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The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro

katrinanton's review against another edition

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2.0

2,5

След вече две срещи с автора, има нещо, което го прави "not my cup of tea", за жалост.
НО...
Книгата е написана интересно - върви назад, а не напред в своята събитийност. Читателят се лута много повече в миналото, отколкото в настоящето.
Колкото и да ми хареса този необичаен метод, осъзнах няколко пъти, че просто нямам търпение да приключа с книгата.
Също така, преводът е невероятен и смятам, че е запазил стила на разказ на Ишигуро.
Ако наистина не ми беше толкова монотонно четенето, бих дала по-висока оценка поради наблюденията на героя и(ли) въпросите, които героят провокира:

- Светът стълба ли е, или колело?

- "Лесно се говори за повратни моменти, само че от позицията на отминалото време."

- за привилегиите, за обществото, неговите слоеве и контрасти, за човекът, за нациите

("Нещо, на което дълго време съм бил свидетел, е, че общественият живот само за броени години би могъл да промени човека до неузнаваемост")

- Ирония или Идеализъм? Лоялност или Наивност?

- Къде се намираме, "хората като мен и вас"

whimsicalmeerkat's review against another edition

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4.0

Beautiful and tragic, this shows someone who still loves and respects someone because he is unable to really see that person's flaws.

mkowens's review against another edition

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

5.0

ossington's review against another edition

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

4.0

bonni187's review against another edition

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lighthearted reflective fast-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? Yes

4.5

bertiewooster's review against another edition

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emotional inspiring reflective relaxing sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated

4.5

davirodcz's review against another edition

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4.0

Um livro carregado de melancolia e delicadeza, trata de reflexões acerca da vida e como gastamos nosso tempo nela.

A história de início me pareceu muito parada e monótona, mas aos poucos a narrativa foi me seduzindo e encantando devido a sua profundidade tamanha.

Das histórias com temas mais desinteressantes que já li, essa com toda certeza é a mais interessante.

mollybonovskyanderson's review against another edition

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5.0

“Indeed — why should I not admit it? — in that moment, my heart was breaking.”
Mine too, Stevens. Mine too. And so I shall just have to imagine what that life might have
been like with Miss Kenton as well.

savaging's review against another edition

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4.0

So there's a pedantic butler waxing nostalgic: this has to be boring. This IS boring. But -- don't ask me how -- Ishiguro takes these dull words and injects them with perpetual tension. Class distinctions become class tension. Plus romantic tension, political tension, dramatic irony. I'm left feeling I've read an important, masterful book, but unable to explain why or how.

No: I have one explanation for its importance. This is a book about normalizing fascism. About doing your job and acting with dignity and not letting something unseemly show up on your face or come out of your mouth. About trusting the 'great ones' to know best. About the heroic effort of a person repressing love and grief and criticism, and calling it triumph.

We live now in a Great Normalization of Fascism. Don't be a Mr. Stevens. Remove your clothes in public.

ahinks's review against another edition

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

3.25