The Memory Police
Deep
Heartbreaking
Unique

The Memory Police

Yōko Ogawa2019
On an unnamed island off an unnamed coast, objects are disappearing: first hats, then ribbons, birds, roses—until things become much more serious. Most of the island's inhabitants are oblivious to these changes, while those few imbued with the power to recall the lost objects live in fear of the draconian Memory Police, who are committed to ensuring that what has disappeared remains forgotten. When a young woman who is struggling to maintain her career as a novelist discovers that her editor is in danger from the Memory Police, she concocts a plan to hide him beneath her floorboards. As fear and loss close in around them, they cling to her writing as the last way of preserving the past. A surreal, provocative fable about the power of memory and the trauma of loss, The Memory Police is a stunning new work from one of the most exciting contemporary authors writing in any language.
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3.3 stars
Nov 22, 2023
Dry
Vivid
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4 stars
Nov 10, 2023
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4 stars
Sep 19, 2023
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4 stars
Aug 8, 2023
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Tabea@attako
3 stars
Jul 13, 2023
Unique
Surreal
Offbeat
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2 stars
Jul 5, 2023
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4 stars
Jun 28, 2023
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4 stars
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4 stars
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1 star
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4 stars
Jan 22, 2023
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5 stars
Jan 19, 2023
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4 stars
Jan 17, 2023
Dark
Addictive
Page turning
Heartbreaking
Thought provoking
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4 stars
Jan 3, 2023
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2.5 stars
Jan 1, 2023
Easy read
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3.5 stars
Dec 29, 2022
Touching
Enigmatic
Depressing
Long winded
Heartbreaking
Thought provoking
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3 stars
Dec 22, 2022
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3 stars
Dec 9, 2022
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4 stars
Nov 29, 2022
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4.5 stars
Oct 24, 2022
Timeless
Surprising
Depressing
Fascinating
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3 stars
Oct 17, 2022
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5 stars
Oct 12, 2022
Deep
Unique
Page turning
Heartbreaking
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4 stars
Sep 28, 2022
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3 stars
Aug 31, 2022

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