tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-934096967055481899.post9136871089597890122..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.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-934096967055481899.post-48071264113939108422016-01-04T10:24:33.841-05:002016-01-04T10:24:33.841-05:00Remains is a lot different but it does hit many of...Remains is a lot different but it does hit many of the same themes and arrive at similar conclusions. I do think it's a little more human than NLMG or TBG, even though the end of NLMG is a total gut punch waterworks moment for me.<br /><br />Billy really should have read this so we'd have a tiebreaker.Brent Waggonerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05121696882391723790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-934096967055481899.post-59369060577597880432015-12-28T19:20:10.427-05:002015-12-28T19:20:10.427-05:00Obviously the title is supposed to be Never Let Me...Obviously the title is supposed to be <i>Never Let Me Go: Fantasy Edition</i> by Kazuo Ishiguro (now with more ogres and dragons!).<br /><br />When I read my first Ishiguro novel (<i>The Remains of the Day</i>), I felt like the writing spoke to me. I liked the quiet subversion of dialogue, both between character and the inner monologue. I felt the same way reading <i>Never Let Me Go</i> and <i>The Buried Giant</i>. I wonder if part of the draw for me, that made me like this novel (and not see/forgive its faults), is how much I love that part of Ishiguro's writing, which I see <i>The Buried Giant</i> as continuing.<br /><br />Or maybe I just liked it. Who knows.<br /><br />I echo Chris's sentiment: <i>The Remains of the Day</i> might be worth reading because it doesn't have the problems you have with <i>The Buried Giant</i> or <i>Never Let Me Go</i>. In that regard it's probably his cleanest novel in that he successfully achieves his literary goals.<br /><br />That said, you've already disliked two of his authors...so maybe it's not worth the risk...Randyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14977189004050200033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-934096967055481899.post-88185148880401868472015-12-27T22:43:42.673-05:002015-12-27T22:43:42.673-05:00Also, you should really read The Remains of the Da...Also, you should really read <i>The Remains of the Day,</i> which is the best Ishiguro novel by a few hundred miles.Christopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12500451355263180972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-934096967055481899.post-88819151138682703482015-12-27T22:41:41.491-05:002015-12-27T22:41:41.491-05:00Did you... title this correctly?Did you... title this correctly?Christopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12500451355263180972noreply@blogger.com