Beautifully written, the world and characters feel shrouded in mystery which is great for a reading slump because you’re immediately intrigued. An older couple in an Arthurian Britain embark on a journey to find their son. This one really hit me emotionally and I found myself thinking about it for weeks afterwards.
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Ishiguro is super descriptive and image-evoking in his writing and the dialogue between the two main characters who are an elderly couple is so heartwarming and precious. it's set in early medieval england and has era-appropriate feeling dialogue without any thees, thys, and thous for the most part.
Jun 27, 2024
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On a Kazuo Ishiguro kick in the last few months. Fell for the beautiful, understated humanity of his work.
Feb 13, 2024
when I visited my friend Nico’s house last winter, they gave me their own copy of ‘The Remains of the day‘ presenting it as a book that changed their way of seeing life.
To be honest it is a very powerful and lovely novel, the characters feel very real but also very dreamlike, all of them are described with their own set of traits which makes this short novel a very nice time. it took a while for me to finish it but it’s very light. I wasn’t very familiar with Ishiguro’s work but this was a great introduction.
Mar 22, 2024
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How this film didn’t get Western recognition like Parasite is beyond me. It is an absolute perfect film: stunning cinematography and production design, an excellent score and a story that keeps you constantly on your toes. Adapted from Sarah Waters’ Fingersmith and relocated to 1930’s Korea, this film is Park Chan Wook at his absolute best
Apr 18, 2024
Definitely wasted far too many of my teenage and early 20s years playing the ~*cool girl*~ and pretending to shun things I actually really liked. Coincidentally, a lot of these ‘embarrassing’ interests were basically just things targeted towards women. (Why was Twilight met with such vitriol by the public but Star Wars is an essential watch??) So like what you like! Wear it on a damn t-shirt! And ask yourself if it’s actually just misogyny that’s making you second guess it.
Apr 18, 2024