Reviews tagging Sexual assault

The Memory Police, by Yōko Ogawa

27 reviews

emikowos's review

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

this book made me enjoy reading again after a big slump. i was really sucked into this world and grew fond of the narrator and her story. definitely would read again and i already recommended it to two friends! a good mysterious story that makes you think about loss and grief. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual assault, Torture, and Kidnapping

serendipity421's review against another edition

dark sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Police brutality, Toxic relationship, Ableism, Emotional abuse, Body horror, Dementia, Grief, and Trafficking

Moderate: Death of parent and Sexual assault

malachinelson's review

mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Damn. This was a read. It captured me. I was hoping for and terrified by the possibility of it ending. 267 pages later I closed the book.  I'll be thinking about this one, and revisiting it, often.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Body horror, Slavery, and Sexual assault

Minor: Death, Forced institutionalization, and Grief

saenz's review

challenging dark sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

classic dystopian novel. If you hate dystopian books like me then obviously don't read lol.
interesting plot, disturbing to read, with an extremely vague ending

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping

Minor: Rape and Sexual assault

some of the content warnings only apply to the fictional story within the story

Spoiler

rape, sexual assult and kidnapping

mae55's review

mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

this book was very somber and i grew to really like it. it's about powerlessness and inevitability, using the main character's personal and creative stories to display this. i found this book very moving and was not expecting to like it as much as i was. the author also uses imagery very effectively (i'm normally someone who skips over the nature descriptions, but i found these ones very succinct and effective). this is a read that will stay with me for a while.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Rape, and Kidnapping

junheechuu's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Violence

gillbethkinder's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement and Kidnapping

Moderate: Death, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Grief, and Injury/injury detail

Minor: Eating disorder and Blood

emmalouisereads's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

This book was really slow to begin with. I think I spent a lot of time thinking the disappearances would be caused in a way I’d assumed and I battled with not liking what was happening. 

Once I just gave up on my assumptions it became a much more mysterious and enjoyable read - enjoyable in the sense I struggled to put it down. 

This is an intensely haunting and sad story.  It’ll stay with me for a while.

Read for a book club. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Police brutality

Minor: Kidnapping, Rape, and Sexual assault

orchidd's review against another edition

mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement and Death

Moderate: Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, Fire/Fire injury, and Death of parent

imlikeapaperbag's review

emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault