, she embarks on a profound, otherworldly journey through memory and place—seeking not just what she has lost, but who she has become.
This slipcase edition includes both See You In Memories and a reproduction of Billie's sketchbook, inviting readers to follow her through her Hong Kong.
Publication Information:
- Author: Pen So
- Translator, Letterer: Book Buddy Media
- Publisher: Nakama Press
- Publication Date: May 26, 2026
- Print Length: 124 pages
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