tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post3749811274503209348..comments2023-10-20T16:03:03.157+01:00Comments on Devouring Texts: Devouring Books: The Remains of the Day by Kazuo IshiguroLaurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-49702785659905261042012-05-31T12:18:56.350+01:002012-05-31T12:18:56.350+01:00It's beautiful, isn't it? You're right...It's beautiful, isn't it? You're right that it's not a love story but the trailers for the film looked like it concentrates on the love angle, which is a shame.Nose_in_a_bookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07154323912093068113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-30130420788613003862012-05-24T14:38:32.555+01:002012-05-24T14:38:32.555+01:00I have been meaning to read this book for a long t...I have been meaning to read this book for a long time. Now that I have read your review I am going to bump it up on my TBR list!Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15720949976758052019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-62535024346680151532012-05-24T02:47:54.702+01:002012-05-24T02:47:54.702+01:00I loved this book. Couldn't decide whether to ...I loved this book. Couldn't decide whether to read it or not at first b/c movie = boredom fest central, but then I read Never Let Me Go and liked it, so I gave this one a shot too. I really liked Stevens' voice, though at points I did feel like shouting at him (Nazis, Stevens? Really, Nazis?). I think what you said about the ambiguity in the love story and it being beautiful either way was spot-on.Claudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10261580712036977730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-83121433136339093922012-05-24T02:45:32.198+01:002012-05-24T02:45:32.198+01:00I remember liking Remains of the Day. I recall the...I remember liking Remains of the Day. I recall the ending being particularly good. Doesn't he have a conversation with a stranger near a pier into the ocean or something? I remember that conversation crystallized the whole mood of the book. I thought the film was kind of boring though. Eep.<br /><br />As for Never Let Me Go, that one really grew on me after I'd finished reading it. I kept thinking about it. The film adaptation was pretty good. I'm a fan of Carey Mulligan and I was impressed by Andrew Garfield. I don't mind and even like Keira Knightley when she's cast well. She was fine in this. I don't of course say that to try and convince you that you would like the film. You seem pretty set. :)Christyhttp://agoodstoppingpoint.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-76996347298559189462012-05-23T21:05:47.386+01:002012-05-23T21:05:47.386+01:00p.s. do you just not like authors with Japanese na...p.s. do you just not like authors with Japanese names? Hmm? HMMMM?Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-71496612589815702072012-05-23T21:05:19.315+01:002012-05-23T21:05:19.315+01:00Yeah... I didn't really care about the Nazi th...Yeah... I didn't really care about the Nazi thing at all, *except* for what it revealed about Stevens' character, as in, he will literally do anything his boss says, which is freaky and weird and why he'll never be properly happy (except that he will because he LOVES butlering). So yeah. THE BOOK IS STILL GOOD READ IT!Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-45182058650909123092012-05-23T19:45:14.956+01:002012-05-23T19:45:14.956+01:00The whole Nazi plot, my friends and I basically ta...The whole Nazi plot, my friends and I basically talked over. So boring. So very boring.Reading Rambohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12614467198216577755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-64467568044715418142012-05-23T18:07:48.799+01:002012-05-23T18:07:48.799+01:00YESSSSSSSSSS! That will actually be amazing. He do...YESSSSSSSSSS! That will actually be amazing. He does have glimpses of humanity though, so watch out that they don't distract you...Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-55149202408776544372012-05-23T18:06:47.936+01:002012-05-23T18:06:47.936+01:00Hehehe, ohhhh dear! Well, everyone was talking abo...Hehehe, ohhhh dear! Well, everyone was talking about him last year anyway, not so much right now...<br /><br />This book is awesome though, I recommend moving it up on your TBR list :)Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-36157625132184020362012-05-23T18:05:48.677+01:002012-05-23T18:05:48.677+01:00Hehehehe, that's alright! I did like Never Let...Hehehehe, that's alright! I did like Never Let Me Go but I can barely remember it (well, I can remember bits but like not the whole thing) but it's got a similar reading feeel as this one. Can't watch the movie though, because, as I say, Keira Knightley.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-35027447631031866552012-05-23T18:04:17.720+01:002012-05-23T18:04:17.720+01:00I can't even... Just, ugh. Although she was al...I can't even... Just, ugh. Although she was alright in Bend it Like Beckham, and that's IT.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-2934005377223869432012-05-23T18:03:45.771+01:002012-05-23T18:03:45.771+01:00Well, I didn't LIKE that because *weep* lost o...Well, I didn't LIKE that because *weep* lost opportunities and wasted lives etc, but I still thought the book was really good and like intriguing and made me kind of sad and kind of irritated and stuff! <br /><br />I can imagine the movie being a bit... slow though. Lots of facial expressions and longing gazes and stuff?Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-80583877315093684032012-05-23T17:26:42.675+01:002012-05-23T17:26:42.675+01:00I've wanted to read this one since reading Nev...I've wanted to read this one since reading Never Let Me Go without ever knowing what it was about. So thank you for clearing that up for me! Also I giggled at Robot Butler so when/if I do eventually read this, I'm going to be picturing a robot butler the whole time.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456600806188531803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-8235767677128189822012-05-23T17:26:18.699+01:002012-05-23T17:26:18.699+01:00No, I'm the moron...I've had this book on ...No, I'm the moron...I've had this book on my TBR for a LONG time and never even realized that the author was this one that everyone seems to be talking about. Oy.Peppermint Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02839146118641977559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-33461688627380428892012-05-23T16:35:47.089+01:002012-05-23T16:35:47.089+01:00I actually had to go look up if I'd read this ...I actually had to go look up if I'd read this book on Goodreads, because it seemed like I had, but maybe I was just remembering the movie, which I think I saw something like a decade ago. Turns out I haven't read it. I've actually only read two of Ishiguro's books. The first was back in 2002 - The Unconsoled - which I hated with a passion. It took me years to give Ishiguro another chance, and I did so with Never Let Me Go. At first I was just meh about the book, but over the next six months, I kept thinking about it over and over, and it became one of those books that STUCK. And later became one of my favorites. It stayed that was until I saw the movie. I actually liked the movie mostly, but for some reason, seeing the movie stopped all the random moments where the book would just pop in my mind, and so it began to fade. Which is really sad, honestly. I should reread it, and let it take dominance over the movie again. It was like the movie just sort of...ended the book for me? Too much closure, or something.<br /><br />And of course, this comment has nothing to do with the book you're reviewing, but...yeah.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07026099426503180472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-7793211452415016392012-05-23T16:24:25.042+01:002012-05-23T16:24:25.042+01:00'bluergh Keira Knightley' - haha! Exactly....'bluergh Keira Knightley' - haha! Exactly.<br />Her success and appeal mystify me.Mattowarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06245715832684524370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-65254299294192452832012-05-23T15:22:01.735+01:002012-05-23T15:22:01.735+01:00WHY DO WE DIFFER SO MUCH ON BOOKS
Ok, it's no...WHY DO WE DIFFER SO MUCH ON BOOKS<br /><br />Ok, it's not so much the book in this case, but I saw the movie and it was boring as SHIT and the ending pissed me off. HOW could you like what happens (or doesn't happen) with him and Miss Kenton? How??? AGHH.Reading Rambohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12614467198216577755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-60998827238931300322012-05-23T13:30:42.102+01:002012-05-23T13:30:42.102+01:00The TBR challenge is awesome- it really like MAKES...The TBR challenge is awesome- it really like MAKES me read stuff that I already have- I'm doing another challenge that's similar too cause I really need to get rid of some books!<br /><br />I haven't seen the movie, but I'd definitely be interested in seeing like one person's interpretation of it- I feel like practically every reader could make a movie from it, and each one would be slightly different because of how much the reader is invited into this book.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-5261838472995198522012-05-23T13:28:40.013+01:002012-05-23T13:28:40.013+01:00That literally sums up my experience of the book i...That literally sums up my experience of the book in a neat little comment, so thanks for that! Might just skip the review next time and write a few sentences like that! :)Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-85371880256237809812012-05-23T12:39:32.647+01:002012-05-23T12:39:32.647+01:00I love the idea of the TBR challenge. My TBR is wa...I love the idea of the TBR challenge. My TBR is waaaay too long.<br /><br />Have you seen the movie? It is heartbreaking. I think they make it clear that the butler really wants a life of his own - but he's too shy to do it, and clings to "being professional" too much.Madigan Mirzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03298558705488237857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-87940699420273209212012-05-23T10:45:37.640+01:002012-05-23T10:45:37.640+01:00I read this a couple of months ago and I really li...I read this a couple of months ago and I really liked it. It was such an interesting book, mostly because of how unreliable Stevens was as a narrator which had me constantly trying to guess his real thoughts and feelings. He irritated me a lot but ultimately I was just sad for him, and at the end of the book, a little heartbroken.Mariahttp://justabookworm.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com