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beccah6 's review for:
The Remains of the Day
by Kazuo Ishiguro
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
“‘The fact is, of course,’ I said after a while, ‘I gave my best to Lord Darlington. I gave him the very best I had to give, and now - well - I find I do not have a great deal more left to give.” The man said nothing, but nodded… It was then that he said: ‘You’ve got to enjoy yourself. The evening’s the best part of the day. You’ve done your days work. Now you can put your feet up and enjoy it. That’s how I look at it.’”
such a bittersweet and endearing story told by a man who, above all else, is committed to his life’s work as a butler at a great house. it asks questions about the meaning of loyalty, commitment, goodness, success, and life, all with a truly charming voice. ishiguro is somehow able to write so that we are able to see and understand things our narrator doesn’t, all while exploring his environment and fellow characters with tremendous detail and care.
“Naturally, when one looks back to such instances today, they may indeed take the appearance of being crucial, precious moments in one’s life; but of course, at the time, this was not the impression one had. Rather, it was as though one had available a never-ending number of days, months, years in which to sort out the vagaries of one’s relationship with Miss Kenton; an infinite number of further opportunities in which to remedy the effect of this or that misunderstanding. There was surely nothing to indicate at the time that such evidently small incidents would render whole dreams forever irredeemable.”
such a bittersweet and endearing story told by a man who, above all else, is committed to his life’s work as a butler at a great house. it asks questions about the meaning of loyalty, commitment, goodness, success, and life, all with a truly charming voice. ishiguro is somehow able to write so that we are able to see and understand things our narrator doesn’t, all while exploring his environment and fellow characters with tremendous detail and care.
“Naturally, when one looks back to such instances today, they may indeed take the appearance of being crucial, precious moments in one’s life; but of course, at the time, this was not the impression one had. Rather, it was as though one had available a never-ending number of days, months, years in which to sort out the vagaries of one’s relationship with Miss Kenton; an infinite number of further opportunities in which to remedy the effect of this or that misunderstanding. There was surely nothing to indicate at the time that such evidently small incidents would render whole dreams forever irredeemable.”