Book of the month
By: Isabela Morales
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The Memory Police tells the story of a seemingly simple girl living in a world that crushes her identity as a writer and individual. In this world, random objects disappear at random from the community and as time passes, they cease to exist in the people’s memories. As more and more objects disappear—each more significant to the main character’s life—the main character realizes that the lives of the people around her are slipping away. She befriends an old man who tries to keep the girl safe and goes with her to uncover the memories that her mother tried to preserve. The main character is also writing a manuscript which tells of a typist who is being kept in a clocktower against her will by her typing teacher who cares for her that parallels what the main character faces in her society. In her fight to save her friend and editor, R, from the Memory Police, the main character must face hardships concerning the question of her own identity—is it better to remember and be persecuted, or forget? Alternatively, R faces the challenges that retaining memories poses in a forgetful and persecutory society.
I give this book 4.5 out of 5 stars because it was a very interesting and well-written book that I believe should be recognized much more. I do think there is room for improvement in terms of pacing but I still believe that adds to the story. In my opinion, it is an almost perfect novel. I recommend this book to anyone that enjoys dystopian fiction, symbolism, and psychological thrillers! |