Christ, look at the time! I should be asleep, but I've been "one more chapter"ing this book (The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa) for the past hour.

It's weird as hell, but incredibly compelling. Still a bit to go, but I'm already more than willing to recommend it to fans of strange speculative fiction.

#Books #Bookstodon #TheMemoryPolice #YokoOgawa

ive been following yu menglongs case and been getting some uncanny references to the memory police (the erasure that goes unquestioned in the book vs how chinas gov wants it to go unquestioned but is instead being met with so much backlash is just very startling) idk i suppose theres better stuff to be said about this but im not equipped with adequate deciphering skills

ps: the case features some really gruesome stuff btw so probably look up a list of trigger warnings if you go into that

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memory police, unfortunately, is a nothing burger book with a pretty cover. and premise solid enough to get ppl sold on it. initially heard some alarming things from my friend like its all environmental? atmospheric? which made me even more so tempted to read it. idk why negative reviews compel me so. all i have to say is, its capturing a vibe alright but books arent read for that purpose. i needed impact, some cause and effect perhaps but at the rate its going its not going to deliver

#amreading #thememorypolice #maereads

Just finished reading #HowlsMovingCastle

Decided to go with #TheMemoryPolice as my first English Translated #JapaneseNovel by #YokoOgawa

#BooksOf2024

'The Memory Police': Lily Gladstone to Lead Charlie Kaufman's Adaptation!! #LilyGladstone, #TheMemoryPolice

http://movizark.com/2024/01/27/the-memory-police-lily-gladstone-to-lead-charlie-kaufmans-adaptation/

Lily Gladstone to Lead Charlie Kaufman's Adaptation of 'The Memory Police'
#Collider #MovieNews #LilyGladstone #CharlieKaufman #ReedMorano #MartinScorsese #TheMemoryPolice #YokoOgawa

https://collider.com/lily-gladstone-memory-police-charlie-kaufman/

I love Japanese literature. Finished #TheMemoryPolice by #YokoOgawa a few weeks ago.

I don't know whether it's just about totalitarianism, or whether it's also a reflection of mental health issues following a toxic relationship, where you forget about parts of yourself too, but it doesn't really matter. This story can be enjoyed on many levels.

Do you have any recommendations based on this book? @bookstodon

Came to know of this book via Verge yesterday. It’s being released in the first half of August. By the time I placed a hold on it at my local library today morning, the queue had 4 people already. Who are you people and why aren’t we friends?

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