Reviews

Nocturnes: Five Stories of Music and Nightfall by Kazuo Ishiguro

charlreads's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

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

3.25

peachuuu's review

emotional funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

tasteslikelemonade's review

3.75

good vibes

cytung's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective relaxing sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

noahpech's review against another edition

emotional reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

2.75

To start off, I want to say that Crooner and Cellist are easily 5-star stories. I really enjoyed them both a lot. 

Come Rain Or Come Shine and Malvern Hills are good as well and easily fall between the 3-4 star range. 

The problem though is the titular story Nocturne. (Broken into Nocturne and Nocturne Continued.) This story to me just dragged and dragged... and dragged some more. It is well-crafted like the rest, but it just didn't grab me in anyway and since it took up so much of the book I can't rate it higher than 2.75-stars. 

Without that story, I'd rate the book 4-stars. This definitely made me interested in checking out more of his books.

vortimer's review

5.0

I'm fairly new to Ishiguro; each of the eclectic works I read impresses me more than the last. His characterization in these short stories is simply brilliant.

cal_jessamine's review against another edition

emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

tanu_jellyfish's review

inspiring reflective relaxing sad fast-paced

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

4.5

decayoflyre's review

5.0

Ishiguro has me on my knees

lailalina's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective medium-paced

4.0