Children of Memory was a disappointing book, but had a number of good short stories in it. Had this been a collection of short stories, I think I would have been happier with the final result. The gimmick/writing device was frustrating and came across as magical realism more than science fiction.
Like the movie Paprika, just go ahead and read the plot explainer ahead of time.
#ChildrenOfTime and #ChildrenOfRuin were well worth the high page count.