Book Review - The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa

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The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa

Holy wow, this is a good book.

Translated from Japanese, Yoko Ogawa’s The Memory Police follows an author who lives on an island that experiences loss. Every few days, something disappears from the island and from their memories. There to enforce this disappearance is the memory police, a military force intent on erasure.

It’s quietly sad, wistful, and bleak. The characters make meaningful connections, bonded by an almost innate need fr community. But at the same time, kept apart by the strict rules. Neighbor is wary of neighbor. Families are split.

Read this book. Read it. It’s beautiful and filled me with the most exquisite sadness.

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I have this on my TBR & own a physical copy. You've made me want to get to it sooner than later. I enjoyed watching the interaction between you and your son which is so familiar to me with my youngest. it's a MAJOR point of pride for me that I knew what Tik Tok was before he did, LOL.

elizabeth-betsyjohnson
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Another awesome review 🤗💚 have a great day Beth... This one is on my tbr

eduardilva
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Nice review. The Memory Police also brings to my mind the deep sense of loss and displacement those with Alzheimer’s and their loved ones must feel as the memories they’ve held dear and have known so deeply as a part of themselves are slowly slipping away.

bee_mailey
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Nice review Beth! I always have some problems finding an adjective when I need one! LOL! Cheers!

toddthelibrarian
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This was a good read. I really enjoyed it too. I was hoping to do a review as well, but i had it on audio and it's been a few books since so I feel like I missed my opportunity to talk about it coherently.

Yes! I was also yearning about the HOW and the WHY!! So many questions.

Haha - you're on a discord?? LOL I was hoping to get on the voice chat for this book but couldn't make it.
Thanks for the shoutout!

Another similar book about memory and magical realism is 'The Book of M' by Peng Shepherd

I love your recording spots. like each video is a discovery of a little space of your world.

BookInvasion
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I just realized ur almost to 1k congrats

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