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A review by flossiepalmer
Common Ground by Naomi Ishiguro
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
It's fair to say Naomi Ishiguro has lived up to the literary prowess and popularity of her father, Kazuo Ishiguro, with her absolutely heart-wrenching but hopefully tale of true friendship.
Common Ground is a breath of fresh air, focusing on the friendship between a Gypsy-Roma/Traveller protagonist, Charlie, and his friendship with a young schoolboy, Stanley. The book depicts their friendship between the years 2003-2012, revisiting them 10 years after a dramatic climax and proving that inevitably, true friends will always remain friends no matter how far you drift apart.
I loved that Ishiguro included a character from a background that I have never read about before. It is a beautiful effort to help all readers expand their horizons and compassion into an area of everyday life that we have never experienced before. You come away from Common Ground enlightened and with a much kinder heart than you had before reading it.
Common Ground is a breath of fresh air, focusing on the friendship between a Gypsy-Roma/Traveller protagonist, Charlie, and his friendship with a young schoolboy, Stanley. The book depicts their friendship between the years 2003-2012, revisiting them 10 years after a dramatic climax and proving that inevitably, true friends will always remain friends no matter how far you drift apart.
I loved that Ishiguro included a character from a background that I have never read about before. It is a beautiful effort to help all readers expand their horizons and compassion into an area of everyday life that we have never experienced before. You come away from Common Ground enlightened and with a much kinder heart than you had before reading it.