A review by clarksamanthab
The Memory Police by Yōko Ogawa

dark reflective sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

A really interesting concept. I loved the addition of the character’s novel, foreshadowing. But really inconsistent with the disappeared items. Fruit disappears, but later they talk about jam, eat jelly, make metaphors and thoughts relating to fruit. Photos disappear, but the memory police still ask for photo IDs? however, the ending was good. It made sense, it was tragic. I feel like this book and the author have a deep understanding of the feeling of melting away, and that was really well done. 
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