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lizshayne 's review for:
The Remains of the Day
by Kazuo Ishiguro
So I actually thought I had a different Ishiguro novel sitting on my shelf for when I got bored ([b:Never Let Me Go|6334|Never Let Me Go|Kazuo Ishiguro|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1353048590s/6334.jpg|1499998], which would make more sense given my usual fare), but I had time to kill and had been meaning to read him forever.
Well, this book certainly deserved the Man Booker prize. It was subtly brilliant in character portrayal and Ishiguro strikes that balance between showing a flawed character and making you experience the flawed person in a way that allows you to both judge and accept. He reminds me of so much of what I like about the 19th century realist novel, only trimmed down into 245 pages instead of 900.
Well, this book certainly deserved the Man Booker prize. It was subtly brilliant in character portrayal and Ishiguro strikes that balance between showing a flawed character and making you experience the flawed person in a way that allows you to both judge and accept. He reminds me of so much of what I like about the 19th century realist novel, only trimmed down into 245 pages instead of 900.