A review by britb
The Memory Police by Yōko Ogawa

dark mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

2.5

I think this book was over hyped for me and did not live up to my expectations which is not it’s fault. If I went in without ever hearing of it before I would have probably enjoyed it more. 
I think this is a really good book just not my personal style. If you like slower paced books that make you think you should definitely pick it up! 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual assault and Blood

I feel like this isn’t really mentioned a lot in reviews for this book but there is a bit of Stockholm syndrome in the story the main character is writing throughout the book and the kidnapper does sexually assault the main character in that story.