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I think you'll like Pale View of Hills, Stasia. I've got When We Were Orphans that I have yet to read.
Mark : His next, The Godfather of Kathmandu is expected to be released in January 2010.
... of Wolves by Stef Penny
6. Devil's Brood by Sharon Kay Penman
7. Into the Wilderness by Sara Donati
8. When We Were Orphans by Kazuo Ishiguro
9. The Collector by John Fowles
10. Stolen Charms by Adele Ashworth
11. The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
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... point, it hadn't occurred to me that Sarah's life mirrored Christopher's like that.
I do think I will have to re-read When We Were Orphans at some point though, to see if I enjoy it more when it doesn't confound my expectations about where it's going. I'd like to read some of the earlier ...
87. When We Were Orphans by Kazuo Ishiguro, inspired by the Author Theme Reads group which is focusing on Ishiguro this month.
Christopher Banks is a celebrated detective in 1930s London. But he is driven by the ...
I've just read When We Were Orphans . I found it quite a puzzling book, so I'd be very interested in other people's opinions.
A quick summary of the story: Christopher Banks is a celebrated detective in 1930s London. But he is driven by the memory of a long-ago mystery - the disappearance of ...
I've just finished reading When We Were Orphans and found it a very puzzling book. I skipped over your review when you posted it in case it gave anything away about the story, but just came back to read it. I think it's a great review. I didn't enjoy the book as much as you did - I agree that it ...
... hasn't read Ishiguro before, I would just like to point out that The Remains of the Day is even more brilliant than When We Were Orphans .
... like stories which had to take place in Japan? How foregrounded is the Japanese setting?
I am 2/3 of the way through When We Were Orphans - still figuring out my reaction but will post when I'm done.
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31. When We Were Orphans , by Kazuo Ishiguro
I've made several attempts at reviewing this, and like all Ishiguros I've read in the past, I'm having major troubles. It's hard to ...
So now I'm reading When We Were Orphans by Kazuo Ishiguro, also listening to Barchester Towers from LibriVix.org - http://librivox.org/barchester-towers-by-anthony-trollope/
And tomorrow is 1st December, which means I join the group read of Les Miserables... so my reading is cut out for me ...
... House
Never Let Me Go
Haywire
More Twisted
Coffin Dancer
Mrs. Miniver
Peony in Love
Under the Skin
When We Were Orphans
The Bell Jar
Half of a Yellow Sun
All for $9 plus tax.
... by a living male, published in 1996, prob. a British novel.
None of my books meet all these criteria. Kazuo Ishiguro's When We Were Orphans comes close--living male British author, novel, set partly in London--if only it wasn't published in 2000.
I finished When We Were Orphans for my September read. I like the way Ishiguro writes: this novel is another example of the first person unreliable narrator genre. I am partial to this type of novel - the main character Charlie Banks is quite a complicated person - intelligent, self-centred, in ...
# 20 When We Were Orphans by Kazuo Ishiguro
... for the article. It went a long way to explaining the ending of A Pale View of Hills which had me puzzled.
I have When We Were Orphans on my tbr shelf, so that's what I'll be reading. And maybe, if I get time, I'll read The Unconsoled though that looks like a pretty chunky read.
... first book. I also have An Artist of the Floating World and Never Let Me Go, and I've read The Remains of the Day, When We Were Orphans and Nocturnes. The only book I don't yet have is The Unconsoled, which I've heard mixed things about from other LTers, so I might skip that one.
... identifying the Japanese influence in his first two novels and comparing it to the others if I end up reading more. I read When We Were Orphans a long time ago and although I remembered it being good I can't remember much of the style other than yes, it was not "Japanese" in nature.
I am ...
... I'm not sure why, but I guess they're both about the neuroses behind the party facade of US expats between the wars.
When We Were Orphans by Kazuo Ishiguro was just OK. It was undoubtedly beautifully written, but I kept getting the feeling that the narrator was insane and I was the only ...
... felt to me like it was written by a totally different author than Ishiguro. I didn't like it either. I haven't read When We Were Orphans , but you should definitely give Remains of the Day a read. I agree with Laytonwoman--it's a wonderful book.
I've seen the film but haven't read the book, in part because I DETESTED Never Let Me Go. But Remains of the Day and When We Were Orphans are both in my TBR piles somewhere.
18. When We Were Orphans by Kazuo Ishiguro
I'm not sure what to think of this book. I enjoyed it up until halfway through. I still enjoyed the second half but not as much. I couldn't quite work a lot of it out. It seemed to skip something and all of a sudden there were 'facts' there ...
18. When We Were Orphans by Kazuo Ishiguro
I'm not sure what to think of this book. I enjoyed it up until halfway through. I still enjoyed the second half but not as much. I couldn't quite work a lot of it out. It seemed to skip something and all of a sudden there were 'facts' there ...
Last year I read The Remains of the Day, which was probably my favorite read of last year. Several years ago I read When We Were Orphans , but I haven't read anything else by him. However, the Author Theme Reads group's mini-author for the last 4 months of the year is Ishiguro, so I'll ...
#77: Nocturnes was very good, teelgee, not quite as good as The Remains of the Day, but better than When We Were Orphans , IMO. I posted a review on the book's page.
Unfortunately it won't be published in the US until September 22. I bought my copy from the UK bookseller socialpages in TBR Challenge : Jennifer's TNR List 2009 (máj. 18, 2009, 7:43pm)
... My Reading Life by Bob Carr
4. Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese
5. When We were Orphans Lucky Alice Sebold
7. Out by Natsuo Kirino
8. One Day in the Life of ...
... (and missing chicken tikka masala more and more each day) I might try and find some books to send me back there.
18) When We Were Orphans by Kazuo Ishiguro 352 pages
I've read Never Let Me Go last year, and this book was not on the same level as that one was. While the characters were ...
... books longlisted for the 2007 Booker Prize on one table. It was very good, it reminded me somewhat of Ishiguro's When We Were Orphans .
I miss London...I hope to get back there later this year.
His book Empire of the Sun is very similar in theme and execution to Ishiguro's When We Were Orphans but I think a lot of the rest of his work is quite different. Having said that, like Ishiguro, Ballard's protagonists are usually relatively self-aware outsiders and there's a strong theme of ...
... Uncensored:Views and (Re)views this evening. After turning first to her treatment of Kazuo Ishiguro (focused mainly on When We Were Orphans , which I haven't yet read) I decided to skip the Ishiguro until reading Orphans and turned to Oates' "New Memoir", a review of Alice Sebold's Lucky. ...
... ferent.
The Remains of the Day might be a possibility as I did read another book by Ishiguro that I liked very much - (When We Were Orphans ). I don't know anything about Nights at the Circus. I'll check it out.
I only have two more books to go in the whitewavedarling in 50 Book Challenge : poplin's 50+ books in 2009 (márc. 25, 2009, 12:09pm)
... giving it away--I think the review for that book was the most difficult one I've ever written. I do strongly recommend When We Were Orphans though--and that one moves faster than Remains of the Day.
I feel the same way about him. I read both When We Were Orphans and Never Let Me Go last summer, and was blown away by both. I'll warn you with the latter one though--don't look it up ahead of time; accidentally learning the book's twist instead of figuring it out as you go makes it a lot ...
orangeena, thanks for stopping by! I've read Never Let me Go and When we were Orphans ... enjoyed both but the latter was several years ago and I don't remember much about it. I also have Artist of the Floating World on my TBR pile. I'll be interested in your thoughts on NLMG if you decide ...
16. When we were orphans - Ishiguro
An easy book to read between the novels I have to read for my study.
I've almost finished The French lieutenant's woman and can't hardly wait to start with When we were orphans by Ishiguro.
From masgar's library I chose When We Were Orphans .
Sorry, that and When We Were Orphans are gone.
When We Were Orphans by Kazuo Ishiguro is taken.
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Now You See Him by Eli Gottlieb (ARE)
The Genizah At The House Of Shepher: A Novel by Tamar Yelllin (ARE) -TAKEN
When We Were Orphans by Kazuo Ishiguro - TAKEN
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Now You See Him by Eli Gottlieb (ARE)
The Genizah at the House of Shepher: A Novel by Tamar Yellin (ARE)
When We Were Orphans by Kazuo Ishiguro (HC)
74. When We Were Orphans by Kazuo Ishiguro
I picked this up in a charity shop, having loved Never Let Me Go and being drawn to the plot involving a detective. I really enjoyed the start of the novel, the details of the childhood in Shanghai and the narrator's introduction to society life in Lo ...
sanddancer -- I too enjoyed When We Were Orphans -- such quirky characters as well as the interesting time capsule. I hadn't known much about the Japanese invasion of China before then.
Visited Shanghai in the 1920s and 1930s in When We Were Orphans by Kazuo Ishiguro. More representative of British and Japanese ex-pat experience in China than that of the locals, but again an interesting depiction of a certain period in time.
... Pelecanos
Fat Man in History by Peter Carey (I've read the title story already but not the rest of the collection)
When We Were Orphans by Kazuo Ishiguro
... way through - I think he writes very evocatively (is that a word?!) and keep meaning to read The Remains of The Day and When We Were Orphans , but never quite get around to it... Sounds like it would be best to start with the latter, so I'm not disappointed after the former!
>340 I second Flossie's opinion that The Unconsoled was weird. I thought When We Were Orphans was also inferior. Ishiguro wrote one perfect book The Remains of the Day and has been living off the fame ever since. Good luck to him.
- TT
>339: Diana, for me nothing quite touches Remains of the Day. When We Were Orphans and Never Let Me Go are both good reads, but I didn't find them so perfectly crafted (happy to return your '75ers' favour and post you Orphans if you fancy it though!).
The Unconsoled is just plain weir ...
... long as they are swapped with another book from the existing shelves.
My list in no special order is as follows:
1. When We Were Orphans by Kazuo Ishiguro Read
2. Unnatural Causes by P.D. James
3. Murder on The Ballarat Train by Kerry Greenwood
4. Gentlemen & Play ...
When We were Orphans , Our Spoons Came from Woolworth's. We longed to visit The Magic Toyshop, but being Wise Children, we settled for The Comfort Found in Good Old Books.
... the book I sent off, I picked up Brighter Than the Sun by Julia Quinn, The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd and When we were Orphans by Kazuo Ishiguro, all for a grand total of £1.95.
49. When We Were Orphans - Kazuo Ishiguro (Finished Sept 29) 336 pgs
I enjoyed making my way through this book, but in the end was left a bit dissatisfied. The story could have been filled out in a lot of places, and the major issue which the main character seeks to work out seemed totally ...
... I was a bit harsher), and this should be a nice change that I'd love to hear about.
For my part, I've finally finished When We Were Orphans by Kazuo Ishiguro and gotten up a review--it was a wonderful book, but I'm afraid starting school up again has drastically curtailed my reading. Fo ...
... for it's historical value literarily. Still, probably not something I'll revisit.
On the other hand....
83. When We Were Orphans by Kazuo Ishiguro
As always, Ishiguro's narrative is complex and interesting, his writing beautiful, and his narrator fascinating. The book ...
I received two Kazuo Ishiguro books in the mail from my friend who works for his publisher, The Unconsoled and When We Were Orphans , I'm looking forward to reading them and then discussing them with her. She also sent me an interview of him in the Paris Review to go along with them.
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... Goodwill:
We Are All Welcome Here by Elizabeth Berg
Kristin Lavransdatter I: The Wreath by Sigrid Undset
When We Were Orphans by Kazuo Ishiguro
Mooched from a friend:
When We Were Orphans by Kazuo Ishiguro (oops - forgot it was on the way!)
The Inland Islan ...
... can be found here .
Whitewavedarling, please review When We Were Orphans . Your reviews of Ishiguro books I've read reflect my own thoughts, so I'm curious what you think of this one.
Go ahead and pick anything that I ...
finally(!) finishedWhen We Were Orphans ...and boy howdy...what a wonderful book...although i thought, for a while, that all the characters were Lunatics...wonderful example of Memory as Trickster...a slow, slow burn of a story, and, even though the ending was a bit pedestrian...it was appropriate ...
... that he sit in for an LT discussion group !!!! That way we can all pepper him with questions!!!
I read and enjoyed When We Were Orphans but haven't tried anything else yet, though Never Let Me Go seems to be a favorite here with the LT'ers and the 75'ers.
... and a book I can't find since the last time my daughter was here. The two events might not be causally related, but... When We Were Orphans was part of an Ishiguro binge I went on a while ago. I know that the preponderance of opinion here on LT is that The Remains of the Day is nigh unto ...
... Seas with Jacky Faber Bloody Jack...a truly fine adventure, that
now i am in London...probably headed for Shanghai..in When We Were Orphans
and i am tired...
... Biography by Jean Stein
My Heart Laid Bare by J C Oates
The Claudine Novels...by Colette
i also started When We Were Orphans by Kazuo Ishiguro..i know you all have raved about Never Let Me Go..but i don't own that one....WWWO has been on my shelf since 2002(talk about ...
... and really enjoyed it. I think I might wait a little bit before attempting the sequel Gormenghast, however.
129 is When We Were Orphans by Kazuo Ishiguro. I didn't enjoy this as much as I did The Remains of the Day, but I suppose that's to be expected, considering how much I liked ...
I got books for my birthday from my parents:
Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
The Sea, The Sea by Iris Murdoch
When We Were Orphans by Kazuo Ishiguro
Can't wait to read them all!
... use
Thank you for the recommendation. If I like 253 I will definitely look into it!
Yesterday the mailman brought me When we were orphans by Ishiguro. After reading Never let me go and The remains of the day, I decided to read everything he wrote.
In the meantime, this ...
Loved, loved, loved Remains of the Day! Currently reading When we were Orphans by the same author.
-sadiedesimone
... me browse!
Blackdogbooks - Thanks for the other Ishiguro rec. I'm curious to read another of his books, and will put When We Were Orphans on my TBR list.
#46 - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Roald Dahl - Finished July 12, 2008
OK, I usually don't include the books that I ...
I haven't read much Ishiguro, but if you're looking for one that is not as well known, I'd recommend When We were Orphans . I read that one because I was looking for something a little off the beaten path to judge his writing and storytelling. I enjoyed the book. It's not a favorite or anything ...
30. When We Were Orphans by Kazuo Ishiguro - wonderful!
I just finished When We Were Orphans which I really enjoyed. I am now reading Farewell My Subaru a non-fiction work. I am not that far into it so I don't really have an opinion on it yet.
... and here is some of what I acquired:
To the Lighthouse - Virginia Woolf
The Hours - Michael Cunningham
When We Were Orphans - Kazuo Ishiguro
nearly all the Merlin books by Mary Stewart
The Forest - Edward Rutherford
The Grass Crown - Colleen McCullough
...
... It's an awesome store, although I can't justify going back for a while with all these books!
Among my finds today -
When We Were Orphans - Kazuo Ishiguro
The Gathering - Anne Enright
The Hours - Michael Cunningham
An Equal Music - Vikram Seth
all the Mary Stewa ...
... it really held any surprises either in the ending nor in the basic plot. Still, it was enjoyable. I have just started When We Were Orphans and am only one chapter into it but am enjoying it so far. I think I read The Remains of the Day but I can't quite remember if I actually did or am ...
... are you going to read first?
I am reduced to checking out the local charity shops. For $1.50 I bought In Cold Blood, When we were orphans by Kazuo Ishiguro and an Arthur C Clarke
Kazuo Ishiguro - When We Were Orphans
I didn't like this nearly as much as Never Let Me Go or the Remains of Day, but it was interesting.
Allan Heinberg - Young Avengers Vol. 1: Sidekicks
Allan Heinberg - Young Avengers Vol. 2: Family Matters
I picked these up on a ...
... the whole book and not just the title story.
After I finish this up, I will either read The Know-It-All, Stiff, When We Were Orphans or In Defense of Food. They are all from the library and due around the same time. I think I will probably start with The Know-It-All and then ...
68. All the pretty horses by Cormac McCarthy 302 pages
69. When we were orphans by Kazuo Ishiguro 336 pages
70. White Oleander by Janet Fitch 446 pages
71. Girl with the pearl earring by Tracy Chevalier 233 pages
72. 1984 by George Orwell 256 pages
73. House ...
I've only read two by Ishiguro ~ Never Let Me Go and When We Were Orphans ~ so perhaps I am being presumptuous to say this, but for me it's the understated elegance of his style, the way he doesn't pound you over the head with his meaning. With both books, I enjoyed reading them but didn't ...
... more from this author . . . I've seen the movie Remains of the Day, which in my memory bears no resemblance, and I own When We Were Orphans , which several people I know have read, and again, it seems sooooo different from the others.
Are all his books completely different from each ...
... Geek Social Club by Laura Preble - only $3.99 on the really bargain bin table
The Unconsoled by Kazuo Ishiguro
When We Were Orphans by Kazuo Ishiguro
The Mercy Seller by Brenda Rickman Vantrease
This is How it Happened by Jo Barrett - about a girl who decides to ...
... up to Artist of The Floating World and Remains of the Day but still well worth reading--are A Pale View of Hills and When We Were Orphans . He is a powerful writer.
3. When We Were Orphans by Kazuo Ishiguro.
I listened to the unabridged audio version. Some of the graphic descriptions of war scenes near the end of the book were not my cup of tea. But overall a solid book and I'm still an Ishiguro fan.
Now that I'm back, I'll just formally announce that, yes, of course you are right with When We Were Orphans and no, it isn't in 101 Books.
ChocolateMuse, you are not only brilliant (that link) but have flawless taste in cocoa-based confectionary.
And re the new line - it's Prodigal Summer by B ...
It's When We Were Orphans by Kazuo Ishiguro isn't it?
... it plot driven with a weak ending and will probably not bother to read any more books by Jodi Picoult. I have also read When We Were Orphans and quite enjoyed it.
Our selections for this year are Mister Pip by Lloyd Jones, The Book Thief by Markus Zusak, Never Let Me Go by ...
Reading Morality for Beautiful Girls by Alexander McCall Smith and listening to When We Were Orphans (unabridged) by Kazuo Ishiguro.
Now reading When we were orphans by Kazuo Ishiguro.
... by Vincent Lam
5. Half of a Yellow Sun, by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
6. Mr. Pip, by Lloyd Jones
7. When We Were Orphans , by Kazuo Ishiguro
8. The Memory Keeper's Daughter, by Kim Edwards
9. Consumption, by Kevin Patterson
We meet 10 months of the ...
... Me Go when I read it a couple of years ago but like you felt that one Ishiguro was enough for awhile. This year I read When We Were Orphans and again, though it too was excellent, I don't plan on picking up another by him right away.
Listening to Artemis Fowl and the Arctic Incident by Eoin Colfer and really enjoying it after getting through When We Were Orphans by Ishiguro, which turned out to be very good but confusing in parts. In fact, I'm thinking of getting it in book form and trying to figure out the parts I didn't ...
I don't seem to have much luck solving these, but I'll try posting one! This is a classic novel.
When We Were Orphans by Kazuo Ishiguro
Sins of the Fathers by Susan Howatch
A Member of the Wedding by Carson McCullers
Young Men and Fire by Norman MacLean
A Blind man Can See How Much ...
Finished two so far in July:
50. When We Were Orphans by Kazuo Ishigura 4 stars Not sure why I liked this one so much, as I kept getting confused about what was happening. But the writing is pure Ishigura ~ understated and elegant with a depth that reverberates in memory long after the ...
... 100 books this year. So far I'm on track.
1. Of a Boy by Sonya Hartnett
2. White Teeth by Zadie Smith
3. When We Were Orphans by Kazuo Ishiguro
4. Enduring Love by Ian McEwan
5. Iris and Ruby by Rosie Thomas
6. The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexan ...
... MEM. In fact, right now I'm reading Kissing Sin and The Cold Moon, a mystery/thriller by Jeffery Deaver, as well as When We Were Orphans by Kazuo Ishiguro, which is a literary mystery of sorts. Next up on my TBR pile is the first book of The Dresden Files series by Jim Butcher about ...
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Started When We Were Orphans by Ishiguro. It's a little slow, but then that's sort of his style, isn't it. Once I get interested in the story and characters, it'll be okay. I hope. :)
I've only read two of Ishiguro's books (When We Were Orphans , The Remains of the Day) and it's amazing how that unreliable narrator can be used so masterfully in both, but I could still have such wildly divergent opinions on the novels.
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Re: Merchant&Ivory/Ishiguro, he apparently wrote the screenplay for their recent film "The White Countess," set (like When We Were Orphans ) in Shanghai prior to WWII. I'd be interested to see it, given what an amazing job they did with The Remains of the Day.
... of Ishiguro's that I've read (I haven't read his earliest, A Pale View of Hills), followed by The Remains of the Day, When We Were Orphans and finally Never Let Me Go. I think that the first two of these are linked very heavily, almost to the point where they could be read as two ...
... thought I would put my thoughts about the different novels on here for commentary. It's mostly about Never Let Me Go and When We Were Orphans , with healthy doses of An Artist of the Floating World and The Remains of the Day thrown in.
On Never Let Me Go:
Originally I was a little ...
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You know, I didn't care for When We Were Orphans either. I really do recommend The Remains of the Day to you, though.
Hm-m-m-m. Which sister survived? Well, once I realized, quite late in the game, that Vida wasn't Adeline, I think the surviving sister was ...
... Ishiguro that you read. I haven't read Remains of the Day but absolutely loved Never Let Me Go. However, I've read When We Were Orphans , which was a disappointment after having read Never Let Me Go.
... eventually I couldn't turn off.
Now am trying to decide between Twilight by Stephenie Meyer, more light fare, or When We Were Orphans by Ishiguro, which is no doubt a bit meatier.
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... fully understand what the author was trying to say. The book itself has me eager to read more Ishiguro books. I did read When We Were Orphans in the past and liked it despite it not being the kind of book I usually like.
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... it that the full impact hit me. I think maybe it's the deceptively simple way Kazuo Ishiguro writes. I've got his When We Were Orphans on my TBR pile and can't wait to get started, plus I intend to read The Remains of the Day sometime this year.
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When We Were Orphans by Kazuo Ishiguro
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The Laughing Corpse by Laurell K. Hamilton
I own both books but I haven't yet read either of them.
... Shoes and Happiness by Alexander McCall Smith
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The Road to Wellville by T.Coraghessan Boyle
When We Were Orphans by Kazuo Ishiguro
The Crooked World by Steve Lyons
Last of the Gaderene by Mark Gatiss
System Shock by Justin Richards
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Currently reading When We Were Orphans by Kazuo Ishiguro, which I'm enjoying a lot so far. I've made some notes about it which I'll add to my library soon.
I've just come off a binge of crime thrillers, so it's a bit hard adjusting to novels where somebody isn't murdered every other chapter, ...
... is somewhat better. Another favorite is An Artist of the Floating World by Ishiguro. Also by Ishiguro is When We Were Orphans which takes place in Shanghai but concerns the Japanese invasion of China.
... on how I feel and what I'm doing. For instance, I've got Team of Rivals, Angel's Fall by Nora Roberts, The Iliad, When We Were Orphans by Kazuo Ishiguro, Jonathan Strange, The Historian, and Pride and Prejudice, among many others. I listen on the train commute, when I'm doing ...
... The Virtu, which is quite engaging so far.
KromesTomes- Thanks for the recommendation. I ordered The Unconsoled and When We Were Orphans as soon as I finished Never Let Me Go. I'll be moving them to the top of my to be read pile as soon as they arrive.
Eurydice- you've got a couple more points now. I just mooched When We Were Orphans and The Unconsoled from you. I mooched Never Let Me Go a few weeks ago, and I'm in love with Kazuo Ishiguro's writing style.
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afinpassing: I only read part of The Unconsoled. The style was quite different from The Remains of the Day; more like When We Were Orphans . Admirable, I think, but purposely disconcerting and disorienting. While I admire Ishiguro, and can enjoy him, I found it painfully unsettling, ...
Just finished Pride and Prejudice on audio ~ it was wonderful, and now plan to read it in book form; picked up When We Were Orphans and Anansi Boys on audio and am trying to decide which to start next. In paper book form, just finished SPQR X: A Point of Law and am in the middle of Germani ...
... all mention. Happened to me recently when I tried to read Ian McEwan's In Between the Sheets and Ishiguro's When We Were Orphans . Remains of the Day was fabulous and you pretty much can't go wrong with McEwan if the book was written after 1990. If Orphans or Sheets was ...
Just finished The Fourth Bear, which was such a pleasure after fighting my way through When We Were Orphans . Now onto Alentejo Blue which is...not sure what I think of it yet. It's interesting so far but I'm only two chapters in right now.
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