Reviews

The Memory Police by Yōko Ogawa

bocker_enligt_angelica's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

electrosailor's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

slowa_w_filizance's review against another edition

4.0

Nie mówcie do mnie, bo płaczę

courtknoc's review against another edition

slow-paced

2.5

cartoonalien's review

dark mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

• 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

3.0

lindsay_b85's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

ra3sreads's review

2.0

2.5 stars

ummmm you’d think from the premise this would be really good, idk how the author managed to make it boring… which is unfortunate because it was really intriguing. a lot of things happened but none of them were really impactful. there’s also a romance but it was kinda just told that it was happening, i had no idea it was even happening which is so funny. i almost dnf’d this with 15 pages left lmao

kriseldakat's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

jazminemk's review

challenging dark mysterious reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

greatmatetommy's review against another edition

I would have preferred if it focused on the narrator's mother, keeping her collection of disappeared things. That part grabbed me, but it quickly loosened its grip.