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A review by frostap
The Unconsoled by Kazuo Ishiguro
4.0
For as confusing as the plot was, "The Unconsoled" wasn't a bad read. I'd be curious to talk about this at a book club, because either I 1) missed the point or 2) there maybe isn't a point. I wondered if some of the underlying themes (parent-child relationships, life seemingly out of control, haunting reminders of the past, etc.) were issues Ishiguro himself struggled with as an artist? I don't know.
I did spend the first 100 or so pages (which I think take place during one afternoon/evening) so disoriented. I kept thinking (throughout the book, actually) "what time is it?! They've been up all night!" The action had a dreamlike quality. I often have dreams where there's something I have to get done and I just can't seem to arrive, much like Ryder (I guess that's a spoiler?). Interesting read.
I did spend the first 100 or so pages (which I think take place during one afternoon/evening) so disoriented. I kept thinking (throughout the book, actually) "what time is it?! They've been up all night!" The action had a dreamlike quality. I often have dreams where there's something I have to get done and I just can't seem to arrive, much like Ryder (I guess that's a spoiler?). Interesting read.