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3.54 AVERAGE
3.54 AVERAGE
Once again, Ishiguro does not disappoint. I feel like I've been slapped hard and shoved out of the way. Of what, I'm not quite sure.
three words...
waste
of
time.
i know a lot of other ppl LOVED this but i got nothing from it except a horrid distaste for all the characters in it.
i'm sure this makes me shallow and uneducated~ but i just don't care.
waste
of
time.
i know a lot of other ppl LOVED this but i got nothing from it except a horrid distaste for all the characters in it.
i'm sure this makes me shallow and uneducated~ but i just don't care.
challenging
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This one just has to be experienced. It is dreamlike, ethereal but also strangely grounded. Madness.
challenging
emotional
mysterious
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:
Yes
challenging
emotional
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I can see that The Unconsoled is a book that divides opinion, and I'm not usually one for over-complicated books but I absolutely LOVED this. Ishiguro does a brilliant job of creating a dream-like atmosphere, specifically a kind of anxiety-ridden dream (but not a nightmare) that I'm very familiar with!
Despite the amount of characters and the weird ways the book moves between them and their stories, I found it quite easy to follow and managed to keep track of the relationships and problems that crop up throughout the book. There were also some lines that genuinely made me laugh out loud.
Part of me was hoping for an ending that would tie everything up and make sense of everything... but what would be the fun in that?
Despite the amount of characters and the weird ways the book moves between them and their stories, I found it quite easy to follow and managed to keep track of the relationships and problems that crop up throughout the book. There were also some lines that genuinely made me laugh out loud.
"The Unconsoled" is the novel Luis Buñuel would have written; it shares with many of his films a meandering structure, a great deal of dream logic, and scenes of dry absurdity that serve to highlight the ridiculous nature of social norms. It is a long but ultimately rewarding read.
challenging
emotional
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A very odd book that felt to me like i was walking in and out of someone's dream. It has an air of unreality to it, the desperation of not really knowing where one is going in a dream and how events link in surreal and odd ways.
its engaging never the less and maybe i would benefit from a second reading, i just am not sure i am interested enough to try again.
its engaging never the less and maybe i would benefit from a second reading, i just am not sure i am interested enough to try again.