tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-934096967055481899.post7685217097937330659..comments2024-03-04T11:22:53.502-05:00Comments on Fifty Books Project 2023: The Buried Giant by Kazuo IshiguroFifty Books Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08640286429668778869noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-934096967055481899.post-18162951610559024622015-08-26T10:35:59.898-04:002015-08-26T10:35:59.898-04:00(1) added some cool factor. I realize for fantasy...(1) added some cool factor. I realize for fantasy fans, this may be light or cliche fare, but for me, it was cool.<br /><br />(2) in terms of plot/Ishiguro's work: I really liked that the novel was able to start with the characters aware of their unawareness, even if only slightly at the beginning. Where his other novels develop the awareness-of-unawareness, and sort of peak with maximizing the reader's understanding of the awareness-of-unawareness, this novel starts there and explores what a person is supposed to do when they know there's something they are in denial about. Or know there is something they are unaware about. I suppose he could have done this without the fantasy-element, but it works well (for me) with the fantasy element. There's less to explain at the starting point. We just have to accept this weird thing of the characters not remembering because of the world.<br /><br />(3) this might be the same as #1: the fantasy made this a fun read for me. I enjoyed learning about the universe Ishiguro created.Randyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14977189004050200033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-934096967055481899.post-87348263126468667882015-08-22T06:10:27.022-04:002015-08-22T06:10:27.022-04:00You made a good case for it in your review. I'...You made a good case for it in your review. I'm curious--what did you feel the fantasy setting added to the story?Brent Waggonerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05121696882391723790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-934096967055481899.post-51324222962056382002015-08-17T18:39:24.753-04:002015-08-17T18:39:24.753-04:00I'm feeling very in the minority here...I'm feeling very in the minority here...Randyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14977189004050200033noreply@blogger.com