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A review by landenemily
The Memory Police by Yōko Ogawa
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
This is not science fiction. This book moreso uses a dystopian concept to explore loss, and how we can continue to live life after losses.
No great explanation of the events, and the plot kind of faded out. This is one of the books strengths. Devastating and I loved the whole thing.
At a loss for words after this one. Beautifully written, and had me contemplating what is left after loss, and how we are never really whole again, but must go on nevertheless. Thinking about loved ones I’ve lost with fondness, as their memory is what I have left and I am oddly grateful to get to experience loss.
No great explanation of the events, and the plot kind of faded out. This is one of the books strengths. Devastating and I loved the whole thing.
At a loss for words after this one. Beautifully written, and had me contemplating what is left after loss, and how we are never really whole again, but must go on nevertheless. Thinking about loved ones I’ve lost with fondness, as their memory is what I have left and I am oddly grateful to get to experience loss.