De tabte minders ø

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Danish language

Published Sept. 29, 2021 by Gyldendal.

ISBN:
978-87-02-30609-5
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(4 reviews)

De tabte minders ø er en roman om mindernes kraft, om frygtens hærgen og kærligheden som ingen kan tage fra én.

På en isoleret ø begynder tingene gradvist at forsvinde; fugle, roser, bøger – og med dem minderne om deres eksistens. Kun få mennesker kan ikke glemme – og de må leve i frygten for, at deres evne til at huske opdages af erindringspolitiet.

Da en ung forfatter finder ud af, at hendes redaktør er i fare for at blive arresteret, beslutter hun sig for at skjule ham i sin kælder. Mens verden udenfor forsvinder for dem, arbejder de på at afslutte hendes roman. Et tæt forhold udvikler sig – og midt i fangenskabet spirer kærligheden langsomt frem.

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reviewed The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa

emotional and thought provoking

this is the first book i’ve read on my own outside of school in a very long time. i wasn’t a fan of 1984 but i was still looking for a good dystopian novel, so i tried this one. i really enjoy the author’s writing style, it makes the characters feel so full and alive. i think there’s a lot to think about with this book, and it leaves you questioning things. i do think the ending was a bit quick, but i’m sure it was intentional. i recommend this book if you’re looking for a good dystopian.

reviewed The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa

Moody, Evocative

It wasn't for me, but I'm still glad I read it. Ogawa's greyscale, slowly grinding dystopia gives the mind's eye a view of a world where epistemic injustice is extremely unsubtle, and still the people oppressed are unable to give voice to this, in fact directly because of it. The mechanics of the world don't quite make sense -maybe something lost in translation- but once you move past the small things that you think need answers and look at the bigger picture, things begin to take shape. Interesting questions about the setting and happenings of the narrative are left unanswered intentionally, and left as exercises to the reader. I was reminded throughout my reading of Yokohama Kaidashi Kiko- that being a 90s reaction to climate change and this a piece of dystopic literature, but the comparison seems apt to me because of the slow creep of impending doom. The eponymous …

reviewed The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa

Review of 'Memory Police' on 'Goodreads'

I didn't want this book to finish but it has and I loved it! There was something very surreal and oddly comforting about reading a story where everyday things disappear during a pandemic where much of our former lives has disappeared

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