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>>24941771Brilliant... the most exacting and affecting of his books to date.
>>24941771redpill me on this book
>>24941885You ever see that movie "The Island" with ScarJo and Ewan McGregor? Well Ishiguro was writing a novel set in a post-apocalyptic British school for kids dying of radiation poisoning, but then saw "The Island" and quickly edited out all the references to nukes and radiation and changed it into a novel about clones being used as organ donors.
>>24941885A poignant book on Stockholm syndrome, and how petty we can be despite our time on Earth being short. There are heartfelt moments between characters that show the beauty of love and understanding which make life worth living. Doesn't offer the same hope of faith in Christ and the resurrection, but there is some consolation offered.
I liked the book with the Arthurian fantasy setting but the rest of his work is just build up for emotional scenes. It's a pleasant read, I guess, we glimpse into the immensity of the author's soul o algo, but he never really says anything. The man writes like a woman.
>>24942297>The man writes like a womanInteresting, and there's some truth in it. Firstly, plot comes second to characterization in his narratives which tend toward a more feminine focus on people and not the masculine 'thing' of plot. Ishiguro employs a mixture of direct and indirect writing to convey a full, yet ambiguous, scope of all his characters' traits. The direct is given through the main character's inner monologue. The indirect is revealed through interpersonal interactions, where statements and actions will sometimes conflict with a character's professed understanding of themselves and others, often hinting at self deception. This indirect approach to writing, although revealing, can be ambiguous, and has a feminine affect in its circuitousness. It reminds me most of Henry James (another male writer with a feminine shade in his works).That much being conceded, Ishiguro has a penetrating vision into human desire, which he explores in prose so precise, there is an undeniable masculinity to his writing. Its purpose is not to explore the world (masculine), but the qualities of human soul (feminine). He crafts a story to illuminate the personalities of his characters like a mirror to look into and see yourself. Some of his books do this better than others.Masculine and feminine aside, his books are really written for reflection and introspection. Not going to be everyone's cup of tea.
>>24942297>The man writes like a woman.is this ever not kino and a mark of literary mastery?
>>24941771Ho Li did the foreword
>>24941771i had my daughter recently and held her, slowly spinning ourselves to rock her to sleep, while whispering 'baby never let me go' to herit was a good thing she was asleep and wasn't aware of the tears streaming down my face. beautiful book about life
>>24943097good lord get a grip
>>24943111Of your daughter, can’t drop her yet, she’s a newborn!
>>24941771I was 80 pages or so pages into this book, when I had the main conceit of the novel—which I won't divulge here, though I see some in the thread have already blundered it away—spoiled for me. I couldn't go on, knowing what I knew; the experience was ruined. So I binned it.I then read Ishiguro's first novel, 'A Pale View of Hills', which I binned around page 100 because it was thoroughly shit.What do you think of that?
>>24943149>80 pages or so pagesFUCK
>>24943149>I then read Ishiguro's first novel, 'A Pale View of Hills', which I binned around page 100 because it was thoroughly shit.I thought it was good. For a first novel, outstandingly good.
