My thoughts on The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa

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Warning: Mild spoilers. In which I have finished a creepy and sad book and I have THOUGHTS that need to come out. So....have them, I guess.

Also, that is my kitty playing in the background.

I read this book because of the Books Unbound Podcast, which is a fun book podcast.
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The scariest thing in this world is apathy.


Also, you have a good point there, in western media the idea of "the chosen one" is way too deeply ingrained and I think it's damaging. I always feel fascinated with storytelling mostly from other parts of the world that completely defies that notion. But I think I'd rather watch "a day in the life of"-style anime than reading this XD

jaytea
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Given that this book was partly based on 1984, I thought I would love it, and that wasn't the case. I'm okay with having unanswered questions, though not knowing how things were happening bothered me much more than not knowing why. The apathy and acceptance is much more realistic than books with huge rebellions; people tend to be broken down or accept their powerlessness, whether it's legitimate or perceived. In the podcast Raeleen talked about how the encounters with the Memory Police didn't go anywhere, and on one hand it kind of waters down our perception of their power and terror, but it also shows how commonplace that degree of fear is in this world, even when nothing may come of it. Overall I'm confused about the main message and societal takeaway that Yoko Ogawa intended for the reader.

andrearobyn
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Creepy, sad and sounds a little too relevant right now! Sounds interesting but I don’t know if I could handle it.

KeepCalmwithBooksandCoffee
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I haven't read either of her books, but I really do want a conclusion. I just read a book that didn't have a conclusion (intro to a series, though unspecified anywhere in the opening pages), and it was rather disappointing.

madmarbles
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Maybe I’ll read her other book instead 😂

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