Reviews

A Pale View of Hills by Kazuo Ishiguro

alpha_build's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense 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

4.25

annafwog's review against another edition

reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

jamieb92's review

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? Yes

4.0

regan's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

5.0

luca3's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-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

4.5

melissabraine's review against another edition

4.0

4.5*

rvbina's review against another edition

5.0

AUDIOBOOK

frankierhiannon's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

4.0

calicolavender's review against another edition

5.0

This book was beautiful, in a sad and haunting way. All of the characters in this book are haunted by something — and we see this especially in the main character Etsuko as she dwells in tragedies of both the recent and distant pasts. At the same time, we can see battling cultural and social values at play underneath the narrative. Very incredible work, especially for a first published novel.

greatperhaps's review against another edition

mysterious reflective

5.0