Thread 24851359

Why do people pretend to like this book?

What's not to like? It's an alright book.

It's the weakest of his books because the twist is revealed basically right away. It wouldn't be ranked very high if it weren't for the Anthony Hopkins movie.

>>24851363
Is the movie better than the book? I've never seen it.

>>24851372
I don’t think you’d be asking if it was good if you had seen it. Your second sentence is completely unnecessary.

>>24851363
Hot take territory. It's not a thriller, and the key is not a gotcha reveal, it's the moments where he fails to take his chance at life, and then the scenes where he realizes what he could have had.

OP, people love this book, and it launched his career. Why do you pretend not to know that?

>>24851475
I've been thinking whether I should leave the second sentence in or omit it, and ultimately decided that it made my post feel more conversational. You could've at least answered the question.

>>24851372
yes, it's good.

>>24851363
>It's the weakest of his books because the twist is revealed basically right away
Plotfags aren't welcome here.

>>24852460
How can I avoid becoming a plotfag? Is this a real problem?

>>24852465
No it's far superior to discussionfags

>>24851359 (OP)
I read it earlier this year and liked it quite a bit. Clara and the Sun is actually second from the top in my TBR now.

>>24852460
>writes nothing but narrative fiction
>complains about plotfags
novelists, mesdames messieurs...

I really liked it. I liked Never let me go, but not as much.

I guess i really just liked the ending. As the remains of the day happen, Stevens decides to live the remainder of his life better. He knows he threw it all away, not just for nothing but even a negative exchange. Acceptance of a wasted life. Very nice, hard hitting. Lives rent free, easily. Everytime i see a sundown, i think of this book, and try to do well. Excellent.

>>24851359 (OP)
Why do you pretend you read it to the end

>>24852624
Low IQ post.

>>24851359 (OP)
it's a solid book, cozy read

>>24851359 (OP)
>the author won the nobel prize so it's books must be good
fuck that

Impotent characters are a theme in his work. Never Let Me Go? They’re cucked, they don’t even even try to escape, instead going back to the system which will kill them. The Buried Giant? The MC is both a literal cuck (his wife bears another man’s child) and a metaphorical one (she gets taken away by Death). And so on

>>24851359 (OP)
Is this book the cross-cultural mirror-image of Shogun?

>>24852465
Plot is important, saying things in the right order to maximise their impact. OPs only problem is, he misunderstands the point of the book and thinks whatever has a Nazi in it must be the nexus

very cozy book

everyone should also read buried giant + unconsoled

if you enjoyed remains of the day and want a little more of that, Cellists in the Nocturnes collection is very comfy as well

>>24851359 (OP)
I was supposed to read this in 10th grade. I didn't. Is it good?

>>24853733
Yes

>>24852625
>Stevens decides to live the remainder of his life better
He does precisely the opposite of this.

>>24852657
>the remains of the book

>>24853689
>Plot is important
Lol

>>24851359 (OP)
I fucking love this book. One of my top 3
What don't you like about it op?

I really need to update this with Living (and to clean up some of the ugly phrasing), but it would only go into the catch-all last section of inessential works.

>>24854633
Oops, wrong image.