Reviews

The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro

berock's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad slow-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

4.25

This is a phenomenal book. It’s incredibly slow and requires a lot of focus to read, but the pay off is there. Highly recommend for anyone looking to read something thought provoking and emotionally challenging.

mpasterski's review against another edition

challenging 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

5.0

sognatrice1979's review against another edition

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

4.25

book_busy's review against another edition

4.0

I feel like this book is a very humble little read. It's like an indie movie where nothing happens but in nothing happening everything happens, if you catch my drift. I would have given this book 5 stars if it wasn't for the lack of emotional ties I held to the story despite it being a solidly written one in itself. I found the unreliable narrator of the butler and his previous master of Lord Darlington to be very intriguing characters. I listened to this as an audiobook and so perhaps my immersion differs due to this but I would still highly recommend giving this book a read. Feels very contemporary and leaves one feeling slightly philosophical by the end.

nzap89's review

reflective relaxing 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? No

4.25

ritaralha's review against another edition

4.0

Kazuo Ishiguro - Prémio Nobel de Literatura, 2017

“que, em romances de grande força emocional, descobriu o abismo sob nosso ilusório senso de conexão com o mundo"

Kazuo Ishiguro (Ish para os amigos) nasceu em Nagasáqui – Japão - 1954, mas desde os cinco anos que vive no Reino Unido.
Estudou inglês e filosofia na Universidade de Kent e tirou o mestrado em escrita criativa na Universidade de East Anglia. Antes das primeiras publicações de contos na revista “Granta” e do primeiro romance lançado em 1982 — [b:As Colinas de Nagasaqui|16048866|As Colinas de Nagasaqui|Kazuo Ishiguro|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1348691220s/16048866.jpg|1676317], trabalhou a ajudar sem-abrigo em Londres. Em 1983 foi considerado um dos melhores novos escritores britânicos.
Os despojos do dia é a sua terceira obra, vencedora de um Man Booker e adaptada ao cinema em 1993.

O romance começa em Julho de 1956. Um americano (novo-rico) comprou recentemente Darlington Hall, perto de Oxford, e no pacote vem um mordomo.
Ele é o narrador e o protagonista e esta é uma história de dignidade e grandeza, de perda e arrependimento.
Stevens, um homem impiedosamente formal cuja busca pela “dignidade” o leva a negar, durante todo o romance, os seus próprios sentimentos.
Durante 6 dias, o tempo que leva a fazer uma viagem de carro pelo campo inglês, Stevens vai recordando o seu trabalho, entre 1920-1956, em Darlington Hall. Descreve os grandes e elaborados jantares, as personagens importantes e elegantes que ficavam na mansão, as cimeiras organizadas pelo Lord Darlington, mas também relata outras histórias sendo a mais notável o relacionamento com a senhorita Kenton.
Os Despojos do dia é uma alusão ao declínio do Império Britânico e da sociedade que produzia este tipo de serviçais, mas também ao que resta da vida de Stevens e o que ele irá fazer com ela.

Gostei da escrita cuidada e complexa, mas gostei acima de tudo da forma como ele constrói personagens estranhos e reprimidos – Meu Deus do céu, Stevens é um chato de galochas!!!

becky_05's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

cami395's review against another edition

inspiring relaxing medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

namrata_jain's review against another edition

4.0

Quite interesting. Good read. So well written.

pascalibrary's review against another edition

5.0

Great novel about authenticity vs. inauthenticity. The message at the end is somewhat pedestrian, but still hits hard, especially to people like myself, I'm assuming.