A review by blau_elmo
When We Were Orphans by Kazuo Ishiguro

emotional reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Ishiguro pulls through with his poignant settings and conclusions once again. 

I think that the protagonist's traversing through the warzone in Shanghai is particularly gripping. I felt dread slowly build within me as I read through the last third of the book. The loss, the love foregone, the themes of redemption (left ungranted) etc. are all written wonderfully.

Not as clean as The Remains of the Day or Never Let Me Go in my opinion, but still fantastic.
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