Well surely this is a sign that one is getting older, more matured.
Never I thought I’d ever read this type of book. I only discovered through audible special offers. I used to think this is the hype of book your high school teacher forces you to read. 😂
I usually enjoy plot based fiction (I am under the foolish and childish idea that good fiction should be about adventure and exciting/interesting events), rather than a study of an individual’s character.
However this book really caught me by surprise. I was perplexed that I could find myself relating to a butler who served the high aristocrats during WW2.
As someone in their mid 40’s, I also feel stuck in a dead end job, I too look back on missed opportunities and regrets, I too felt what it’s like to be a prisoner of expectation and I too know all to well know how it feels to pine after a lost love and happiness because normal human interactions become so alien to one’s self. I can confidently say this book really did speak to me.
***Spoilers*** Some people will see the ending as depressing, however I’m off a different view. I like to believe the main character finds comfort in his self, I think he learns to have a more positive outlook on life.
Well as you can tell am no Kazuo Ishiguro. I unfortunately don’t possess his writing skills. I thank you for reading my incoherent ramblings. I’m so glad I have r/books, there are so few people in my personal life that I can talk books with. Please let me know your thoughts.
by throwthatbitchaccoun
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Been meaning to read it, thanks for the rec
Excellent and moving read. Sad. Insightful. Human.
I accidentally ruined this book for myself. A friend and I were discussing books and she recommended it to me. We were also talking about a different book, the name of which I can’t remember, and she was saying how it was really good but had a sci-fi twist that was really unexpected and threw off her reading experience. I read Remains of the Day, the whole time waiting for some crazy unexpected sci-fi twist, only for it to never come. The whole time I thought I was missing something until I finished the book very confused. I eventually figured out what happened and plan to reread it again at some point when enough time has passed.