The Memory Librarian by Janelle Monáe

3.88 AVERAGE

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claudsoncloud9's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 27%
Could not get into the audiobook….the stories seemed very convoluted and the overly referencing back to the album felt cheesy
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carturo222's review against another edition

5.0
I reviewed this book for the blog Nerds of a Feather:

http://www.nerds-feather.com/2022/05/review-memory-librarian-and-other.html
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neurodivengeance's review against another edition

4.0
adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

p9ng's review against another edition

4.0
A collection of stories that center around a tech-enabled dystopian future. There are LGBTQ+ themes, and alignment with racial justice issues, but the stories stand on their own. Interesting characters in interesting situations.
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bookishly_laura9813's review against another edition

4.0
adventurous challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

cleverfoxwithcoffee's review against another edition

3.25
emotional reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

aladenrex's review against another edition

5.0
adventurous dark hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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chloe44's review against another edition

3.5
adventurous hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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toolittletime's review against another edition

2.75
adventurous challenging emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
While I found some of the stories enjoyable and interesting (especially Timebox 1 &2), I was a little bit disappointed. The world building was inconsistent (
like in the first story where it's pretty clear queer folks are considered dirty computers and Seshet is hiding her sexuality, but in Timebox Raven and Akilah are seemingly out and openly living together???)
). The themes explored were interesting and important and did lead to me thinking about some things, but did not enjoy the story or the world. 

deathcabforkatey's review against another edition

4.0
adventurous hopeful reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes