622 reviews for:

The Unconsoled.

Kazuo Ishiguro, Kazuo Ishiguro

3.54 AVERAGE

sidranabeel's review against another edition

5.0

challenging mysterious reflective 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

faloneran's review against another edition

3.5

lighthearted mysterious 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: Yes

sarapalooza's review against another edition

5.0

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This appears to be quite a divisive one. It is either brilliant or “invented its own category of badness” (James Wood).

Good thing we all interact with books differently (agree to disagree, James); I thoroughly enjoyed it.
The Unconsoled is nightmarish, darkly hilarious (“they have an electric scoreboard!”), and completely riveting. It meditates on the unique character communities often develop, the blind spots inherent in echo chambers, pride, the essence of “true art” and if that’s even a “thing”. We feel the characters’ inability to control the unpredictable tides of their lives, and wonder how much control we really have over our own.

chandlery's review against another edition

3.0

challenging reflective sad 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: Yes

stasibabi's review against another edition

3.5

slow-paced

kgoody's review against another edition

3.25

challenging hopeful mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

lucieeleanor101's review against another edition

2.75

mysterious 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: Yes

bwood95's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

rainbow_janebow's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: N/A

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

ka_hoang's review against another edition

4.0

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I enjoy his writing style but what/why did I just read.