Comments on: Review: A Pale View of Hills, Kazuo Ishiguro

By: Narges

Narges — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 22:25:04 +0000

Maybe the reason you find Etsuko unreliable is that you are not familiar with eastern way of living. I live in the middle east and it’s easy for of to find the reason of some of the things she does in her past. However i don’t get the meaning of the end of the story . But i see that kind of leaving is similar to Sachico’s. Somewhere i read that Sachico is herself and Mariko is Keiko

By: bookworm

bookworm — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 17:24:12 +0000

I have heard good things about Kazuo Ishiguro, I need to read him one day. sorry it was a bit dissapointing. great review. bookworm’s last blog post..Enchanted Again

By: S. Krishna

S. Krishna — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 22:06:41 +0000

I haven't read any Kazuo Ishiguro yet but I've heard such great things! S. Krishna’s last blog post..House of Daughters - Sarah-Kate Lynch

By: Meghan

Meghan — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 21:52:45 +0000

I thought it was difficult at the end, too. His other books all have an ending that makes sense. This one, I felt that there was an explanation, but there were still holes. It’s a strange book. I thought Remains of the Day was stunning, so I’d recommend you still go for it!

By: Meghan

Meghan — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 21:51:27 +0000

I think it would be fine if you hadn’t read anything else. In fact, it might be interesting to go from the beginning and see how he gets better and better. Unfortunately I went the other way, from the best to the worst. Oh well!

By: Meghan

Meghan — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 21:50:42 +0000

Aw, I adore Remains of the Day! That’s okay. Never Let Me Go is his most “out there” work. It’s different from the others, so you might like it more.

By: Meghan

Meghan — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 21:49:57 +0000

I thought it was disappointing too. I liked Never Let Me Go, though. Make sure you don’t read anything about it beforehand!

By: Meghan

Meghan — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 21:49:21 +0000

Kathy, go with Remains of the Day, it’s his best.

By: zibilee

zibilee — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 21:16:20 +0000

I read this awhile ago, and found it haunting and strange. I have my own ideas about the ending, but with the unreliable narrator, it was a bit tough to interpret. I actually wanted to read this one again to see if there were some clues I missed. It was my first Ishiguro, but I wish I had started with Remains of the Day because I heard it was very good. zibilee’s last blog post..Great Expectations by Charles Dickens - 544 pages

By: Kathy

Kathy — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 16:27:03 +0000

Kazuo Ishiguro is an author I need to try, but it looks like this isn't the book I should read. Kathy’s last blog post..Giveaway Winners