Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

La Policía de la Memoria by Yōko Ogawa

49 reviews

amsswim's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• 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

4.5

I really liked this one, almost 5 stars from me. The world is very interesting, and it leaves me wanting more to understand how it all works. That is not the point though; the author leans into the human reaction to the circumstances and it is devastating. Would recommend to dystopian fans and emotional people looking to get into their feelings.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Police brutality, Dementia, Grief, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Everything is very vague

vague_ideals's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Body horror, Confinement, and Fire/Fire injury

vcriveros's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Really interesting concept, and quite well executed. The tension on the book is at some points almost unbearable; but I think it is mostly because of the expectations of the genre made me wait for things to go wrong at every turn. Great characters, and the narrative-within-the narrative was really clever. The ending was intriguing and left me thinking about all the implications of this universe

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement

Moderate: Body horror, Death, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, and Grief

pipluppp's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror

Moderate: Death

bluebear1's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror and Confinement

saoreads's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

It is so odd and strange; there were those warm moments, but it felt like something in you was depriving you with the way disappearances had occurred. It's as if they were living in a twisted social experiment setting. The things you could control were no longer there because the feeling was no longer there and the memory of how it worked was no longer there. It's distorting to think of a world like this one. Nevertheless, it was interesting to read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, and Abandonment

talonsontypewriters's review against another edition

dark reflective tense 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Police brutality, Kidnapping, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Body horror, Death, Infidelity, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Gore, Torture, Medical content, and Murder

Natural disasters (earthquake, tsunami). Enforced memory loss, unreality.

deideo's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Police brutality, and Grief

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: Medical content and Pregnancy

hannah_and_her_stories's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Police brutality, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Body horror, Infidelity, Rape, Grief, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Sexual content, Torture, Violence, and Dysphoria