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4.08 AVERAGE
4.08 AVERAGE
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
No
This book truly amazed me. I think it takes a truly talented writer to take what is an essentially simple premise (a butler looking back on his career during a road trip alone) and weave it into something so poignant and heartbreaking. Ishiguro turns the subtle into the powerful at every turn. He creates a flawed, often unlikable protagonist in the character of Stevens and still manages to make the reader feel deeply sympathetic for him. Even more than that, the reader feels the emotions Stevens feels without Ishiguro needing to beat us over the head with excessive description or over-emphasis.
To do all this in just around 250 pages is also a testament to the author's abilities. While the simplicity of the story necessarily means that it may not have you on the edge of the seat reading as quickly as possible, neither does it seem to have a dull moment in which your attention drifts. That was my experience, at least. Fittingly for an england-based novel, I would perhaps compare it to a cup of tea: something to be savored and contemplated gently as opposed to guzzled down.
Recommended highly as an armchair book on a cold rainy day under a cozy blanket.
To do all this in just around 250 pages is also a testament to the author's abilities. While the simplicity of the story necessarily means that it may not have you on the edge of the seat reading as quickly as possible, neither does it seem to have a dull moment in which your attention drifts. That was my experience, at least. Fittingly for an england-based novel, I would perhaps compare it to a cup of tea: something to be savored and contemplated gently as opposed to guzzled down.
Recommended highly as an armchair book on a cold rainy day under a cozy blanket.
one of the most beautifully written and sensitive tales I've ever read.
medium-paced
I admit, it took me a bit to get into the book. But Ishiguro writes in a way that's some how subtle and powerful at the same time. I really felt like I was in the mind of Stevens.
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
emotional
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes