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

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

4.5

This novel feels deeply eerie from the moment it begins. I loved sinking into the intricate female relationships. The ending felt like both a puzzle and a bomb where I had to read extra carefully and had to truthfully consider that "memory is a faulty thing," as Etsuko says herself. Chilling 
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