A review by ppkfs
The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro

emotional reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I really don't know how to rate this. On one hand, I polished it off in 3 days and was always looking forward to reading more, which is kind of surprising to me when it's very not my sort of book. Reflecting on it, I can see why people call it a masterpiece but it...just didn't land for me somehow.

I enjoyed it, I can see why people say what they did about it, but it did not hit me in that way.