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hannahnasir's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Emotional abuse and Police brutality
mae55's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Graphic: Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Rape, and Kidnapping
lindseyhall44's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
“Men who start by burning books end by burning other men.”
The Memory Police is a grim dystopic novel, exploring an island dominated by the memory police, a government entity working to destroy historical objects and their recollection in humankind. Defying the memory police can mean death, but our narrator does so, in order to protect her editor-a man who does not forget-from the memory police.
As someone who read 1984 for high school English, I believe this novel would have made an amazing substitute. Both books hold a similar eerie and almost bleak mood, and the corrupt government organization is shared as well. The Memory Police stands out, however, through the utilization of the novel as a form. Also, not to mention that the women in 1989 are written with many stereotypes.
Overall, I would highly recommend for any dystopia fans, and I look forward to picking up The Housekeeper and the Professor in the future.
As always please check trigger warnings before reading!
Graphic: Confinement, Death of parent, Death, Police brutality, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, and Gaslighting
Minor: Animal death
ollie_again's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Moderate: Police brutality, Toxic relationship, Confinement, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Grief
bill369's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
I like Grandpa because he was always there for the main character and seems like he's trying his best.
From time to time, certain thing ceases to exist. Everyone except a few forget it ever existed. Those few people are at risk and mustn't let themselves get discovered to stay safe. I find this concept amusing. Yet I was pretty bored while reading. There were better parts, but I expected more.
I don't want to share any lines.
The end was well-made.
I could go without reading this book. I wouldn't want to immerse myself into the story again.
Graphic: Death, Police brutality, and Confinement
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Emotional abuse
carolinalopezwatt's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Grief, Terminal illness, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Rape, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence
Minor: Animal death
szuum's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Graphic: Police brutality, Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, and Confinement
Moderate: Death of parent and Infidelity
Minor: Rape
bonnienoire's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Confinement, and Ableism
Moderate: Dementia and Gaslighting
Minor: Sexual assault and Infidelity
nabaraditi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
Another thing that I kept wondering is how does this disappearing phenomenon work? Is it the government that's controlling it? It happens on its own then how is it just this island that's affected by it?
If I think about the whole book as a metaphor for people who have dementia, then it's beautifully written. The end where body parts start to disappear especially the leg, it made me think about the hemiplegia (a form of paralysis that affects on side of the body, often just one limb). It was one of the stories about a guy who threw his leg off the bed thinking its somebody else’s leg and ultimately threw himself off the bed.
The only reason I kept reading the book is to see where the plot is leading, how to book ends. And I’m neither satisfied nor dissatisfied with the ending. The Ending seemed bittersweet
Graphic: Police brutality, Emotional abuse, and Confinement
Moderate: Death
Minor: Death of parent
kurisukurisu's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Moderate: Kidnapping, Emotional abuse, and Animal death
Minor: Sexual assault