619 reviews for:

The Unconsoled.

Kazuo Ishiguro, Kazuo Ishiguro

3.54 AVERAGE

adrianzm's review against another edition

challenging slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: N/A

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

zoefj's review against another edition

3.0

challenging mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Genuinely the most frustrating book I’ve ever read. The characters are so unlikeable, the plot is all over the place and the whole story is an anxious fever dream — but that’s the point. It invokes the same reaction that you get when you see someone in a film make a terrible choice and you know how it’s going to end but you kind of enjoy the messiness of it all. I don’t know if I’d recommend this, especially as it’s quite different from Ishiguro’s other novels, but I certainly didn’t dislike it.

hyndmanpeterd's review against another edition

3.25

funny lighthearted mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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A fever dream of low-stakes Scott’s Tots scenarios.

quaintmetropolis's review against another edition

3.5

challenging emotional funny mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

writebygracen's review against another edition

3.75

mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

joesb's review against another edition

4.25

challenging mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

i_love_lee_jin's review against another edition

4.0

challenging funny mysterious slow-paced

lizzy_balmain's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

periwinkel's review against another edition

3.0

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The stream of consciousness feeling reminded me of Woolf's To the Lighthouse, which I think helped me continue even during the difficult bits. The feelings that the book evokes are strong, but not always memorable. Ishiguro is a great talent.

beauwilcox11's review against another edition

3.5

challenging emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No