A review by bgg616
The Memory Police, by Yōko Ogawa
4.0
This is the dystopian story of an island where things start to disappear, and people are prohibited from remembering these things that are no longer part of daily life. The Memory Police enforce this prohibition by arresting and disappearing anyone who persists in remembering. A young novelist discovers that her editor is one of the people who remember things that no longer exist. She hides him in a secret cramped space in her house to save his life.
I like Japanese novels for their simplicity and straightforward stories. It may seen that a novel with such a simple premise would be hard to get through. I found it compelling, and satisfying.
I like Japanese novels for their simplicity and straightforward stories. It may seen that a novel with such a simple premise would be hard to get through. I found it compelling, and satisfying.