Ishiguro's prize-winning schtick is the unreliable narrator, but this novel's protagonist strays from "unreliable" to "unbelievably dimwitted" far too often. It seems that the entire story could be unwritten had the main character possessed any sort of grasp on reality, his own emotions, or human so...
I love Ishiguro usually, but I found this very difficult to like. The characters were too cold and the whole thing seemed rather forced. Disappointing.
4.5 stars, and I would have loved to give it a full, loving, fat 5, but I couldn't. I loved this book. First thing that attracted me to it was the title. For me it has a special resonance and I really longed to see what could be between the pages of such a greatly named book. I realized from the fir...
a strong work. according to most histories I have read of the period, attitudes towards the Japanese were not so positive as the protagonist seems to unconsciously express. (we live in more accepting, liberal times). so in that sense, the writer is unconsciously mimicking 1990s British or US feeling...
Ishiguro creates characters who think intensely about what they think and feel, but never seem to really know themselves. That, plus the dreamy, almost surreal plotting, where you never quite know what's real, and what's a dream, a fantasy, a hallucination, an alternate reality (like Murakami, only...
Once again Ishiguro uses his upbringing in Great Britain to portray a bit of history but this time of the British based in Shanghai during the early parts of the 20th century. His narrator being the usual flawed character who likes to look at his past through somewhat distorted lenses. Learning what...
I have tried this three seperate times over the past year, determined to make headway because it seems loopy that I could possibly contemplate dissing an Ishiguro, however here it is, officially abandoned.Next! Home audioPublication: 2000Narrated by: John Lee (British)Length: 10h 50m, unabridgedTrac...
I got this book from the library to read while waiting on Ishiguro's book "Never Let Me Go". The writing is very well done, and the plot promised to be interesting. However I found myself never really liking the main character or caring what happened to him.Christopher Banks grew up in Shanghai in ...
Aw hell, I'm going back and giving this five stars instead of three - because I can't stop thinking about it. I know that Ishiguro uses a similar technique in all his books, ie the untrustworthy narrator - but I love how in each he goes so intensely after the past and what it means. He's obsessed wi...
This was one of the best examples I've ever read of an unreliable narrator. The author's revealing of the character's unreliability is subtle and intriguing.
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