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A caldo direi anche 5, ma lo faccio un attimo sedimentare.
From having read this and Never Let Me Go, there are at the very least two things Kazuo Ishiguro excels at:
- building a very detailed (micro-)universe which we only discover through his character's eyes
- bittersweet missed chances and opportunities, even when the characters don't see them as such.
Although this micro-universe was much more "real" than Never Let Me Go's, I still found it quite fascinating. You do get caught in Stevens' ramblings, as much in what is said than in what isn't. This al ...more
- building a very detailed (micro-)universe which we only discover through his character's eyes
- bittersweet missed chances and opportunities, even when the characters don't see them as such.
Although this micro-universe was much more "real" than Never Let Me Go's, I still found it quite fascinating. You do get caught in Stevens' ramblings, as much in what is said than in what isn't. This al ...more
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