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4.08 AVERAGE
4.08 AVERAGE
This book made me feel things I wasn't prepared or expecting to feel. That might have been the reason I 'didn't like' the book – it left me feeling awful. But it is undeniably a good book, and Ishiguro a fantastic writer. Really great first person POV style, beautifully nuanced with class and subtlety, so evocative. A mesmerising read.
Will definitely reread, perhaps when I have the emotional wherewithal to better appreciate how sad this is.
Will definitely reread, perhaps when I have the emotional wherewithal to better appreciate how sad this is.
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
slow-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
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
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
Worth having trudged through in the beginning for the emotional payoff at the end. Unique and interesting POV character.
emotional
reflective
sad
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
Literary fiction at its peak. Told through a diary like format, wherein the past and present are interwoven and reflected on all at once.
Stevens endears himself to us through his introspection and we come to both empathize with him and want to reach in and shake his past self (which he too probably wants to do?)
Acceptance of the past and and coming to the understanding that perhaps the "evening is the best part of the day"
Leaves you with a melancholic and bittersweet feeling. The first few pages were hard to get through but once he embarks on his journey you start to appreciate it more. The way that even while "journaling" he conceals part of himself that you only really see through the dialogue of others. I love you stevens 😿
Stevens endears himself to us through his introspection and we come to both empathize with him and want to reach in and shake his past self (which he too probably wants to do?)
Acceptance of the past and and coming to the understanding that perhaps the "evening is the best part of the day"
Leaves you with a melancholic and bittersweet feeling. The first few pages were hard to get through but once he embarks on his journey you start to appreciate it more. The way that even while "journaling" he conceals part of himself that you only really see through the dialogue of others. I love you stevens 😿
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
emotional
funny
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
emotional
reflective
relaxing
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
reflective
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:
Complicated