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A review by ohsarajay
The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
A lovely read! The narrator Stevens is such a great character - he has such a distinctive voice and especially the ending really had me feeling for him. Once again Ishiguro delivers on what I care about most, which is the idea of memory. I weep.
I also don't like this as much as the others of his I've read - I can't quite put my finger on why, very likely it's a me problem, or perhaps my expectations were too high because I've heard several times that this is his best work. But it was still good in many of the ways I care about. Miss Kenton.... forever in my heart. My girl deserved the world.
I also don't like this as much as the others of his I've read - I can't quite put my finger on why, very likely it's a me problem, or perhaps my expectations were too high because I've heard several times that this is his best work. But it was still good in many of the ways I care about. Miss Kenton.... forever in my heart. My girl deserved the world.