15k reviews for:

Muistipoliisi

Yōko Ogawa

3.77 AVERAGE

junancollins's review against another edition

4.0

dark hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

shanamertenz's review against another edition

4.0

challenging mysterious

pinebluffchick's review against another edition

2.5

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Such a depressing book void of any hope or happiness. The unnamed main character lives on an island where things gradually disappear. Things like birds, harmonicas, novels, etc. The people on the island accept these disapperiences as simply a phenomenon that happens and shape their lives accordingly. They forget those things disappeared. People who are unable to forget the things that disappear are considered enemies of the state and hunted/sent away by the memory police. R is such a man. The unnamed woman hides R in a secret room as protection from being discovered by the memory police. But things keep disappearing…

bregjesmits's review against another edition

4.0

dark reflective tense

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4.5 ster eigenlijk 

shelbyalexandra's review against another edition

4.0

dark reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

jackm95's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

yoor's review against another edition

3.5

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

smella_bug's review against another edition

5.0

emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

scottythewall's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

another_dahlia's review against another edition

1.5

dark reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Grief, Death of parent