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A review by maramergens
The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
3.5
Felt true to my other Ishiguro reads in the story telling style. The narrator starts off telling their story in a linear way but backtracks and recollects memories not in chronological order but in a way that still manages to make sense.
There were moments that I felt fond for Mr. Stevens solely because he reminded me of Adrian Monk.But I can’t really understand Miss Kensington’s love for him, honestly. Especially after defending his anti-Semitic employer and then denying that he defended him years later?
I understand that Mr. Stevens’ failings to understand the benefits of democracy over monarchy don’t actually reflect the views of the author but? I didn’t really get what his perspective was meant to teach the reader. Maybe this one’s just for the Brits.
It’s such a bummer that the two other Ishiguro books I’ve read are his only sci-fi/dystopian novels because I think it’s a genre he does so well. It’s not even my favorite genre but it is when he does it. I’m interested to read more of his literary works and his one fantasy novel and see how they stack up. My ranking so far is:
1. Never Let Me Go
2. Klara and the Sun
3. Remains of the Day
There were moments that I felt fond for Mr. Stevens solely because he reminded me of Adrian Monk.
I understand that Mr. Stevens’ failings to understand the benefits of democracy over monarchy don’t actually reflect the views of the author but? I didn’t really get what his perspective was meant to teach the reader. Maybe this one’s just for the Brits.
It’s such a bummer that the two other Ishiguro books I’ve read are his only sci-fi/dystopian novels because I think it’s a genre he does so well. It’s not even my favorite genre but it is when he does it. I’m interested to read more of his literary works and his one fantasy novel and see how they stack up. My ranking so far is:
1. Never Let Me Go
2. Klara and the Sun
3. Remains of the Day