10.5k reviews for:

The Remains of the Day

Kazuo Ishiguro

4.08 AVERAGE

ross92's review against another edition

1.5

slow-paced

maceanatomy's review against another edition

5.0

emotional hopeful reflective sad 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

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yearning in retrospect?? and regret :( kazuo ishiguro truly never misses

lucalrbass's review against another edition

3.75

emotional reflective slow-paced

chenyuj's review against another edition

3.75

reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

thetruthatallhazards's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark reflective 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

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Reading this felt like someone was very gently and slowly crushing my chest in a vice. Glad I read it.

charlypeters's review against another edition

3.75

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

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This is not a fun book to read, but it is a rewarding one. The narrator is deeply frustrating, but gradually becomes more sympathetic as the story progresses, despite some of his actions (and inaction). Very slow paced and you shouldn't expect a big exciting climax, rather a gradual understanding.

arl's review against another edition

4.0

reflective relaxing slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

irenestrange's review against another edition

4.5

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

frede123's review against another edition

4.0

emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

gracelim's review against another edition

4.0

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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.