Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

The Memory Police by Yōko Ogawa

5 reviews

nonpassionproject's review

reflective sad slow-paced

• 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

3.0

It's one of the slowest books I've read. But after finishing it, I turned the themes and topics over in my head for hours! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death

Minor: Pregnancy, Death of parent, Grief, Infidelity, and Injury/Injury detail

klr0's review

mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Confinement, and Death

Minor: Police brutality and Pregnancy

thesapphiccelticbookworm's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement and Police brutality

Moderate: Body horror and Death

Minor: Pregnancy and Medical content

joshoonet's review

reflective sad slow-paced

• 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

4.0

• Different from anything I've read before for sure
• Has a very dreamlike atmosphere
• Mostly like it for the vibes and unique setting, plot is almost secondary
• There will be no answers
• Some beautiful descriptions

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deportation and Dementia

Moderate: Confinement and Death

Minor: Sexual assault, Body horror, and Pregnancy

Confinement/Sexual Assault:

the protagonist writes a novel, in which a woman is locked in a clock tower and alluded to be taken advantage of; no graphic descriptions at all

Deportation:

when people don't forget things they're supposed to, they get taken away by the memory police and are never seen again.

Body Horror:

not sure if this qualifies? But at some point body parts start to "disappear" aka go numb and aren't associated with the body anymore; this causes some concern

falltumn's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Confinement, and Death

Moderate: Body horror and Death of parent

Minor: Pregnancy and Toxic relationship