The Memory Police

The memory police deletes objects from common knowledge. One day it's roses, the next day it's photographs. Everyone has to get rid of these objects and the police will hunt for any remains. And then people simply forget these objects every existed. But if you're special and you still remember, the memory police is out to get you too. The book reads like a big allegory. For the rituals and identities we lose, for the mindwashing culture and authority can execute, for how we accommodate around what harms us. And I still don't know what it really wanted to say. Because the book only stays on the surface, never gets into the nitty-gritty, of the how and why. Which is a fair style choice, but there is a neatness about Ogawa's writing, that I also ran up against when reading [b:The Housekeeper and the Professor 3181564 The Housekeeper and the Professor Yōko Ogawa https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1344313042l/3181564.SX50.jpg 3214322]. It's beautiful and calm, with attention to detail, like Japanese design. Ripples in a lake, never a storm.