this book somehow lands at 3 stars and 5 stars for me. for one, it is incredibly well written and the way Ishiguro packs so much repressed tension inside of a book is truly incredible. the writing is very patient and carefully paced and literally so perfect for this story!!

HOWEVER. it was so frustrating to me! i found myself not caring about the characters at times... perhaps because of how cold Stevens could be ?

i don’t know. maybe one day i’ll reread it when i’m older and really connect to the theme of the story and then i’ll be able to give it five stars. yeah, i think i'll make that a goal.