The Remains of the Day (1989)

Written on June 8th, 2021 by James

Author: Kazuo Ishiguro

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

My first Ishiguro read and I thoroughly adored it. A character study of regret and the internal narrative of the self.

Ishiguro softly places meaning and feeling in the gaps between the written word, such that you are quietly delivered ideas and sentiments unsaid but deeply felt.