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When We Were Orphans by Kazuo Ishiguro
2.0

I read this book going by the info on the back. I assumed it was a detective. Then his childhood came into play but that lead him to becoming a detective so that was fine. But overall he gets side tracked so often, has a bit of a delusional view of what he will find, then there is a bit of a side line with love that distracts more, and the orphan that is another side thing.

The book had too many distractions for me. I prefer detectives that are focused and become the hero at the end of the day. Not at the end of forever in this case.