Reviews tagging 'Grief'

The Memory Police, by Yōko Ogawa

33 reviews

aparizo704's review

dark mysterious reflective sad slow-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

3.75

A moving story about systemic corporeal and mental imprisonment. Although I found myself with more questions about the Memory Police than answers (“How did they become this?”, “For what purpose do these ongoings serve?”, “Where do their prisoners go, and what happens to them?”), it was fitting to be in a situation much like the characters in the novel - knowing that these answers were likely disappeared with their memories. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Grief and Death

clarabooksit's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Confinement, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Injury/injury detail, Death, Infidelity, Grief, and Police brutality

Minor: Sexual assault

alexisgarcia's review

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

i thought this was such a cool idea for a book and thought it was executed really well. i love any book with found family elements, especially when it involves an older person. the relationships formed and described were the backbone of this story imo. the only thing i struggled with was the ending. it wasn't exactly what i imagined or thought fit well with the story but it wasn't bad. also i really want the author to release a book that fully tells the story that the main character was writing. i loved it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Police brutality, Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Infidelity, Murder, and Sexual content

baileyt2424's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Confinement, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Body horror, Grief, and Police brutality

chaos_animates's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality and Grief

Moderate: Body horror

Minor: Rape

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

emmagreenwood's review against another edition

reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Death

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

jmarob's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Police brutality, Confinement, Deportation, and Genocide

Minor: Body horror and Grief

annainthebooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement and Police brutality

Moderate: Death of parent and Grief

Minor: Infidelity and Death