Reviews

A Pale View of Hills by Kazuo Ishiguro

birgertheburg's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective medium-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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death

milliemary's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No

3.75

xoel_sousa's review

dark mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

aimeenotpond's review

emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.0

phoenix2's review against another edition

3.0

A Pale View of Hills is a complex book that presents itself as a simple story when it's not. The ending leaves a lot of questions to be answered and I do believe that second reading is a must, as there are cues and clues here and there that you can easily brush off when you are not suspecting the ending.

The writting, also, is masterful, full of beautiful descriptions and clever use of the timeline.

wildnessisanecessity's review

dark mysterious reflective sad tense 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

5.0

wordyworm's review against another edition

mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

monautomne's review

dark mysterious reflective

4.0

jeyda_aa's review

emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

joongarten's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0