A review by sakisreads
A Pale View of Hills by Kazuo Ishiguro

challenging emotional mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

I LOVED Klara and the Sun so I thought I’d give this one a go. Maybe I read it too quickly or I couldn’t appreciate Ishiguro’s writing, but this one was a bit of a miss for me. Sachiko infuriated me throughout and I just felt Etsuko was too meek 🥲 I’m reading other peoples’ reviews and realising I might’ve missed out on a significant amount of symbolism, but I don’t think this is one I want to skim through again to find it. Sorry 🙈
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