Margo’s review of The Remains of the Day > Likes and Comments

Intriguing review, Margo! I liked it more than you did, but it was years ago, and I don't know how I would rate it today

Alessandra wrote: "Intriguing review, Margo! I liked it more than you did, but it was years ago, and I don't know how I would rate it today"

Thanks for your comment, Alessandra 💚 Yes - maybe it resonated in that moment in time it was written more than today. I enjoyed it, but I wasn't as swept up in it as I thought I would be.

Excellent review, Margo! 🫶 I loved the film, but I have not read the book (yet?).

Alexandra wrote: "Excellent review, Margo! 🫶 I loved the film, but I have not read the book (yet?)."

Thanks, Alexandra 💚 I hope you enjoy it, if you give it a go in the future.

Wonderful Margo - great words and insights - I’d like to try it

Murray wrote: "Wonderful Margo - great words and insights - I’d like to try it"

Thanks Murray! 💚

Such a well-phrased review, Margo. Every word necessary and counting for many.

Fionnuala wrote: "Such a well-phrased review, Margo. Every word necessary and counting for many."

That's a lovely compliment! Thank you, Fionnuala 💚

Great review, Margo! 😊

Thanks, Rowan! 💛

Great review!

Linda wrote: "Great review!"

Thanks, Linda 💚

You evoked the allure of this novel, the narrative voice and the central theme excellently, Margo - Ishiguro depicts the clinging to work when the world crumbles under one's feet as a mechanism to cope so well (and relatably) here.

Ilse wrote: "You evoked the allure of this novel, the narrative voice and the central theme excellently, Margo - Ishiguro depicts the clinging to work when the world crumbles under one's feet as a mechanism to ..."

Thanks so much, Ilse 💚

Marvellous review of a top narrative

TheBookWarren wrote: "Marvellous review of a top narrative"

Thank you!

Margo, I'm so glad you finally made it to the end of this one. I loved it too. And after reading the novel, I honestly can't imagine anyone other than Anthony Hopkins as Stevens.
Your comparison to Chekhov intrigued me. Is there a particular story you had in mind? I can see the resemblance in the quiet disappointments and the lives shaped by what remains unsaid, but I'd love to hear which Chekhov story the novel reminded you of most.

Pia G. wrote: "Margo, I'm so glad you finally made it to the end of this one. I loved it too. And after reading the novel, I honestly can't imagine anyone other than Anthony Hopkins as Stevens.
Your comparison to..."

Thanks for your comment, Pia 💚 Perhaps I was thinking of the story "In the Cart" about the lonely teacher. It was that scene near the end of Remains of the Day where his heart is quietly breaking while they wait at a bus shelter - it had a similar tone somehow.